The FTC Wants Companies to Find Log4j Fast. It Won't Be Easy

The critical vulnerability is buried among endless open source code, and many cyber experts are stumped...

Bose Admits Ransomware Hit: Employee Data Accessed

High-end audio-tech specialist Bose has disclosed a ransomware attack, which it said rippled “across Bose’s environment” and resulted in the possible exfiltration of employee data. The incident began on March 7, according to a disclosure letter sent to the Attorney General’s Office in New...

Hyatt Hotel Says Payment Systems Hacked with Credit-Card Stealing Malware

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is notifying its customers that credit card numbers and other sensitive information may have been stolen after it found malware on the computers that process customer payments. "We recently identified malware on computers that operate the payment processing systems for...

DHS Needs to Change Rules to Recruit Hackers into U.S. Security Agencies !

Members of the hacker community are leery of working with the government and sharing their skills, if it means navigating through outdated regulations and being viewed as potential security risks. Hackers and other computer experts willing to collaborate with the Department of Homeland Security t...

Estonia institutes volunteer cyber army !

In 2007, when Estonia's government, financial and media computer networks were attacked by unknown Russian hackers following the government's decision of relocating a Soviet war memorial, it must have been hard to believe that something good would come from it at the end. With that attack, Estoni...

New Rules Enable Military Assistance During Domestic Cyber-Attacks

The Obama administration has revised federal policy, enabling the military to assist during a domestic cyber-attack, reported the New York Times on Oct. 21. Typically, the military cannot deploy units within the country's borders, except for natural disasters, and even then, a presidential order ...