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New US Bill Wants to Assign State Cybersecurity Coordinators

Four U.S. Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that will require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to appoint cybersecurity effort coordinators in every state to orchestrate cyberattack response and remediation efforts, and to improve coordination between federal, state, and local entities. […]

16 Jan

FBI to Warn State Officials of Election Infrastructure Cyber Threats

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today announced a change in policy requiring the timely notification of state officials of potential cyber threats to election infrastructure. […]

09 Dec

‘Government Imposter’ Scammers Pay $1.2 Million in FTC Settlement

A settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires the operators of a government imposter scheme to pay $1.2 million and also comes with a ban on sending any further unsolicited direct mail to businesses across the U.S. […]

03 Dec

FTC Warns of Ongoing Scam Spreading Scary Terrorism Allegations

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned consumers today of an active scam campaign targeting potential victims with letters designed to scare them with fake money laundering and terrorism allegations. […]

14 Nov

Brave Urges Congress to Require Ad Blocking Browsers for Govt Employees

In a letter to the U.S. Congress, Brave urged Homeland Security Committee members to make it mandatory for all federal employees to use a browser that blocks advertising by default. […]

09 Nov

Malware Meets Politics With Trump and Clinton Themed Infections

Just as people express their political views through art, malware developers express their political ideologies, hopes, and frustrations through the computer infections they create. […]

07 Nov

Australian Govt Warns of Active Emotet and BlueKeep Threats

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) together with state and territory partners warns businesses and people of Emotet and BlueKeep threats being active in the wild. […]

06 Nov

Subpoena Phishing Emails Serve Nasty Predator Thief Infection

Phishers have been spotted delivering subpoena-themed emails spoofed to look like they’re coming from the UK Ministry of Justice and attempting to infect their targets with Predator the Thief information stealer malware payloads. […]

01 Aug

Gerry – A Font of Gerrymandered Districts to Troll Congress

Meet Gerry, a font made up of gerrymandered districts that can be used to troll congress. […]

17 Jul

US Govt Rolls Out New DNS Security Measures for .gov Domains

New DNS security measures for all .gov domains will be implemented by the U.S. government starting today to help mitigate risks associated with future DNS hijacking incidents. […]

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