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AF looks to ensure cyber resiliency in weapons systems through new office
Jan 09, 2017 (AFNS)
The Air Force, through its Life Cycle Management Center, has stood up the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems (CROWS). Although the office's primary ope...
Apple removes New York Times app from China store
Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)
Apple has removed the New York Times from its China app store, the tech giant said, after authorities told the company the app breached regulations. The US news...
China rights website founder held over 'state secrets': Amnesty
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
The founder of one of China's few websites dedicated to reporting human rights abuses has been formally arrested for "leaking state secrets", Amnesty Internatio...
Britain's ministry of defence loses hundreds of laptops
Dec 21, 2016 (AFP)
Britain's defence ministry has lost more than 700 laptops and computers over 18 months, according to figures released on Wednesday. A total of 759 laptops and c...
Egypt blocks encrypted messaging app: company
Dec 20, 2016 (AFP)
Egypt has blocked the encrypted messaging service Signal used by many activists and journalists in the country, the company that owns the app said. Since Saturd...
Thai junta chief hits back at web censorship critics
Dec 20, 2016 (AFP)
Thailand's junta chief on Tuesday defended amendments to a cyber security law that boosts censorship powers, slamming social media as a hotbed of immorality tha...
Raytheon to modernize cryptographic materials for U.S. Air Force
Dec 16, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon has received a $458.9 million contract to modernize various cryptographic equipment for the U.S. Air Force. The contract includes modernization service...
The Link Between Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Dec 16, 2016 (SPX)
Satellite communications have never been more vital to the security of the United States, or under such assault. Recent increases in aggressive and targeted int...
Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' dream of better life
Dec 16, 2016 (AFP)
Like many four year olds, Sethumdi says she dreams of meeting Father Christmas. But her future is uncertain as her refugee parents fight for a new life abroad a...
White House points to Putin over election hack
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
The White House on Thursday pointed to Russian President Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in cyber attacks designed to impact the US election, dramatically u...
Facebook lets users click to report fake news
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
Facebook announced Thursday it was offering a tool allowing users to report fake news, a move aimed at stemming a wave of misinformation which some claim influe...
Yahoo reveals new hack, this time a billion-plus users
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
Yahoo said Wednesday personal data from over a billion users was stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 -- twice as big as another breach disclosed just three mon...
Yahoo hack shows data as tool of information warfare
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
The massive hack affecting a billion Yahoo users shows how seemingly innocuous bits of data gleaned from cyber attacks can be exploited for profit -- and potent...
Worried by hacker threat, France prepares army response
Dec 12, 2016 (AFP)
France announced its first cyber-warfare army unit on Monday, aimed at increasing the country's hacking skills as concerns grow in Europe and the United States ...
'Spy' toys face complaints from EU, US watchdogs
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
EU and US consumer watchdogs announced Tuesday they are filing complaints against a clutch of smart toys that can "spy" on children and their homes, for alleged...
Major tech firms team up to curb 'terrorist content'
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
Major US tech firms announced Monday they would work together to curb the spread of online "terrorist content," responding to pressure from governments around t...
White House should lead broad cybersecurity effort: panel
Dec 02, 2016 (AFP)
The White House should lead a broad cybersecurity effort with the private sector to guard against potentially crippling attacks and boost confidence in the digi...
Android malware steals million Google accounts: researchers
Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)
Malicious software designed to attack Android smartphones has breached the accounts of more than a million Google users, security researchers said Wednesday. Th...
Censorship tool built as Facebook eyes China
Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)
Facebook has built a tool for geographically censoring posts at the leading social network as it seeks a path back into China, The New York Times reported on Tu...
New software continuously scrambles code to foil cyber attacks
Nov 18, 2016 (SPX)
As long as humans are writing software, there will be coding mistakes for malicious hackers to exploit. A single bug can open the door to attackers deleting fil...
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