Black Hat Day 2: Trust No One
If my first day at Black Hat was all about insider threats and ransomware, my second was focused on attackers. I had the opportunity to […] More
If my first day at Black Hat was all about insider threats and ransomware, my second was focused on attackers. I had the opportunity to […] More
The Cipher Brief’s Luke Penn-Hall is currently attending Black Hat, a premiere information security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s his update from Day 1: […] More
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack raised the threat of Chinese cyber-espionage in a way that the American people had never seen before. American […] More
After years of the U.S. suffering losses valued in the billions of dollars due to economically-motivated cyber espionage from China, there are some signs that […] More
Many metaphors have been applied to the Internet—information superhighway, World Wide Web, cyberspace, etc.—each evoking its different aspects. A more comprehensive view is that the […] More
With strong links suggesting Russian involvement in the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) email servers, the Kremlin’s efforts to disrupt and interfere in the […] More
A global cybersecurity talent crisis is threatening both the public and private sectors, a new report released on Wednesday has found, leaving businesses and countries […] More
It should come as no surprise that the federal government, particularly those agencies that make up the security community, want to adopt a shared services […] More
The FBI on Monday said it is investigating the hack involving the Democratic National Committee (DNC) after a cache of emails was leaked in advance […] More
The issue of government access to privately held data about American citizens is an important one, and the debate about privacy has expanded into the […] More
The clash between the tech industry and the federal government over data access has become an enduring part of the national narrative about countering violent […] More
Social media is a potentially powerful source of information for the Intelligence Community, but the tensions between the government and the tech industry have made […] More
When it comes to cyber attacks, one of the biggest problems is correctly determining who, exactly, is attacking you. This is called attribution, and it […] More
Most analysts have been impressed, and increasingly concerned, with the rapid improvement of Iran’s cyber capabilities. Tehran undoubtedly focuses the bulk of its cyber investment […] More
Hillary Clinton may have dodged an indictment when the FBI announced it would not recommend criminal charges against her for using a private email server […] More
One year ago, on July 10, 2015, Katherine Archuleta resigned her position as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in the face of […] More
It has been a little over a year since the Office of Personnel Management announced that it had been breached. Since that time, the federal […] More
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was the victim of a cyber-attack in 2014. Hackers (the Chinese are suspected) gained access to OPM’s local-area network […] More
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