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12 computer security mistakes you're probably making — and what to do instead
One of the fastest ways to pick up malware, ransomware, infostealers or other malicious software is to put them on your ...
Social Security targets tech team for cuts at a time when systems are under strain
The Social Security Administration plans to slash its technology team roughly in half at a time when the agency’s complex and ...
Windows PCs under threat from zero-day flaw used in ransomware attacks — update your computer right now
This zero-day flaw is a privilege escalation bug in the Windows Common Log File System that can be exploited in order to ...
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
A prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity ...
Millions of Social Security recipients got erroneous messages that their payments stopped as computer systems keep glitching
"You lose staff that have the institutional knowledge, and when something happens, you can’t recover, or it takes you a lot ...
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Taking a ‘good enough’ approach with cloud security isn't enough
In the wake of the January 2025 'Codefinger' attacks against AWS S3 users, Thales Rob Elliss argues that many organisations ...
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Fostering The Next Generation Of Women Security Tech Leaders
Dara Riordan is the President and COO of FaceFirst Inc., a global leader in facial recognition and AI-driven security software. For years, the month of March has been a time to reflect on women’s ...
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‘Elections are political, election security isn’t’: Fmr. cybersecurity official
President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate the actions of two former first-term Trump administration ...
Trump Signals New Tariffs on Chips, Calling Exclusions Temporary
On Friday, the administration carved out an exception for a variety of electronics from the steep taxes now applied to ...
Identity Is The New Perimeter: How To Strengthen Your Security In The Age Of Cloud And Remote Work
Organizations must pivot from conventional network-based security to identity-centric protection—establishing identity as the ...
Trump nominee pledges Social Security database review after Musk team access
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the Social Security Administration said on Tuesday he would review the agency's computer systems after aides to tech billionaire Elon Musk were given ...