Google addresses 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities in security update
Google addressed 62 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its April security update, including a pair of actively exploited software defects...
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Senators re-up bill to expand Secret Service’s financial cybercrime authorities
A bipartisan pair of senators is taking another shot at their bill to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative powers...
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Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA
Gen. Timothy Haugh, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the NSA, was removed from those positions Thursday...
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China-backed espionage group hits Ivanti customers again
Ivanti customers are confronting another string of attacks linked to an actively exploited vulnerability in the company’s VPN products. Mandiant...
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International intelligence agencies raise the alarm on fast flux
International intelligence and cybersecurity agencies jointly issued a warning Thursday about “fast flux,” an advanced technique used by cybercriminals and...
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Cyber Command touts AI-driven gains in cybersecurity, network monitoring
A top Cyber Command official said the agency has been able to use generative AI tools to dramatically cut down...
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Don’t cut CISA personnel, House panel leaders say, as they plan legislation giving the agency more to do
Leaders of a key House subcommittee criticized the Trump administration’s personnel cuts at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on...
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Independent tests show why orgs should use third-party cloud security services
Businesses don’t always get what they pay for in cybersecurity. Some of the most expensive cloud network firewall vendors are...
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Dispersed responsibility, lack of asset inventory is causing gaps in medical device cybersecurity
Witnesses at a House hearing on medical device cybersecurity Tuesday called out the need for more proactive tracking of products...
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Cybercom discovered Chinese malware in South American nations — Joint Chiefs chairman nominee
So-called hunt forward operations by U.S. Cyber Command have uncovered Chinese malware implanted in Latin American nations, according to President...
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Apple issues fixes for vulnerabilities in both old and new OS versions
Apple released security updates Monday to address software defects in the latest version of the company’s Safari browser and other...
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Renew — but improve — billion-dollar cyber grant program to states and locals, House witnesses say
It’s vital that Congress renew the expiring $1 billion state and local cybersecurity grant program, witnesses testified before a House...
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