Government – Page 13

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. […]

23 Jun

U.S. Government Warns of Data Wipers Used in Iranian Cyberattacks

According to a statement by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an increase in cyberattacks utilizing destructive wiper tools has been detected targeting U.S. industries and government agencies by Iranian actors or proxies. […]

17 Jun

Accidental Cat Filter Makes Politician’s Live Stream Hilarious

In what feels like a skit, a Pakistani politician forgot to turn off a cat filter during a Facebook Live press conference. […]

13 Sep

US Officially Bans Kaspersky Products From Government Systems

In a Binding Operational Directive published today by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the US government has banned the use of Kaspersky Lab security software on government computers. The decision comes after a Senate Intelligence Committee accused the Russian antivirus vendor of having secret ties to the Russian government. Senate meetings were held on […]

11 Sep

Bitcoin Price Takes a Tumble Amid Rumors of China Banning Cryptocurrency Trading

Bitcoin price took a huge fall on Friday after Caixin, a Chinese financial magazine, reported that Chinese Central Bank officials are working on rules to ban the trading of Bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies on Chinese exchanges. The decision will apply only to online trading and not to over-the-counter transactions. Owning Bitcoin and other virtual […]

Tag: Government