The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent a security alert to the U.S. private sector about an ongoing hacking campaign that's targeting supply chain software providers.
Internet-enabled crimes and scams show no signs of letting up, according to data released by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in its 2019 Internet Crime Report.
When California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 327 on September 28, California became the first state to enact legislation expressly governing cybersecurity measures that must be employed by manufacturers of Internet-connected “smart” devices, collectively known as the Internet of Things (IoT). The law, to be codified at California Civil Code Sections 1798.91.04–06, became effective on January 1, 2020.
The Phishers' Favorites report for Q4 2019 says that PayPal remains the top brand impersonated by cybercriminals for the second quarter in a row, with Facebook taking the #2 spot and Microsoft coming in third.
A federal grand jury in Atlanta, Ga. returned an indictment last week charging four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with hacking into the computer systems of the credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing Americans’ personal data and Equifax’s valuable trade secrets.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will offer one of the first online Master of Science in Cybersecurity programs in the state of Wisconsin to help meet regional demand for protection against cybersecurity attacks.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has published a new guide on cybersecurity standards, known as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version 1.0.
