ransomware

WannaCry: ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Targets in up to 74 Countries Affected by Widespread...

The Department of Homeland Security's United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert regarding a widespread ransomware campaign affecting various organizations,...
cyber

NIST Releases Draft Guidance for Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps

NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), in collaboration with the healthcare community and manufacturers, has developed cybersecurity guidance, draft NIST Special Publication 1800-8:...
laptop

Audio Driver Installed in HP Laptops Contains keylogger That Records Every Keystroke: Security Firm

Swiss security firm Modzero said in a security advisory posted Thursday that an audio driver installed in several HP laptops contains a keylogger feature...
cybersecurity

Trump Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity: NIST Framework Now a Must for Agencies

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of federal networks and critical infrastructure. In this context, cybersecurity risk management...
kaspersky

Intelligence Chiefs Reviewing Use of Kaspersky Software: Firm Denies Ties to Govt. Cyberespionage

Senior U.S. intelligence officials on Thursday told a Congressional committee that they were concerned that Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, one of the world’s largest cybersecurity...
bitcoin

U.N. Launches Training Aimed at Tackling Cryptocurrency-Enabled Organized Crime

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Monday it has developed what it termed a “world-leading Cryptocurrency Investigation Train-the-Trainers course,” and...
phone

DHS Submits Report to Congress Detailing Threats From Use of Mobile Phones

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a report to Congress that details current and emerging threats to the Federal government’s use of...
google

US-CERT Weighs in on Phishing Campaign Targeting Google Docs Users

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) said Thursday it is aware of the phishing campaign affecting Google Docs users. The campaign used spoofed...
autonomous

Faurecia, ZF Partner to Develop Interior and Safety Technologies for Self-Driving Cars

ZF and Faurecia will partner to development interior and safety technologies for autonomous driving, they said in a statement on Wednesday. ZF specializes in...
ai

Privacy Group Sues NYPD For Info on Facial-Recognition Technology

The Center for Privacy & Technology at Georgetown University law school sued the New York Police Department on Tuesday to demand access to documents...