FBI: Watch out for Iranian SamSam malware The U.S. government is warning critical infrastructure firms to protect themselves from the SamSam virus that has caused more than $30 million in damages. By: Justin Lynch December 4
GOP campaign arm reports ‘cyber intrusion’ "The cybersecurity of the committee's data is paramount, and upon learning of the intrusion, the [National Republican Congressional Committee] immediately launched an internal investigation and notified the FBI, which is now investigating the matter," spokesman Ian Prior said in a statement. By: Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press December 4
Mattis: Putin tried to ‘muck around’ in US midterm elections Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of trying to "muck around" in the U.S. midterm elections, of duplicity in arms control and of acting irresponsibly in last weekend's naval confrontation with Ukraine. By: Robert Burns, The Associated Press December 2
US says China hacking increasing ahead of Trump-Xi meeting Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer's report reflects U.S. skepticism and a possible source of new acrimony ahead of the meeting in Buenos Aires. By: Joe McDonald, The Associated Press November 21
US panel warns against government purchase of Chinese tech In its annual report on Wednesday, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission warns of dangers to the U.S. government and private sector from a reliance on global supply chains linked to China, which is the world's largest manufacturer of information technology equipment. By: Matthew Pennington, The Associated Press November 14
Why is it important to prosecute cyber criminals? Meagan Stifel from the Atlantic Council lays out the need for prosecuting cyber criminals at Cybercon 2018. By: Jeff Martin November 12
Cybersecurity officials start focusing on the 2020 elections An unprecedented federal and state collaboration to defend election systems against Russian interference ended with no obvious voting system compromises, although it’s not entirely clear why. By: Colleen Long, The Associated Press and Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press November 8
How can augmented AI help monitor voting networks? Darien Kindlund of Insight Engines talks voting security and shows how Insight Investigator may be used by voting officials to secure their networks. By: Daniel Woolfolk November 5
How the world’s first cyberattack set the stage for modern cybersecurity challenges Back in November 1988, Robert Tappan Morris, son of the famous cryptographer Robert Morris Sr., was a 20-something graduate student at Cornell who wanted to know how big the internet was – that is, how many devices were connected to it. So he wrote a program that would travel from computer to computer and ask each machine to send a signal back to a control server, which would keep count. By: Scott Shackelford, Indiana University via AP November 2
Connecticut election officials say steps taken to improve cybersecurity Connecticut election officials say steps have been taken to protect to the integrity of the vote next week. By: The Associated Press November 1
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