The agency that keeps America safe runs un-patched Flash, and worse besides By Thomas Claburn The United States’ Department of Homeland Security could do more to keep its IT systems…
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US Homeland Security breach compromised personal info of 200,000+ staff
DHS ‘fesses up 8 months after finding ex-staffer had copy of investigations database By Rebecca Hill More than 240,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Homeland Security…
FBI, DHS issue new alerts about North Korean hackers
By Ms. Smith The FBI and DHS jointly issued two alerts about Hidden Cobra, the malicious cyber activity of North Korean government hackers, and the attackers’ RAT FALLCHILL and backdoor…
Security warning over hospital syringe pumps
Syringe pumps used in hospitals around the world have flaws hackers could exploit to change the dosages being delivered to patients. Security researcher Scott Gayou found eight separate flaws in…
Report on Russian hacking leaves many questions unanswered
Experts have been pouring over the JAR released two weeks ago, but there isn’t enough detail in the document to help organizations defend themselves. By Maria Korolov Security experts have…
What Trump means for tech
Now the shock is beginning to subside, attention is moving to how Donald Trump’s policies will play out over his four, possibly eight-year stint as president. Dave Lee North America…