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Jan 19 2015
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Why Former NSA Chief Warns US Not Ready for Next Sony Attack
The United States is unprepared to defend government and commercial targets from a Sony Pictures-style cyberattack, according to a retired general who served as the nation’s top cybersecurity official.
An attack similar to the cyberhack of Sony Pictures Entertainment last month is “a problem we’re not ready for,” Gen. Keith Alexander, former head of the National Security Agency and U.S
ABC News (Online)Feb 08 2018
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Russia Infiltrated Voter Rolls
The head of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security revealed Wednesday that Russia managed to hack into voter registration rolls of several states during the 2016 presidential election.
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Russia Is Trying to Hack COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Russian state-based hackers have targeted Western COVID-19 vaccine development, the cybersecurity agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada say.
APT29, a hacker group that has been linked to the Kremlin and Russian-sanctioned hacking campaigns, undertook a campaign to steal information and intellectual property around the development and testing of vaccines for the novel
ViceNov 23 2019
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'Fox & Friends' host Doocy challenges Trump over debunked Ukraine claim
President Trump was called into question Friday morning by Fox News personality Steve Doocy when he apparently held forth a bogus claim about U.S. cybersecurity company CrowdStrike and Ukraine.
Mr. Trump was speaking live on “Fox & Friends” when Mr. Doocy, one of the show’s co-hosts, interjected to cast doubt on a debunked conspiracy theory being spread by the president.
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Washington TimesJan 22 2021
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‘I Can Breathe Again’: Affected Families Celebrate The End Of The Muslim Ban
Mina Mahdavi, a 39-year-old solutions and cybersecurity engineer in California who has not been able to bring her mother from Iran to the U.S. because of the Trump administration’s anti-Muslim travel ban, tried everything she could think of.
She applied for a waiver, called the consulate and her representatives in Congress, all without avail. Her applications were always rejected.
HuffPostDec 01 2020
Analysis
To enhance data security, federal privacy legislation is just a start
As Chinese companies like TikTok gain access to U.S. markets and ever more data on American citizens, many observers have argued that federal privacy legislation has become a national-security imperative. Yet concerns about China and national security are only two of several reasons for the United States to enact such legislation. When it comes to strengthening privacy, digital trade, and U.S
Brookings InstitutionDec 22 2014
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Sony Hack Is Bad, But the Real Cyberwar Is All Around You
Sony is reeling from the effects of its recent massive breach, in which hackers were able to penetrate the company's systems at a deep level -- and make Hollywood insiders blush by releasing troves of internal data and private emails.
The scope of the breach, and the extent to which Sony was targeted, appears shocking to the public. But cybersecurity experts say this is happening all
NBC News DigitalJul 16 2020
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U.S., allies say Russian hackers targeting coronavirus research, vaccine development
Russian hackers are targeting organizations involved in developing a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, according to a joint advisory issued Thursday by the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
American, British and Canadian agencies said a well-known cyber espionage group widely believed to be part of the Russian government’s intelligence services are behind the effort.
Washington TimesDec 04 2020
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Uber Is Asking the CDC to Give Drivers Priority Vaccine Access
On Thursday, Uber submitted a public comment to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices asking that Uber's ride-hail drivers and delivery drivers be considered "non-health essential workers" and thus prioritized in early distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
To bolster its case, Uber cited an advisory memo by the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity &
ViceFeb 23 2024
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Are China-Made Cranes a Security Threat? Biden Moves to Revamp US Ports
President Joe Biden announced plans to invest billions of dollars in replacing China-made cranes at United States ports.
Details: The plan comes in response to concerns about the potential for these cranes to be exploited, disrupting shipping or posing national security risks. Rear Adm. Jay Vann, head of the U.S. Coast Guard's cyber command, told reporters Tuesday that these cranes have
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