Cybersecurity

State Department Looks After the Next Cyber Threat: Africa

Developing economies viewed as menace to themselves online with little security infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Homeland Security No. 2 Departs After Fostering Civilian Cyber Workforce

Jane Holl Lute strove to position her department, not the Pentagon, as U.S. network defender.

Cybersecurity

House Intel leaders tweak CISPA to improve chances

Sponsors promise redactions and restrictions, rebut charges that measure is a 'surveillance bill.'

Cybersecurity

Malware Turns Hacked Computers Into Slaves That “Mine” New Digital Currency

These cybercriminals don’t want to steal your money, they want to use your computer to create Bitcoins out of thin air.

Cybersecurity

Hackers expose patients with rare parathyroid conditions

Healthcare and Public Health // Nonprofit // UK

Cybersecurity

N. Korea sites plastered with pig-faced Kim Jong Un dressed in Disney gear

Government (Foreign) // Social Media // North Korea

Cybersecurity

U.S. student charged with downloading cancer research for China

Education // Healthcare and Public Health // Wisconsin, United States

Cybersecurity

Hacked U.S. tech contractors oppose anti-China procurement law

Eleven industry associations ask Congress to reconsider requirement that Chinese-made systems undergo screening for cyber espionage threats.

Cybersecurity

How do You Create U.S. Cyber Guidelines for Foreign Firms?

Multinational companies and critical U.S. businesses with consumer divisions could have trouble fitting into a standard security framework.

Cybersecurity

Hospital employees use camera phone to sell patient data

Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States

Cybersecurity

Home healthcare provider robbed of unencrypted laptop

Healthcare and Public Health // Nonprofit // Florida, United States

Cybersecurity

Major virtual piggybank pickpocketed

Financial Services // Social Media // Web Services

Cybersecurity

Website of American Forces in Korea Goes Dark

Defense Department officials say initial reports indicate a hardware failure is to blame.

Cybersecurity

Industry to government: We need help with cybersecurity

Infrastructure execs call for more coordination between agencies and private-sector stakeholders.