#Russia’s SolarWinds attack calls for a new ‘reset’

#Russia’s SolarWinds attack calls for a new ‘reset’

“#Russia’s SolarWinds attack calls for a new ‘reset’” President-elect Joe Biden’s first big test is already clear, a month before he takes office: what to do about to a vast cyberattack almost surely waged by Russia. This was no run-of-the-mill hack. A key starting point seems to be “backdoor” malware that infected a flawed product…

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#Chris Krebs takes blame for massive government hack

#Chris Krebs takes blame for massive government hack

“#Chris Krebs takes blame for massive government hack” ​The former head of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security accepted the blame for the hack that infiltrated the computer systems of a number of federal agencies, including the Pentagon, and scores of companies in the private sector. In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of…

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#Ex-cyber official escapes blame for government hack

#Ex-cyber official escapes blame for government hack

“#Ex-cyber official escapes blame for government hack” It’s the hack attack that lacks blowback. Christopher Krebs was the director of the federal government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in March, when a massive breach of the nation’s computer systems — allegedly conducted by Russia — took hold and began to spread. But while Krebs…

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#Russia behind massive U.S. Government hack: Pompeo

#Russia behind massive U.S. Government hack: Pompeo

“#Russia behind massive U.S. Government hack: Pompeo” Russia is behind the ongoing hack of a spectrum of government agencies and corporations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday night. “This was a very significant effort, and I think it’s the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged…

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# Today’s clients demand that banks show cybersecurity chops, says JPMorgan leader

# Today’s clients demand that banks show cybersecurity chops, says JPMorgan leader

“# Today’s clients demand that banks show cybersecurity chops, says JPMorgan leader ” As internet banking comes of age, so too do new ways of stealing funds. That makes cybersecurity central to modern banking, according to David Leach, JPMorgan Chase’s Asia-Pacific head of cybersecurity and technology controls. “It’s a competitive disadvantage not to have a…

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# Blockchain tech 13X ‘too expensive’ to justify use: DocuSign CEO

# Blockchain tech 13X ‘too expensive’ to justify use: DocuSign CEO

“# Blockchain tech 13X ‘too expensive’ to justify use: DocuSign CEO ” Daniel Springer, the chief executive officers at electronic signature technology company DocuSign, says the firm isn’t likely to incorporate additional blockchain technology anytime soon as current infrastructure is far cheaper. In a Quartz report published yesterday, Springer said the San Francisco-based DocuSign’s 2018…

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#FireEye falls victim to foreign hackers

#FireEye falls victim to foreign hackers

“#FireEye falls victim to foreign hackers” Hackers turned the tables on one of the country’s biggest cybersecurity firms on Tuesday, making off with a suite of powerful hacking tools. FireEye said that its security system was breached, possibly by hackers working on behalf of a foreign government, with the cyber criminals pilfering software that the…

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#Trump blasts ’60 Minutes’ for not contacting him to comment on Chris Krebs

#Trump blasts ’60 Minutes’ for not contacting him to comment on Chris Krebs

“#Trump blasts ’60 Minutes’ for not contacting him to comment on Chris Krebs” President Trump blasted CBS’ “60 Minutes” for not contacting him for comment after interviewing the administration’s former cybersecurity chief, whom Trump fired earlier this month. “@60Minutes never asked us for a comment about their ridiculous, one sided story on election security, which…

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