Organizers of the Consumer Electronics Show announced the 2021 event will be online-only.
The Energy Department will form a task force focused on identifying and banning equipment that pose national security risks.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 06, 2020
A malicious site imitating the WHO’s email system was created to collect the account information of the organization’s employees.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 26, 2020
Security companies are updating their technology to recognize people wearing masks and measure temperatures, showing how facial recognition could become widely sought as a global security solution.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 20, 2020
The U.S. and tech companies are contemplating a similar step, though the American version of cell phone tracking would likely include aggregated data and more privacy protections.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 19, 2020
After airport security screeners called for the government to provide N95 respirators instead of surgical masks, the CDC has begun to make them “optional” for those employees.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 11, 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
Despite concerns about Chinese manufacturers having access to U.S. transportation data, cities continue to move ahead with plans to partner with state-owned companies.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 09, 2020
CYBERCOM has created a Twitter account with thousands of followers to publicize malware samples it shares with cybersecurity companies. Internal documents explain that it’s part of a defensive (and offensive) strategy.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 27, 2020
The new trend of public disclosures by government agencies about cybersecurity threats has led to the latest report about North Korea’s newly developed malware used to spy and steal data.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 19, 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
While the ban is on the table, EU leadership ultimately says it would be a “far-reaching measure” with the potential to stifle the development of the technology.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 21, 2020
The department warned in an alert that Iran has a “robust cyber program” and can carry out attacks to temporarily disrupt critical infrastructure.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 07, 2020
After the FCC voted to ban telecommunications companies from using subsidies to buy equipment from Huawei, the Chinese company filed suit.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 10, 2019
China is home to more than 54 percent of those cameras, and the most growth is expected in developing countries like India and Brazil.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 09, 2019
The viral app concerned senators due to the amount of data that it collected, including facial scans of users.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 04, 2019
The government claims that the new requirement will prevent fraud for citizens, but critics see it as the furthering of invasive surveillance measures.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 03, 2019
Malicious actors and state-sponsored hacking operations are expanding in countries outside of the “Big Four,” a new report finds.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 25, 2019
Hikvision and Dahua Technology has been “suspended,” and effectively expelled, from ONVIF.
- By Sherelle Black
- Oct 14, 2019
The Trump administration has added 28 more Chinese organizations to its entity list, which forbids American companies from selling their products to foreign companies without government permission.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 09, 2019