SecurityCommentary
4 Highlights From Obama’s Ridiculous Cyber Agreement With China
Last week, the White House announced that the U.S. and China had agreed to stop cyber economic espionage and work together to stop cybercrime. Well,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Another Hack With Another 10 Million Compromised
While the biggest names in the intelligence community testified last week on Worldwide Cyber Threats, news continued to break over another health insurance company being… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Yes, the IRS Data Breach Should Cause Concern
Recent news on the illicit access of the IRS’s systems, back in May, now shows almost three times as many accounts were accessed than originally… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Many Steps Remain With Internet Governance Transition to ICANN
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced earlier this week that it would extend the contract between the U.S. and the Internet Corporation… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How to Decode Terrorists’ Tweets
With every new terrorist attack, the inevitable question we all end up asking is “why didn’t anyone see it coming?” Even with the increased experience… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Obama’s Poor Judgment Led to the Chinese Hack of OPM
The maxim that “personnel is policy” transcends partisan affiliations and political labels. Every president, including President Barack Obama, has the authority to staff federal agencies… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Are Russian Hackers Posing as ISIS Propagandists?
The multi-front cyberspace information war in which we recently have found ourselves just got a little more complicated. A group which calls itself Cyber Caliphate,… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Staggering’ Hack of Government Computers Exposes 21.5 Million People, Forcing Director’s Resignation
The Office of Personnel Management disclosed Thursday that 21.5 million people were caught in the sweeping data hack of U.S. government databases leading to the… Read More
SecurityNews
How Cyber Attack on US Personnel Office Erodes Public Confidence
Americans will become even more reluctant to entrust themselves to the government’s electronic records because of the widening scandal of successful cyber attacks on the federal personnel… Read More
SecurityNews
Why the Latest Data Hack Against the US Government Matters
The Obama administration announced yesterday that the private records of as many as four million current and former federal employees could be in the hands… Read More
SecurityNews
Debate Over NSA ‘Spying’ Program, Explained in Under 2 Minutes
Congress has less than a week to decide the fate of a government surveillance program that was created after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks. The… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservatives Accuse Mitch McConnell of Playing Politics With Debate Over NSA ‘Spying’ Program
House conservatives today accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of playing politics with the 2015 USA Freedom Act, a measure designed to scale back the… Read More
SecurityNews
How Your Airplane’s Wi-Fi Network Could Pose a Security Risk
Modern, Internet-enabled aircraft may be susceptible to hacking, according to a new government report. “Modern aircraft are increasingly connected to the Internet,” warns the Government… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The New Arms Race Is About Bytes, Not Bombs
The new arms race scrambles for bytes, not bombs. To take and hold the cyber high ground, the armed services (and just about everybody else)… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Washington Needs to Stop Being Clueless About the Internet, Cybersecurity
On Monday, U.S. Central Command lost control of its Twitter and YouTube accounts. It serves as yet another reminder of irresponsible social networking practices by… Read More
SecurityNews
Congressman Leads Fight to Get Government Out of Your Emails
Americans shouldn’t sacrifice their freedoms as a result of recent high-profile cybersecurity attacks, said Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., today at The Heritage Foundation in Washington,… Read More
SecurityNews
CENTCOM Social Media Accounts Apparently Hacked by ISIS Sympathizers
The Twitter and YouTube accounts for U.S. Central Command, which oversees the war against Islamic State militants, were hacked this afternoon. Pro-ISIS statements and images appeared on… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Obama Should Respond to North Korea’s Attack on Sony
The recent cyberattack on Sony was a direct assault on free speech in America. Dictators or terrorist groups must be made to realize that attempts… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What ‘The Interview’ Taught Us: We Must Fight Back Against North Korea
Americans have seen the future, and they don’t much like it. The Sony hack reminds us that everything online is vulnerable. Worse, malicious digital acts… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Put North Korea Back on the Terrorist List
North Korea’s cyber attack on Sony has generated debate as to whether it was an “act of war” or “cyber-vandalism.” The answer lies in between… Read More
SecurityNews
Who Might Be Behind the Internet Outage in North Korea
In the wake of North Korea’s hacking of Sony Pictures in response to the film “The Interview,” the Communist-led country’s Internet is reportedly “under duress,” although… Read More
SecurityNews
Canadians Fight Back Against North Korea, Plan ‘The Interview’ Showings
Sony Pictures’ controversial cancellation of a new movie, “The Interview,” following North Korean terrorist threats has inspired planned independent screenings in Toronto and Montreal. Taylor… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Had Your Credit Card Number Hacked at Target or Home Depot? Here’s How We Can Prevent That.
Economic cyberwarfare is on the rise as cyberattacks on U.S. companies are increasing in both frequency and severity. And costs are mounting. Much like a… Read More
SecurityNews
Did the IRS Put Your Personal Information at Risk?
As if identity theft wasn’t problem enough for Americans, now it appears the Internal Revenue Service may be helping the thieves. A new report from IRS’ Treasury… Read More
SecurityNews
How the IRS Handled a Case of Identity Theft … in Only 850 Days
INDIANOLA, Iowa—Jason Dinesen smiled politely and shook his head when asked about a new bill in the U.S. Senate that aims to improve how the IRS… Read More
EducationNews
Are Public Schools Collecting Too Much Data on Your Kids?
Parents are increasingly voicing concern that public schools are collecting massive amounts of personal data on students, storing it and distributing it to third parties without their… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Consensus Grows on Need to Address ICANN Accountability and Transparency
Consensus is growing that accountability is the key to success for ICANN—the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Earlier this week, the Information Technology… Read More
SecurityNews
Newt Gingrich Warns Americans: ‘We’re Seeing the Decay of the Internet’
Newt Gingrich has a message for supporters of President Obama’s decision to give up U.S. oversight of the Internet: “Go to China and try to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Do You Want Your Private Financial Information Automatically Shared with Russia or China?
On Monday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the full version of the global standard for automatic exchange of information. The Standard for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Are You Facebook Friends with a Terrorist?
You can easily follow the developments of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist groups on every major news outlet, but… Read More
