Cyber attack attribution has long been a thorny problem. It is difficult to develop norms of international cyber behavior if attackers can hide behind plausible deniability. Microsoft recently proposed an independent international committee of experts to ascribe responsibility. The Kaspersky paper, however, questions whether absolute attribution is even possible. The paper, written by researchers Brian […]
US Homeland Security Department calls for scan of election websites and improve security even as FBI probes Russian involvement. Hacking activities appear to have increased in the run-up to the Nov. 8 US presidential polls with cyber-criminals now targeting voter registration systems of more than 20 states, including Arizona and Illinois, reports AP quoting a […]
The Surgeon General on Monday issued a warning to his staff that is all too familiar to federal employees: Your personal information may have been stolen. In an email, Surgeon General Vice Adm. Vivek H. Murthy told “commissioned corps” employees of the Public Health Service that information, including their names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers, […]
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