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The group, linked to FSB Center 16, has been scanning the internet for end-of-life software, which it has found in droves.

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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 was a critical focus for the interagency group that reviews investments in the United States for national security risks. But as U.S.-China tensions further intensify, bolstering these reviews is even […]

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The DDoS botnet was among the most powerful on record, allegedly exceeding six terabits per second during its largest attack, authorities said. Victims are spread across 80 countries.

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The United Kingdom has withdrawn its demand that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud systems following months of diplomatic pressure from the United States, according to a statement from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard announced the decision Monday on X, stating that the U.S. government had worked closely with British partners […]

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The provisions mentioned by the president, such as banning mail-in voting and voting machines, are viewed by many experts as plainly unconstitutional.

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Without strong cyber capabilities at State, America’s partners will turn to unreliable associates in China for infrastructure investment and succumb to cyberattacks that place U.S. forces overseas at risk.

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The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act lapsing might spell disaster, experts and industry groups warn.

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A district appeals court ruled that the FCC “correctly determined” that telecoms had a duty to protect customer location data that was sold and later misused by third parties. 

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The vulnerability, which Cisco said it discovered during internal security testing, could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute high-privilege commands.

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The rules, introduced during the Biden administration, would force telecoms to notify customers when their personally identifiable information is exposed in a hack.

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The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.

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The two messaging apps replied separately, commenting on user rights and efforts to counter crime.

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Researchers aren’t aware of any active exploitation of the software, but the issue is being dealt with simultaneously as attackers are trying to brute force the company’s security appliances.

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Good, bad, puzzling — a March order and June order could have bigger ripples than realized when the president signed them.

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The executive director of the National Technology Security Coalition writes that Plankey is a strong, capable leader who will strengthen public-private partnerships.

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Despite serious alarm raised by officials, organizations have not applied the patch for Microsoft Exchange servers en masse.

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OpenAI and Microsoft have said that GPT-5 is one of their safest and secure models out of the box yet. An AI red-teamer called its performance “terrible.” 

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The vendor ruled out a zero-day vulnerability as the root cause, disputing initial assessments from third-party researchers. Fewer than 40 organizations have been impacted since mid-July.

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Navigating the rapid pace of technology within procurement constraints requires experts who understand both and know how to leverage cloud partners.

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