Small businesses to receive NIST assistance: Overlooked areas of the NIST framework

In years past, it was a challenge for organizations across every industry to ensure they were protected against the risks of - and ready to respond to - a cybersecurity incident. Decision-makers and IT administrators alike followed the advice of experts and worked to create strong safeguards and...

Apple Data Downloads, A Dating App for Trump Fans, and More Security News This Week

North Korean bitcoin theft, Fake FCC complaints, and more security news this week...

Privacy Regulation Could Be a Test for States’ Rights

When the California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA passed in June, security experts applauded the state legislation as a win for consumers. The ruling gave residents certain rights around how their personal data can be stored, accessed, sold and deleted. But months later in September, the U.S. Chamber...

Robert Mueller Has Already Told You Everything You Need To Know

With the exception of President Trump’s legal team, no one has been watching the Mueller investigation more closely than Garrett Graff...

The Collateral Damage of Trump's Extreme Declassifications

Trump has the legal right to make public whatever documents he chooses. But he's going to cause untold damage in the process...

Trump's New Executive Order Slaps a Bandaid on Election Interference Problems

Trump’s order creates a framework to sanction foreign meddling in elections, but experts say it’s not enough...

Following Facebook and Twitter, Google Targets Iranian Influence Operation

In the wake of influence-campaign takedowns by Facebook and Twitter, Google has issued a report detailing its own efforts to root out foreign influence operatives allegedly tied to an Iranian state-run media broadcaster. The news comes as President Donald Trump appeared to tweet in opposition to...

Activist Leaks 11,000 Private Messages from WikiLeaks' Twitter Chats

An activist has just leaked thousands of private messages of an organization that's been known to publishing others' secrets. More than 11,000 direct messages from a Twitter group used by WikiLeaks and around 10 close supporters have been posted online by journalist and activist Emma Best, exposi...

Chinese Hackers Mount Espionage Campaign During Trump-Putin Summit

Cyberattackers, unsurprisingly, appear to be interested in Donald Trump as an intelligence target – as evidenced by an uncharacteristic spate of strikes against IoT devices in Finland during the American president’s summit there with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. According to researchers, the uptick w...

Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor, Sentenced to 5+ Years in Leak Case

A former NSA contractor, Reality L. Winner, has plead guilty on charges of leaking classified information, regarding a report on election meddling by Russian operatives in the 2016 U.S. elections. She was charged with espionage and was sentenced to more than five years in prison and three years o...

Why Is Your Location Data No Longer Private?

The past month has seen one blockbuster revelation after another about how our mobile phone and broadband providers have been leaking highly sensitive customer information, including real-time location data and customer account details. In the wake of these consumer privacy debacles, many are lef...

US may screen social media of Immigrant & Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants

By Uzair Amir Trump administration has announced that it will be starting to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US may screen social media of Immigrant & Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants...

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica – What's Happened So Far

Top Story— Facebook has just lost over $60 billion in market value over the past two days—that's more than Tesla's entire market capitalisation and almost three times that of Snapchat. Facebook shares plunge over revelations that personal data of 50 million users was obtained and misused by Briti...

House Votes to Reauthorize Controversial Spy Provision, Section 702

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to renew the National Security Agency’s spy powers to collect internet communications under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008. The vote 256-to-164 in favor of the legislation ends a yearlong debate over...

Two arrested for Hacking DC Security Cameras Before Trump Inauguration

By Waqas In Feb 2017, two people were arrested in the United This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Two arrested for Hacking DC Security Cameras Before Trump Inauguration...

December 19, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “NHL” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! December 19, 2017 - Headlines WannaCry cyberattack: White House adviser says...

November 6, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Daylight Saving” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! November 6, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: CBS Evening News Scroll ...

Tweep - An Advanced Twitter Scraping Tool

Tweep is an advanced Twitter scraping tool written in python that allows for scraping Tweets and pictures from Twitter profiles without using Twitter's API. Benefits Some of the benefits of using Tweep vs Twitter API: Fast initial setup Can be used anonymously No rate limitations Can fetch all...

Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message

By Carolina Why hack websites when you can hack electronic sign boards This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message...

September 5, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “The Office” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! September 5, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black’s Cb Defen...