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White House recruits cybersecurity expert
The White House has recruited Greg Shannon, a senior member of the IEEE and chief scientist for the CERT division at Carnegie Mellon.
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IEEE Cybersecurity Initiative names Shannon as chair
Shannon is a senior member of IEEE and is well-versed in working with industry, government and academia on cyber issues.
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Trolley Talk, RSA 2020 edition: SC’s third annual cable car chats (full video)
Giving new meaning to the term “Cable News,” SC Media’s Senior Reporter Bradley Barth invited four cyber experts on a round-trip, San Francisco cable car ride from the Market Street/Union Square neighborhood to Phisherman’s – whoops, make that Fisherman’s – Wharf and back. Here’s what they had to say about the latest security news and trends buzzing around…
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Florida deputy eager to purchase Hacking Team software
Documents obtained under a FOIA request revealed a Florida deputy was eager to purchase Hacking Team surveillance equipment.
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Info on thousands of Chicago students posted to city website
Roughly 2,000 Chicago Public Schools students who participated in a free vision examination program may have had personal information compromised.
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Venables, Gerstell and Geer to headline CSA Summit
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has announced the headlining speakers for the 11th annual CSA Summit which is being held during the RSA Conference 2020 on February 24. The speakers include: Phil Venables, board director and senior advisor (risk and cybersecurity), Goldman Sachs Glenn Gerstell, National Security Agency and Central Security Service General counsel Dan…
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Secret key-finding tool launched
TruffleHog could be used to search for secret keys used to access servers
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Federal cybercrime bill introduced in House
Two congressmen on Monday introduced a bipartisan cybersecurity bill that proponents say will modernize regulations while providing law enforcement with more resources to investigate and prosecute criminals.
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US-CERT director resigns, plans to work for RSA
Another top cybersecurity leader has stepped down - news that comes in the wake of similar high-profile government resignations and a still-vacant federal cybersecurity coordinator post.
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Digging for dirt
How do you stop a criminal mind from getting into your key line-of-business systems? You probably can't, which is why Mike Jones (not his real name) keeps a computer forensics services company at his beck and call. The attempts to steal the personal identifying information on credit cards never ceases.