Dr. Kelly Fletcher, Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer, talks about the department's cybersecurity priorities in a rapidly changing technology landscape.
Cyber incidents are becoming more frequent and having a greater impact on our day-to-day lives. However, policymakers can do more for emergency management practitioners and the cybersecurity sector if preparedness for "cyber events" becomes a top priority.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified several potential risks of autonomous vehicles in transit systems and supply chains. Along with these risks, CISA has introduced a set of guidelines for organizations who use autonomous vehicles in their operations.
The new Cyber Command Center will facilitate information sharing and analysis between state organizations and protect Arizona residents from cyberattacks. Governor Doug Ducey opened the center alongside the Arizona Department of Homeland Security.
The research from Florida State University and Rutgers University scientists aims to establish a new level of security for voice biometrics and claims that the tech is vulnerable to spoofing.
U.S. law enforcement officials say they were able to recover $2.3 million in bitcoin paid to the threat actors that demanded ransom over the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has placed businesses on notice that payment of ransoms to certain cyberattackers could get a company in trouble under U.S. sanctions laws and regulations for helping to finance sanctioned organizations. Sanctions violations carry significant civil and criminal penalties, as well as reputational and other risks. So how should your company handle ransomware?
The past couple of weeks, K-12 schools were hit hard with ransomware attacks. This week follows a tumultuous fall, full of cyber breaches and ransomware attacks that have hit schools across the U.S. and it has garnered government attention.
Verizon’s 2020 Cyber-Espionage Report (CER) draws from seven years of Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) content, and more than 14 years of Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center (VTRAC) Cyber-Espionage data breach response expertise. The CER serves as a guide for cybersecurity professionals looking to bolster their organization’s cyber defense and posture and incident response (IR) capabilities against cyberattacks.
One type of social engineering attack is the personalized-message, which often ends up in the hands of the CEO or another executive who would have access to sensitive files and information. Until recently, email was the dominant medium by a wide margin. However, recently, attackers have started to move to social media and text messages. What can you do about it?
