Browsing the "governments" Tag

Cyberattacks on Texas cities put other governments on guard

August 23rd, 2019 📆 | 7676 Views ⚑

CHICAGO (AP) — Cyberattacks that recently crippled nearly two dozen Texas cities have put other local governments on guard, offering

Tagged with: cities • cyberattacks • governments • guard • other • texas

Over 20 Texas local governments hit in ‘coordinated ransomware attack’

August 18th, 2019 📆 | 7990 Views ⚑

Twenty-three local Texas governments have been infected with ransomware last week in what Texas officials have described as a coordinated

Tagged with: attack • coordinated • governments • local • ransomware • texas

Ransomware Attack Hits Local Governments In Texas

August 17th, 2019 📆 | 4772 Views ⚑

A coordinated ransomware attack has affected at least 20 local government entities in Texas, the Texas Department of Information Resources said.

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Coding practice flaw exposes banks, governments to large-scale cyberattacks

August 10th, 2019 📆 | 5491 Views ⚑

A security researcher has discovered that certain coding practices make it possible for attackers to compromise F5 Networks’ BIG-IP load

Tagged with: banks • coding • exposes • governments • large • practice • scale

Selling zero-days to governments takes some business savvy, says former bug broker

August 9th, 2019 📆 | 5792 Views ⚑

Not all researchers are comfortable with the ethics of selling the zero-day vulnerabilities they’ve discovered to governments and offensive security

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Selling zero-days to governments takes some business savvy, says former bug broker

August 8th, 2019 📆 | 3532 Views ⚑

Home > Security News > Vulnerabilities Not all researchers are comfortable with the ethics of selling the zero-day vulnerabilities they’ve

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Local governments are still woefully unprepared to fight ransomware

July 26th, 2019 📆 | 5466 Views ⚑

A string of high-profile attacks over the past six years have brought the threat of encountering ransomware to the forefront

Tagged with: fight • governments • local • ransomware • still • unprepared • woefully

As Authoritarian Governments Surveil the Internet, Open Source Projects Decide How to Respond

July 23rd, 2019 📆 | 7491 Views ⚑

Mozilla, the non-profit behind the Firefox browser, is debating whether to block a cryptographic certificate Kazakhstan’s government is telling its

Tagged with: authoritarian • decide • governments • internet • projects • source • surveil

Recovery from cyberattacks a slow process for local governments

July 23rd, 2019 📆 | 4374 Views ⚑

Websites for various departments such as state court, tax assessor and board of commissioners continued Monday to be inaccessible and

Tagged with: cyberattacks • governments • local • process • recovery

Local governments in region bolster defenses against constant cyberattacks on their data | Local News

July 21st, 2019 📆 | 3294 Views ⚑

We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including

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Governments want to install backdoor on 5G technology to spy on users

July 20th, 2019 📆 | 3184 Views ⚑

Europol, the law enforcement agency in the European community, as well as multiple cybersecurity firms, say that new 5G network

Tagged with: backdoor • governments • install • technology • users

Major HSM vulnerabilities impact banks, cloud providers, governments

July 7th, 2019 📆 | 6553 Views ⚑

Two security researchers have recently revealed vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely to retrieve sensitive data stored inside special computer

Tagged with: banks • cloud • governments • impact • major • providers • vulnerabilities

Hackers Target Local Governments, Miami Beach Police Chief Retires & ‘Latin History For Morons’

July 2nd, 2019 📆 | 5283 Views ⚑

Three Florida cities – Lake City, Riviera Beach and most recently Key Biscayne – have been targeted by hackers in

Tagged with: beach • governments • hackers • local • miami • police • target

WhatsApp could allow messages traceability for governments

June 19th, 2019 📆 | 3024 Views ⚑

According to personal data protection specialists, the Indian authorities have requested the popular messaging service WhatsApp to digitally fingerprint messages

Tagged with: allow • could • governments • messages • traceability • whatsapp

Governments need to protect their security: Darkmatter CEO | Capital Connection

June 17th, 2019 📆 | 2419 Views ⚑

Our purpose is that as we move forward, we take into consideration the cyber risks, says Karim Sabbagh, Darkmatter CEO.

Tagged with: capital • connection • darkmatter • governments • protect • security • their

Governments Are Terrible at Securing Data

June 17th, 2019 📆 | 6781 Views ⚑

It absolutely infuriates me when agencies like the FBI, and governments like Australia, the U.S., Germany, and more want us

Tagged with: governments • securing • terrible

Local governments in the crosshairs: Philly courts cyberattack

June 13th, 2019 📆 | 7374 Views ⚑

On May 21, the Philadelphia Court system was hit with what it later revealed as a malware attack “on a

Tagged with: courts • crosshairs • cyberattack • governments • local • philly

Banks, cloud providers, governments could be impacted by major HSM vulnerabilities.

June 10th, 2019 📆 | 2917 Views ⚑

Two security researchers have recently revealed vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely to retrieve sensitive data stored inside special computer

Tagged with: banks • cloud • could • governments • impacted • major • providers

Major HSM vulnerabilities impact banks, cloud providers, governments

June 10th, 2019 📆 | 4627 Views ⚑

Two security researchers have recently revealed vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely to retrieve sensitive data stored inside special computer

Tagged with: banks • cloud • governments • impact • major • providers • vulnerabilities

More Local Governments Face Cyberattack Threat

June 7th, 2019 📆 | 6749 Views ⚑

Local governments are facing a growing threat of cyberattacks and escalating ransom demands, as an attack Baltimore has crippled thousands

Tagged with: cyberattack • governments • local • threat

Local governments take a closure look at security following Virginia Beach shooting – WCYB

June 6th, 2019 📆 | 3910 Views ⚑

Local governments take a closure look at security following Virginia Beach shooting WCYB Local governments in our region are taking

Tagged with: beach • Closure • following • governments • local • security • virginia

Ransomware in 2019 is Looking to be as Bad as 2018 for State and Local Governments… if not Worse

June 4th, 2019 📆 | 5191 Views ⚑

Tagged with: governments • local • looking • ransomware • state • worse

Baltimore’s Three-Week Ransomware Is a Warning for Other Local Governments to Prepare for Cyberattacks | Carlton Fields

June 4th, 2019 📆 | 7787 Views ⚑

Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences

Tagged with: baltimore • governments • local • other • ransomware • three • warning

Governments are the frenemies of society on hacking

May 17th, 2019 📆 | 5499 Views ⚑

Even James Bond at his most devious would have had a hard job competing with the spying prowess of Pegasus.

Tagged with: frenemies • governments • hacking • society