United States
Bill to protect US Schools against Cyber Threats
On Monday, a Bill to protect US Schools against Cyber Threats was introduced in the House of Representatives and was directed to DHS to outline a list of Cybersecurity recommendations and Cybersecurity toolkit to K-12 schools operating across the United States to strengthen their cyber protections. Senators Rick Scott and Gary Peters introduced the bill […]
Russia invests heavily in Cyber Attack Machine to influence US 2020 Elections
A new Cyberwarfare report revealed by Cybersecurity firm Checkpoint states that Russia has been investing heavily on a ‘Cyber Attack Machine’ from early this year which is probably aimed to disrupt or influence the US 2020 elections which are slated to be held in November next year. On learning about the cyber threat, the US […]
China hijacks US Cyber Weapons by Cheating
Chinese hacking group APT3 is known to explore secrets of its adversaries by digitally invading the IT infrastructure owned by public and private entities across the United States. Now as per a report published by Checkpoint the group is behind capturing the NSA secret weapons not by investing but by cheating. “The Chinese want to […]
Donald Trump United States launches Cyber Attacks on Huawei staff
Huawei Technologies Co which has been banned from selling its 5G products and services in the United States by Trump administration has alleged that the White House has launched cyber attacks on its staff and partner operations to further tarnish the image of Chinese Telecommunication Company in the international markets. “Huawei’s intranet and internal information […]
Expectations from the 5G network revolution are high in the United States
As the world is getting ready for a 5G Network transformation expectations are getting high from the 5G revolution. Analysts suggest that the network will run with 10 to 100 times faster speed than the present generation of 4G and will be more secure than what the current day stats are showing up. To those […]
Russia, Iran, North Korea target Microsoft customers with Cyber Attacks
Microsoft has released an official statement yesterday saying that it has notified more than 10,000 of its customers that they were being targeted by cyberattacks from hackers hailing from Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Tom Burt, the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft has confirmed the news in a statement released yesterday and said that 85% […]
United States imposes $6.8 billion penalty on Facebook for data scandal
The United States has imposed a $6.8 billion penalty on Facebook for its Cambridge Analytica data scandal. However, the fine which was pronounced by the Federal Trade Commission(FTC) on Friday this week has to get approval from the Justice of Department before it gets finalized. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that the penalty was levied after […]
Mayors of the US signed a resolution on Ransomware Attacks
Mayors of the United States have signed a resolution last month which states that they will never bow down to the demands of hackers with regards to the ransom payment. Meaning, the city mayors have decided that they will not pay any ransom to hackers if in case their city’s electronic systems are infected by […]
Google Trending News related to Cybersecurity
1.) A sting operation carried out by a security researcher from Emsisoft has found that ransomware recovery firm in the UK named RedMosquito has been simply negotiating ransom payments with hackers and charging the clients with inflated bills. Going into the details, the UK firm which specializes in rescuing machines infected with malware; when contacted […]
Russia to retaliate to cyber threats from the United States
Reacting to the news published the New York Times (NYT) about the intrusions into the Russian national infrastructure, the government officials of Russian Federation have released a press statement yesterday saying it knows on how to retaliate to such threats from adversaries and have successfully thwarted them till date. Announcing the same through RIA and […]