Hackers attempt to extort Dragos and its executives in suspected ransomware attempt

The industrial cyber company revealed details of the incident that began on Monday with an employee’s compromised personal email.

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Top US cyber official warns AI may be the ‘most powerful weapon of our time’

CISA Director Jen Easterly said the rapid advances in technologies such as ChatGPT could be used by adversaries to carry out cyberattacks.

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US cybersecurity officials step up push for companies to adopt secure by design practices

Efforts at CISA and the Department of Energy are both meant to encourage the practice of building in better security protections.

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Collaboration between CISA, Cyber Command thwarted dangerous cyberattacks, officials said

During the 2023 RSA Conference, top officials provided rare insight into sharing information to protect U.S. networks from malicious hackers.

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Industrial security vendors partner to share intelligence about critical infrastructure threats

The biggest companies working in industrial cybersecurity are building an early-warning platform called ETHOS to share threat intelligence.

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MIT and Stanford researchers develop operating systems with one major promise: Resisting ransomware

Computer science researchers at MIT and Stanford are developing an operating system with built-in cybersecurity defenses.

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Homeland Security chief Mayorkas announces 90-day China sprint and AI task force

The secretary of homeland security warned that China, AI, and cyber pose some of the biggest threats to the United States.

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Misconfiguration leaves thousands of servers vulnerable to attack, researchers find

Simple mistakes and configuration errors is still a major cybersecurity issue, according to security firm Censys.

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Cyberspace Solarium Commission says space systems should be considered critical infrastructure

The influential Cyberspace Solarium Commission is calling for space systems to be the 17th critical infrastructure sector.

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On the heels of the US cyber strategy, CISA set to release secure by design principles

CISA Director Jen Easterly said the agency plans to release the principles this week to encourage more safe coding practices.

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