Leaders from both the private and public sectors united to oppose a brief filed with the Supreme Court that they say could peg independent security researchers as threats –
and criminals.
In part one of a two-part series, SC Media examines how businesses and institutions in poorer or underserved regions may be less equipped to fight off cyberattacks than their well-funded counterparts in affluent cities.
The new strategy document is short on details, but here are some areas that the market can expect to take center stage once Trump does announce a detailed policy.
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new 5G strategy Monday, providing a five point plan to handle confusion caused by the pending massive overhaul to digital infrastructure. The initiative, released by DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, calls for the following: Support of 5G policy and standards development by emphasizing security and…
IBM will pony up $1 million worth of technology to the city of Los Angeles for COVID-19 contact tracing, and The Weather Channel app will change its privacy practices regarding use of user location data. The changes come with the settlement of a lawsuit that accused the app of misleading users as to how their…
Comments from former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reinforce international calls for countries to decouple themselves from companies in the U.S. and China.
Linux users should not assume they are safe from the ambitions and reach of reputed Russian hacking group Fancy Bear, which has been using a newly disclosed malware toolset to establish a command-and-control connection with infected Linux systems. Called Drovorub, the toolset essentially creates a backdoor that enables file downloads and uploads, the execution of…
Utilities are gearing up to meet the security requirements laid out in the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Security Compliance Standards: NERC Critical Infrastructure (NERC-CIP) standards and waiting to see how a presidential executive order, also designed at securing bulk power systems (BPS), shakes out. That’s created an opportunity for the Asset to Vendor Network Power…
Pharmacy chain Rite-Aid’s recent abandonment of an eight-year-old facial recognition program aimed at curbing shoplifting as well as creating new marketing underscores how widespread the use of the controversial technology is and how organizations struggle to overcome associated security and privacy challenges – as well negative perceptions.
As concerns mount over China’s efforts to swipe intellectual property from U.S. companies – most recently COVID-19 vaccine research – the State Department has expanded its Clean Network program to protect U.S. critical telecommunications and technology infrastructure. Among the key objectives is to push vaccine research and other sensitive information to secured clouds. The programs…
