There is a mounting gap between what the headlines say about the costs of cyber insecurity to the U.S. economy and the results of data-driven research on this topic—with negative implications for cybersecurity. Congress should move to narrow the gap by passing a federal law that takes two steps to protect data. First, it should…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. indictments against a dozen Russian intelligence officers on Friday provided detailed technical evidence to back up allegations of Russian hacking and leaking of information to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Source: U.S. indictments show technical evidence for Russian hacking accusations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. intelligence chief warned on Friday that the threat was growing for a devastating cyber assault on critical U.S. infrastructure, saying the “warning lights are blinking red again” nearly two decades after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Source: U.S. intel chief warns of devastating cyber threat to U.S. infrastructure
Though they have not yet succeeded, Islamic cyber terrorists are increasing their efforts to carry out cyberattacks against Western countries infrastructure. This is one of the concerning conclusions of a report obtained exclusively by The Jerusalem Post. The report was issued by the IDC Herzliya International Institute for Counter-Terrorism’s (ICT) cyberdesk, with input from ICT…
The Trump administration is talking a big game about its strategy to deter cyberattacks. Twice in the past week, top administration officials have boasted about their capacity to respond to digital threats, saying the White House stands ready to inflict an array of consequences on malicious actors in cyberspace. But a bipartisan group of lawmakers isn’t buying it. And they want to use…