After warning for years that the U.S. electric grid and other critical infrastructure are dangerously vulnerable to hacking, security experts fear it may take a major destructive attack to jolt CEOs out of their complacency. While awareness about cybersecurity has …
Reading the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” is like being trapped in a nonstop risk management meeting. Within the Framework, organizations “dynamically select” improvements, functions “align with existing methodologies for incident management,” and …
California businesses and government agencies have experienced 300 separate data breaches exposing the personal information of more than 20 million customer accounts during the past two years, leading state Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday to elevate cybersecurity as a …
A U.S. bureau on Tuesday unveiled a draft of voluntary standards that companies can adopt to boost cybersecurity – part of an attempt to protect critical industries without setting restrictive and costly regulations. The National Institute of Standards and Technology …
Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations. Indictments were announced Thursday in Newark, N.J., where …
Hackers have attacked news organizations, social media sites, major corporations and government agencies, accessing private documents and personal information. Still most organizations do not prioritize cybersecurity as a strategic competency. A group of Iowa State University researchers say it is …
Cybersecurity professionals know a myriad of ways hackers can try to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure or infiltrate corporations to steal or spy, but it is the fear of the unknown that some say keeps them up at night. U.S. …
The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation’s military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system. Students …
A Republican lawmaker says the state needs a cybersecurity coordinator to lessen the state’s vulnerability to hackers. The House Technology Committee on Monday left pending two of the chief bills aimed at cybersecurity this session. State Rep. Lyle Larson of …
Warning that American companies are the target of an intensive cyber-espionage campaign, President Barack Obama’s top security officials on Wednesday said they are struggling to defend the nation from attacks on its private computer networks and called on Congress to …