Hackers Took Info on Every Current Federal Government Worker
Hackers who attacked the Office of Personnel Management may have info on every federal employee, ex-employee and retiree, a union head says.
View ArticleFireEye Identifies Chinese Group Behind Federal Hack
It's not the one you may have heard about.
View ArticleWhy the Federal Government Sucks at Cyber Security
The massive hack of the Office of Personnel Management is only the latest in a string of unfixed security problems at federal agencies.
View ArticleStartup Tanium to Start Selling Security Software to Investigate Hacking Attacks
The first of a series of expansions into adjacent lines of business.
View ArticleGovernment Agencies Have Trouble Hiring Experts Who Can Fend Off Hackers
The government has known for years about a cyber security "skills gap" among its employees.
View ArticleSecurity Startup Tanium Enters Partnership With PwC
The global consulting firm has been working with the startup's software for two years.
View ArticleThe Ashley Madison Hack: Sleeping With the Enemy
The insider hack at Ashley Madison demonstrates the vital importance of rigorous privilege management.
View ArticleCEO of Ashley Madison Parent Company Steps Down
Another blow to a company that is turning out to be not all that it seemed.
View ArticleAshley Madison Breach Proves Hackers Can and Will Take Away Your CEO’s Job
A steadily growing list of senior executives have lost their jobs in the wake of high-profile hacking attacks. There will be more.
View ArticleWikipedia Blocks Nearly 400 ‘Black Hat’ Accounts for Shady Editing
More than 200 pages have since been deleted.
View ArticleCyber Security Expert Mikko Hyppönen Worries About Extremists With Computers
A U.S. drone strike this summer targeted a British hacker who was believed to be the top cyber security expert for the Islamic State.
View ArticleStaying Under the Radar (Comic)
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac & Snaggy.
View ArticleShape Security Brings Its Bot-Blinding Technology to Mobile Apps
The same tricks used against bot armies on the Web can now help fend off attacks against mobile APIs.
View ArticleFederal Government Confirms That It Still Sucks at Cyber Security
A $6 billion system intended to scan for attacks uses only the most basic techniques -- and doesn't even do that very well, a government audit has found.
View ArticleHow Much Would You Pay to Prevent a Breach?
A quarter of companies would pay hackers’ ransom.
View ArticleFraud-Fighting Startup Trusona Knows You Never Swipe the Same Way Twice
One adviser to the startup is the subject of the 2002 movie "Catch Me If You Can."
View ArticleYou Can Be Hacked From Anywhere, Tanium CEO Orion Hindawi Says
Plus, why Hindawi hates Silicon Valley corporate culture: "My people don’t give a shit about the coconut water."
View ArticleU.S. Indicts Seven Iranian Hackers Over Cyber Attacks
The attacks include one from 2013 against a dam in upstate New York.
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