A University of Arkansas at Little Rock researcher has received funding from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to improve cybersecurity skills for students and the general population. Dr. Mengjun Xie, UA Little Rock associate professor of computer science,…
An Australian Tax Office (ATO) staffer recently leaked on LinkedIn a step-by-step guide to hacking a smartphone. The documents, which have since been removed, indicate that the ATO has access to Universal…
Russian government hackers hacked the U.K.’s energy sector on the day of the General Election. A leaked U.K. government memo says that in the wake of the 8 June general election, the U.K. energy industry is “likely…
More than 16m patient records were stolen from healthcare organisations in the US and related parties in 2016. That year, healthcare was the fifth most targeted industry when it came to cyber-attacks.…
A steep increase in reports of small unmanned aircraft in close proximity to runways is presenting a new challenge for the FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has entered into a Pathfinder…
Britain must be ready to conduct cyberwars against the “mayhem” coming from Russia, the former head of GCHQ – the U.K. equivalent of the U.S. NSA — has warned ministers. The U.K. government will have to “push back against Russian state activity,”…
Cyber security remains a top priority for the U.K. government. Improving basic defenses is the key, and the vast majority of cyber attacks are fundamentally about return on investment. That’s why this month, the National Cyber…
Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP) have harshly criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel’s over her government’s record on state surveillance and civil liberties. “For four years, civil liberties have had no advocate in the grand coalition,” FDP chairman…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a report to Congress that details current and emerging threats to the Federal government’s use of mobile devices and recommends security improvements within…
More than 100 college and high school students from nine states honed their cyber defense skills against experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory during Argonne’s second annual…
