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Cyber Round Up: Rudy Giuliani compares cybersecurity to cancer and hackers to the Mafia, U.S. Utilities worry about cyber coverage after Ukraine Attack, Congress Needs to Catch up on Cybersecurity Issues
Rudy Giuliani Compares Cybersecurity to Cancer and Hackers to the Mafia (MarketWatch): In a recent MarketWatch article, Giuliani, a prostate cancer survivor compared cybersecurity to cancer, saying that both present similar challenges and that early detection is vital to reducing damage. Giuliani went on to say that cybercrime reminds him of the organized criminal networks that […]
The Blind Leading The Blind: CA and NY Push anti-encryption for smartphones
California Joins New York in Opposing Phone Encryption (ComputerWeekly.com): Warwick Ashford, writing for Computer Weekly reports that now California is joining New York in considering legislation to force technology companies to give law enforcement workaround to access encrypted devices. Ashford states that the means proposed by New York and California to access encrypted data are […]
Cyber Round Up: Israel’s Electric Authority Infected with Virus; China Revamps Cyber Force; CERT-In Signs Agreements with 3 Nations
Israel’s Electric Authority Infected with Virus (Times of Israel): The Times of Israel reported that several computers used by the Israel’s Electric Authority is currently experiencing a “severe cyber-attack”. According to the article, the Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz confirmed the attack is ongoing, adding that the ministry is “already handling it” in collaboration with […]
Pentagon Charged with Security Clearance Data Protection
Following the massive data breach involving the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) which compromised approximately 22 million security clearance records of federal employees and contractors, the Obama administration has tasked the Department of Defense (“DOD”) with overhauling the background investigation process, Nextgov reported. This move shifts the responsibility to protect security clearance information from the OPM, the agency that spearheaded the effort at the […]
Cyber Round Up: Justice Say Hacking Conviction Survives Bad Jury Instructions, 2016 Marks 30th Anniversary of CFAA — Time for a Change, Casino Sues Cybersecurity Firm for ‘Woefully Inadequate’ Investigation
Justice Say Hacking Conviction Survives Bad Jury Instructions (Law360): Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that bad jury instructions which seemingly required jurors to find that the defendant not only made an unauthorized access of data but that this access also exceeded the defendant’s authorization was deemed a clerical error and did not require jurors […]
Cyber Round Up: Japan Hosting “White Hat” Hackers to Test Security Systems; US Government Slow to Upgrade Cybersecurity Protections; US Assisting Ukraine Investigate Electrical Grid Hack
Japan Hosting “White Hat” Hackers to Test Security Systems (The Asahi Shimbun): Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) will be testing the security systems of the nation’s utilities industry including electricity, gas, and water, according to The Asahi Shimbun. METI will be inviting hackers to find vulnerabilities and penetrate the security systems of the target companies that […]
Cyber Round Up: New year, new trends; US DOJ says Chinese Cyber-Espionage National Security Emergency; Ukraine to review Cyber Defenses
New year, new trends in cybersecurity (ITProPortal): Mike Turner reports that while 2015 may have been the year that cyberattacks and cybersecurity went mainstream, there is plenty more in store for 2016. According to the article there are six key areas to watch in the coming year: Insecure digital services: as consumers and enterprises continue […]