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Fighting digital adversaries means knowing your networkDespite diverse threats and difficulty managing networks in an age of millions of connected devices, cyberdefenders are optimistic about the future, according to Tenable Network Security鈥檚 Cybersecurity Assurance Report Card.
In separate attack, Russian hacker targeted US election agencyWhile experts say the attack isn鈥檛 connected to recent political hacks, it highlights a troubling lack of digital security within US government organizations.
How an offensive strategy could transform cybersecurityAt a Passcode event in Washington,聽Carnegie Mellon University cybersecurity expert David Brumley said digital defenders need to attack their own systems to discover the flaws.
Pressure rises on Obama to retaliate against Russia for hacksLawmakers and cybersecurity experts say the Obama administration should have acted faster to retaliate against Moscow once it learned that Russian hackers tampered with the US presidential election. President Obama defended his response so far, and promises more is coming.
Security鈥檚 people problem 鈥� and how executives can help fix itPerhaps the greatest power high-level executives and board members have is the ability to change the culture of security in their organizations
How should 1 billion users respond to epic Yahoo hack?The scope of the breach is a harsh reminder how everyone on the聽web needs to be vigilant about protecting their data in an era of widespread criminal and government hacking.
Where is Trump getting his cybersecurity advice?Since the president-elect has rejected intelligence analysis that聽Russian hackers meddled in the presidential election, where is he getting advice聽on issues of digital security and espionage?- Watch Live: Commission on Enhancing National CybersecurityHow can the US defend itself from cyberthreats in the next ten years? Watch a discussion with some of the authors of a cybersecurity report delivered to President Obama earlier this month.聽
Opinion: Congress needs to check government hacking powersNow that law enforcement has more leeway to hack聽computers and surveil suspects due to changes in criminal procedure, Congress needs oversee these powers to protect Americans' civil liberties and privacy.
Opinion: Cybersecurity needs an offensive playbookIn order to beat malicious hackers, the cybersecurity community must develop innovative approaches for聽deploying 鈥� and automating 鈥� offensive strategies to find and fix software vulnerabilities.聽聽- Watch: Global cybersecurity in 20172016 has been a year of unprecedented cyberattacks. It also laid bare the need for the international community to join forces in confronting these growing global threats.
Podcast: Lessons from OPM hack to improve federal cybersecurityThe Cybersecurity Podcast crew interviews the primary author of the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report looking into last year's聽Office of Personnel Management cyberattack.
Are these toys spying on your kids?This week privacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that the popular My Friend Cayla and I-Que Intelligent Robot dolls collected kids' personal information without consent.
Obama orders review of US election amid Russian hacking concernsAfter reports of "malicious cyberactivity" during the election season, Obama's top counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco says key stakeholders need fuller answers.
How tech titans plan on fighting terrorismFacebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube launched an effort this week to share information about terrorist-related content without threatening users' privacy. Here's how they'll do it.
When mom becomes Big BrotherWhat are the tools and tricks of internet tracking in the home, and why building a domestic surveillance state is worth it for one family.
Opinion: An automotive privacy collisionThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owes it to motorists to set more robust and clearer privacy聽standards for connected cars.
The legal exemption making life easier for ethical hackersAn exemption to the聽Digital Millennium Copyright Act allows hackers to conduct good will research into medical devices, automobiles, and other internet-connected devices without threat of lawsuits from manufacturers.聽
Child porn on government devices: A hidden security threatExplicit images of minors, which have been discovered on federal workers' computers across the government, can be gateways for criminal hackers and foreign spies. What's the best way to combat the problem?聽
Opinion: Like it or not, government hackers gonna hackCongress just implicitly blessed FBI hacking on a massive scale without any consideration of the privacy rights of innocent people. And even worse, they did it through an obscure process that minimized public debate.
