US Targets Russian Election Influence Operation With Charges, Sanctions, Domain Seizures

The US has cracked down on an influence operation sponsored by the Russian government, announcing charges, sanctions and domain seizures.
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Protecting national interests: Balancing cybersecurity and operational realities

With cyber threats becoming increasingly sophisticated and targeting critical infrastructure, in this Help Net Security interview, David Ferbrache, managing director of Beyond Blue, discusses the current state of cybersecurity readiness and resilience…. Continue reading Protecting national interests: Balancing cybersecurity and operational realities

White House publishes latest plan to protect a key component of the internet

The roadmap for enhancing internet routing security follows action from the FCC and others.

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Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?

If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.

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WATCH: NSA releases lecture from computer science pioneer Rear Adm. Grace Hopper

The U.S. government has to figure out what to do with all the data it wants to collect. Younger people’s engrained ability to harness a new wave of technology should be incorporated into an organization’s mission. Both the public and private sector need to make vast improvements to their cybersecurity posture.  All of those sentiments […]

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Midnight Blizzard delivered iOS, Chrome exploits via compromised government websites

Suspected Russian hackers have been hitting iPhone and Android users visiting government websites with exploits first leveraged by commercial surveillance vendors, Google TAG researchers shared. The watering hole campaigns Between November 2023 and Jul… Continue reading Midnight Blizzard delivered iOS, Chrome exploits via compromised government websites

Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors

The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors.

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