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"Computer Scientists Develop a Simple Tool to Tell If Websites Suffered a Data Breach"A team of researchers at The University of California, San Diego, has developed a tool that could be used to detect whether a website has been compromised by hackers. The tool, called Tripwire, is able to discover if a website has suffered a data breach…
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“To Fend Off Hackers, Local Governments Get Help from States”Local governments store massive amounts of sensitive information belonging to residents and businesses within their networks, however they often lack the resources to properly assess their cyber defenses or handle cyberattacks. As cyberattacks continue…
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"Malwarebytes Sees New Mafia Launching Cyber-Attacks"A new report released by security vendor Malwarebytes has identified the “New Mafia” to be behind the significant increase of cyberattacks against businesses in 2017. According to the report, the New Mafia is composed of four different groups of…
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“NUS Scientist Develops ‘Toolboxes’ for Quantum Cybersecurity”With the aim of measuring the security of high-speed quantum communication, a quantum information scientist from the National University of Singapore (NUS) by the name of Charles Lim has developed “toolboxes” to help perform such analysis. A recent…
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Coming Soon!Nominations to the 6th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition will open on December 15, 2017.
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"Global Security Spending to Reach $96 Billion in 2018"Gartner has predicted that worldwide enterprise security spending will reach a total of $96.3 billion in 2018 as a result of multiple drivers. These drivers include the recent increase of high profile cyberattacks and their damaging affects on…
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"Improving Critical Sectors’ Cybersecurity by Bolstering Sharing, Acting on Information"The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) aim to put the Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense (IACD) framework into operation. The IACD framework…
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"A Tiny New Chip Could Secure the Next Generation of IoT"Securing IoT devices continues to be a challenge as the use of such inadequately secured devices grows. IoT security researchers at Microsoft Research have placed focus on microcontrollers, which are expected to spark an exponential IoT population growth…
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“A Popular Virtual Keyboard App Leaks 31 Million Users' Personal Data”Security researchers at the Kromtech Security Center have discovered a major exposure of personal data belonging to over 31 million users of AI.type, which is a popular virtual keyboard app. Leaked data contains full names, email addresses, phone numbers…
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"Researchers Found a Security Flaw That Had 10 Million Banking App Users at Risk"A new tool developed by researchers from the University of Birmingham to perform semi-automated security testing of mobile phone apps found a critical vulnerability within banking apps. Testing conducted by researchers with the use of this tool has…
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“Girl Scouts to Train Next Generation of Cybersecurity, AI, and Robotics Professionals”In support of diversifying the STEM workforce, Girl Scouts of the USA and Raytheon have announced the launch of a national computer science program that will offer young girls the opportunity to prepare for careers in the fields of cybersecurity,…
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“What Is Andromeda? Global Law Enforcement Agencies Take down Botnet Linked to 80 Malware Families”A massive malware botnet by the name of Andromeda has recently been taken down by global law enforcement agencies after being active for several years. Andromeda, also known as Gamarue or Wauchos, was developed in September 2011 in support of the…