As the country was sinking into its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years, Security and Exchange Commission employees and contractors cruised porn sites and viewed sexually explicit pictures using government computers, according to an agency report.
Anatomical ridicule raises body-scanning concerns
Full-body scanning machines may reveal a little too much, if an incident of workplace violence this week among Transportation Security Administration screeners is any indication.
New Chinese hacker group targets governments and nuclear facilities
There's another Chinese spy hacker group on the scene targeting governments and research firms, according to a new report by a cybersecurity firm.
Critical vulnerability in Palo Alto GlobalProtect SSL VPN software allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
- The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-1579 impacts all companies that use the GlobalProtect software, including the ride-sharing platform Uber.
- The impacted versions include PAN-OS 7.1.18, PAN-OS 8.0.11, and PAN-OS 8.1.2.
How this IT department turned Google Apps enemies into advocates
As Abraham Lincoln once famously asked: “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”.
NIST Issues Update on Cybersecurity Framework, Highlights Priorities Moving Forward
On December 5, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued an update regarding its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Framework). Since its release in February 2014, the Framework has become an important benchmark for corporate cybersecurity programs. NIST’s update addresses industry input received from an October workshop and an August Request for Information. It also describes NIST’s plans to support future use of the Framework.
Cybersecurity bill gives DHS power to punish tech firms
Democratic politicians are proposing a novel approach to cybersecurity: fine technology companies $100,000 a day unless they comply with directives imposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Legislation introduced this week would allow DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to levy those and other civil penalties on noncompliant companies that the government deems "critical," a broad term that could sweep in Web firms, broadband providers, and even software companies and search engines.