The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday launched a new personnel system that it says will enable the department to "more effectively recruit, develop, and retain cybersecurity professionals." Those recruited through the system will join the ranks of the DHS Cybersecurity Service, a federal team of cyber...
The U.S. and Israel will expand their diplomatic relationship around cybersecurity, announcing a bilateral task force this week that will support cybersecurity and fintech innovation. The news follows recent action by the U.S. Department of Commerce to blacklist Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.
Google’s Threat Analysis Group has released details of a watering hole campaign targeting a macOS zero-day exploit chain to install a never-before-seen malware on devices of users visiting Hong Kong websites of a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political group.
Dutch police have detained Moscow businessman Denis Dubnikov after the U.S. accused him of receiving bitcoins worth $400,000 paid to Ryuk as ransoms by its victims. The U.S. is seeking to extradite the suspect, as the Biden administration's crackdown on ransomware continues.
Including psychology in cybersecurity educational awareness programs allows employees to recognize and trust their own instincts when dealing with a potential security incident, says Denise Beardon, head of information security engagement at international law firm Pinsent Masons.
The FBI says it has fixed a software misconfiguration that was abused to send fake emails falsely warning of a cyberattack. As many as 100,000 hoax emails were sent in two waves early Saturday morning, originating from a legitimate FBI domain.
Cloud video conferencing provider Zoom has released patches for multiple vulnerabilities in its product that could have allowed criminals to intercept data from meetings and attack customer infrastructure.
In an effort to streamline the adoption of zero trust cybersecurity architectures, the U.S. Department of Defense in December will launch an office dedicated to zero trust. This announcement comes as federal agencies move to modernize following the SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign.
Federal authorities have issued alerts about security vulnerabilities identified in medical device products from manufacturers Siemens and Philips. The two advisories cover 13 flaws in Siemens' Nucleus Real-Time Operating System TCP/IP stack and three issues in certain Philips MRI products.
NSO Group CEO-designate Itzik Benbenisti, currently NSO's co-president, has resigned from the Israel-based intelligence company, citing its blacklisting by the U.S. Department of Commerce last week. But the company has other troubles, too.
The top cybercrime threats facing organizations in Europe and beyond include ransomware affiliate programs, more sophisticated mobile malware and cryptocurrency-hawking investment fraud, among other types of crime, according to Europol's latest Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment.
Four editors at ISMG discuss important cybersecurity issues, including law enforcement agencies' crackdown on ransomware operations, how banks are building their technology stacks to counter card fraud and whether the "work from anywhere" model is beneficial for employees in the long term.
A penetration testing company discovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect VPN product but did not inform the company until about 11 months later. The situation stirred debate over whether that posed unnecessary risks.
The U.S. has joined an 80-nation agreement that sets collective goals for cyberspace, with a particular focus on internet integrity, electoral security, intellectual property theft, use of malign hacking tools and more. Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed U.S. entry into the multistate pact.
New Jersey state regulators have smacked two vendors with a hefty financial settlement and corrective action plan for their involvement in a 2016 printing and mailing mishap that compromised the health information of nearly 56,000 residents.
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