House lawmakers take aim at education requirements for federal cyber jobs
The top lawmakers on a key House cybersecurity panel are hoping to remove a barrier to entry for cyber jobs in the federal government. Introduced…
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CrowdStrike warns of uptick in Silk Typhoon attacks this summer
The Chinese state-backed threat group Silk Typhoon has raised the pace of attacks targeting government, technology, legal and professional services in North America since late…
FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson warned U.S. tech companies not to accede to laws in foreign countries that weaken Americans’ free speech or data…
Florida man gets 10 years in prison in first Scattered Spider sentencing
A 20-year-old Florida man received a 10-year federal prison sentence Wednesday for his role in the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime organization, marking the first conviction…
‘Rapper Bot’ hit the Pentagon in at least 3 cyberattacks
The powerful “Rapper Bot” Distributed Denial of Service-for-hire botnet impacted the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) in at least three attacks between April and…
Russian cyber group exploits seven-year-old network vulnerabilities for long-term espionage
A Russian state-sponsored espionage group has been systematically compromising network devices worldwide for over a decade, exploiting a seven-year-old vulnerability to steal sensitive data and…
The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States just published its 2024 report, revealing once again that shielding U.S. tech from risky foreign investments…
Officials gain control of Rapper Bot DDoS botnet, charge lead developer and administrator
Authorities claim they’ve gained control of Rapper Bot and stopped attacks emanating from what they described as “among the most powerful DDoS botnets to have…
UK abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure
The United Kingdom has withdrawn its demand that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud systems following months of diplomatic pressure from the United…
Trump threatens executive order on elections, claims states must obey
In a sweeping announcement about a forthcoming executive order, President Donald Trump argued Monday that states are ultimately subservient to the White House when it…
Here’s what could happen if CISA 2015 expires next month
Expiration of a 2015 law at the end of September could dramatically reduce cyber threat information sharing within industry, as well as between companies and…
By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives
The State Department has demonstrated it does not understand that cyber power is critical to geopolitical power. In the course of reorganizing offices and reducing…