“If you’ve noticed your computer or smartphone acting sluggishly after visiting an unfamiliar website, the problem may be more than just the usual file clutter. Your PC may have been hijacked to mine cryptocurrency.” Source: ‘Cryptojackers’ access people’s phones to mine virtual currenci...
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“Portugal and Australia is set to join NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCD COE) April 24, becoming the 21st and 22nd nations to join the center.” Source: Portugal, Australia to join NATO cyber center Via OODA Loop...
“A State Department reauthorization bill coming soon from the House Foreign Affairs Committee would elevate and make permanent a cyber diplomacy office that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson first shuttered and then restored during his short tenure.” Source: State Reauthorization Elevates ...
“On April 17, the Defense Department released a draft request for proposal for its Defense Enterprise Office Solution contract, which it says could be worth up to $8 billion over 10 years for a single winning company or team. It’s the second concurrent multibillion-dollar cloud contract the D...
Dr. Clifford Stoll, astronomer, professor, IT security pioneer and author of “The Cuckoo’s Egg,” discusses his ground-breaking work in IT security while at Berkeley, where he stumbled on an intrusion by hackers working on behalf of the KGB. Learn how cybersecurity began from the trailblazing r...
DHS reporting submitted by Kaspersky as part of their court case provides some insight into why the U.S. government was warning against the use of Kaspersky products. “Based on publicly available information, Kaspersky-branded antivirus software and other Kaspersky-branded products and solutions t...
“Twitter no longer allows Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab to advertise on the platform and the reason appears to be related to the company’s alleged ties to Russian intelligence.” Source: Twitter Bans Ads From Kaspersky Lab | SecurityWeek.Com Via OODA Loop...
“A threat group tracked by Symantec as Orangeworm has been targeting healthcare organizations in the United States, Europe and Asia, but the attacks do not appear to be the work of a nation state.” Source: ‘Orangeworm’ Cyberspies Target Healthcare Sector in US, Europe, Asia | SecurityWeek.Co...