Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have demonstrated that security cameras infected with malware can receive covert signals and leak sensitive information from the very same surveillance devices used to protect facilities.…
When hackers hold their victims’ data for ransom, as happened in the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware attacks that spread across the globe in mid-2017, a key to the criminals’ success is…
The Equifax hack, exposing 143 million people’s personal data to unknown cybercriminals starting in March but not made public until mid-September, was entirely avoidable. The company was using out-of-date software with known…
The Equifax data breach was yet another cybersecurity incident involving the theft of significant personal data from a large company. Moreover, it is another reminder that the modern world depends on critical…
The security of wearable fitness trackers could be improved to better protect users’ personal data, a University of Edinburgh study suggests. Vulnerabilities in the devices – which track heart rate, steps taken and…
As the U.S. military increases its use of drones in surveillance and combat overseas, the danger posed by a threat back at home grows. Many drone flights are piloted by soldiers located…
On Wednesday, the U.S. Government ordered federal executive agencies to take actions to halt any use of Kaspersky Lab software on their networks. The directive by Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded funding to five research and development (R&D) projects that will enhance the secure use of mobile applications (apps)…
Radu Sion, Stony Brook University Professor and director of the University’s National Security Institute, said that the Equifax giant cybersecurity breach which compromised the personal information of as many as 143…
Russia was successful in its disinformation and hacking campaign to help Donald Trump win the November 2016 U.S. presidential election, but the Alliance for Securing Democracy notes that the Russian subversion of the U.S. electoral process was…
