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Once again, the scope of the breach at the US Office of Personnel Management has been amended: OPM’s press secretary Sam Schumach announced on Wednesday that “of …

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will award $3.6 million for three pilot projects designed to make online …

As the 2016 presidential race heats up, Wakefield Research examined American perceptions of the threat of political hacking, and which of the leading U.S. presidential …

Vormetric did a survey on how Americans view “backdoor” access by government entities to the encrypted data of private businesses. Ninety-one percent recognized …

Mobile devices are extremely prevalent in federal agencies, even within those that purport to have policies prohibiting the use of them. Lookout analyzed 20 federal agencies …

Pentagon’s Joint Staff unclassified email system, used by 4,000 military and civilian personnel, has been compromised by attackers, and it has been taken offline until …

US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will rethink the Wassenaar pact changes regarding “cybersecurity items” that it proposed and made …

The comment period for the proposed amendments to the Wassenaar Arrangement regarding “cybersecurity items” has ended, and the overwhelming majority of the 150+ …

On Friday, the UK High Court has declared Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) unlawful.DRIPA is an emergency legislation signed into law in July 2014, and its …

This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide have taken down the most prolific English-speaking cybercriminal forum to date: Darkode.In an international …

A broad cross-section of industry announced the formation of the Coalition for Responsible Cybersecurity. The purpose of the Coalition is to prevent the Commerce Department …

German institutions and businesses that fall in the “critical infrastructure” category will have to implement new information security measures, as defined by the …