Category Archives: US-CERT

Congressional Report Slams OPM on Data Breach

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The massive data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that exposed background investigations and fingerprint data on millions of Americans was the result of a cascading series of cybersecurity blunders from the agency’s senior leadership on down to the outdated technology used to secure the sensitive data, according to a lengthy report released today by a key government oversight panel. Continue reading Congressional Report Slams OPM on Data Breach→

US-CERT to Windows Users: Dump Apple Quicktime

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Microsoft Windows users who still have Apple Quicktime installed should ditch the program now that Apple has stopped shipping security updates for the platform, warns the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). The advice came just as researchers are reporting two new critical security holes in Quicktime that likely won’t be patched. Continue reading US-CERT to Windows Users: Dump Apple Quicktime→