In a memo to attorney’s offices across the country, William Barr said that federal law enforcement should prioritize investigating and prosecuting crimes related to the pandemic.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 18, 2020
Americans need to be on the lookout for malicious domains created by scammers as well as widespread disinformation and conspiracy theories being spread online.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 10, 2020
There was no significant increase in disinformation campaigns or hacking attempts like there were in 2016, according to top Homeland Security officials.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 05, 2020
Clearview is also piloting a video surveillance camera with live facial recognition capabilities and has tried to expand into other countries in the Middle East and Asia.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 02, 2020
As security threats grow in complexity and scale, organizations are spending major resources to address the threats and minimize risk, including hiring top security talent and purchasing sevenfigure security solutions.
- By Marcus Carey
- Mar 01, 2020
There are essential elements that great integrators and managed service providers have that set them apart from the competition.
- By Dan Rothrock
- Mar 01, 2020
When you consider today’s smartphones, the phone part is almost ancillary. It’s really the apps and the advanced optics that drive the purchase.
- By Joe Morgan
- Mar 01, 2020
The legislation reflects growing frustration from the Justice Department about the encryption practices of tech companies, particularly when it comes to investigating child abuse or terrorist activity.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 26, 2020
CCPA (officially called AB-375) incorporates some of the elements of GDPR and takes a broader view of private data and protecting PII. The storage, transportation, and management of sensitive consumer and company information have become critical issues for companies of all sizes to lock down and secure.
- By Richard Kanadjian
- Feb 24, 2020
The amount of disinformation surrounding the coronavirus outbreak is the perfect environment for scammers preying on confusion.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 13, 2020
U.S. prosecutors say that four members of the People’s Liberation Army were involved in the hacking, which exposed the sensitive data of more than 147 million people.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 12, 2020
Ransomware attacks hit at least over 200,000 organizations last year, and the average ransom demanded rose dramatically at the end of 2019.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 11, 2020
Open-source software isn’t a completely chaotic and breached wasteland of vulnerabilities. It’s a global effort to make the development lifecycle faster.
- By Gilad David Maayan
- Feb 10, 2020
McAfee’s survey of 13 states considered “critical” in the presidential election found that 83 percent lacked .GOV validation, which verifies websites as being run by official local governments.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 05, 2020
For organizations that wish to monitor their premises, video surveillance is most often the first solution they think of.
- By Chris Wildfoerster
- Feb 01, 2020
Thanks to an Illinois privacy law, eligible users will soon be able to apply for payments from Facebook for using facial scans without permission.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 31, 2020
Insurers have made “dramatic” increases in premiums for cyber-insurance and are considering lowering the ransom amounts they will pay.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 24, 2020
Party leaders say they have taken steps to protect cybersecurity and that there will be paper records to verify each vote for the final results.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 22, 2020
Lawmakers are trying to deter would-be hackers from carrying out cyber attacks that have paralyzed companies, hospital systems and local governments, including Baltimore’s city government.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 21, 2020
Because the technique involves impersonating a trusted employee, the hacking method has the potential to be unusually effective.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 17, 2020