Cybersecurity
How Apps Could Be Sneaking Malware Onto Your Phone
Some malware comes right through the front door.
Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Feature Guards Users From Spectre Attacks
Site isolation helps keep most of your data out of reach from hackers looking to exploit the Spectre vulnerability.
Cybersecurity
Data Breach Notifications Can Now Be Brought to You
Worried you've been breached? There's now an easy way to check.
Cybersecurity
ACLU Wants to Keep Your Phones and Software Safe From the Government
Government requests for data and encryption back doors are becoming more and more common.
Cybersecurity
Android Malware Is Infecting Amazon Fire Sticks
It's throttling devices to mine cryptocurrency.
Cybersecurity
After a Major Cyberattack, Does the Public Deserve an Explanation?
The ransomware that crippled Atlanta raises unanswered questions about how to communicate with citizens after a cyber-attack.
Cybersecurity
New Crypto-Mining Malware Uses Amazon’s Cloud to Hijack Computers
So far the scheme has harvested about $100,000 worth of the monero cryptocurrency.
Cybersecurity
US-CERT Explains How to Keep Your Home Network Secure
Yes, your home network could be targeted.
Cybersecurity
Report: Hundreds of Android Phones Had Malware Preinstalled
The devices are compromised right out of the box.
Cybersecurity
North Korea’s Hackers—Many Living Abroad—Have Nabbed It $650 Million
The North Korean government has rapidly become a world leader in hacking.
Cybersecurity
Google and Amazon’s Move to Block Domain Fronting Will Hurt Activists Under Repressive Regimes
Tech companies believe there is a security concern.
Cybersecurity
Gmail Unveils Security Features To Protect You From Hackers and Spies
Confidential mode could be popular with those concerned with privacy.
Cybersecurity
Tech Support Scams Ramping Up, Microsoft Warns
If you're not careful, you could lose a lot of money.
Cybersecurity
DHS is Lukewarm on the Bug Bounty Programs Congress Keeps Pushing
A bill mandating a DHS bug bounty passed the Senate Tuesday, but the department says it would duplicate work it’s already doing.
Cybersecurity
DHS Funds Tech to Root Out Malware in Government Mobile Apps
The tool, developed with Red Hat, is one of several the department is touting at the RSA Cybersecurity conference.
Ideas
What Federal Mobile Security is Missing
We need to rethink our approach to fighting foreign cyber threats.
Digital Government