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Schneider Electric reports cyberattack, its third incident in 18 months

The ransomware group HellCat claims responsibility for the cyberattack and threatens to dump 40GB.

By Christian Vasquez

In this photo illustration, A ticketmaster website is shown on a computer screen on November 18, 2022 in Miami, Florida. A person allegedly responsible for the Ticketmaster breash was in arrested in Canada last week. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Man arrested in Canada believed to be behind Snowflake customer breach

Cybercrime

By Greg Otto

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False bomb threats at polling sites only blemish on Election Day voting process

Election Security

By Derek B. Johnson

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How early-stage companies can go beyond cybersecurity basics

By Jonathan Selby
Android warns of Qualcomm exploit in latest security bulletin

By Christian Vasquez
The post-election threats you need to prepare for, according to experts

By Derek B. Johnson
FBI flags false videos impersonating agency, claiming Democratic ballot fraud

By Derek B. Johnson
Georgia Secretary of State: Haitian immigrant voting video is likely Russian disinformation

By Derek B. Johnson

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The NSO Group company logo is displayed on a wall of a building next to one of their branches in the southern Israeli Arava valley near Sapir community centre on February 8, 2022. NSO Group currently has 39 legal cases against it due to the fallout around its Pegasus spyware product. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

Legal barriers complicate justice for spyware victims

Some recent court rulings show the difficult road of anti-spyware litigation, but those in the fight also see signs of promise.

By Tim Starks

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Zero trust: How the ‘Jia Tan’ hack complicated open-source software

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Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet

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How Benjamin Franklin is inspiring defenders to protect critical infrastructure

By Christian Vasquez

Cybersecurity regulations face ‘uphill battle’ after Chevron ruling

By Derek B. Johnson

Here’s what corporate boards are asking Kevin Mandia about

By Greg Otto

UnitedHealth Group CISO: We had to ‘start over’ after Change Healthcare attack

By Greg Otto

Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat

By Cynthia Brumfield

The pressing threat of Chinese-made drones flying above U.S. critical infrastructure

By Brian Harrell Travis Moran

The missed opportunities in White House’s critical infrastructure directive

By Christian Vasquez

Insights

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Want to scale cyber defenders? Focus on AI-enabled security and organization-wide training

By Jay Bhalodia

Data-driven decision-making: The power of enhanced event logging

By Casey Kahsen

Operationalizing zero trust: A practical guide for modern federal agencies

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Meeting zero-trust mandates with strategic partnerships

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Videos

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Mandiant’s Michael Barnhart on the North Korean IT worker crisis

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The Latest

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Industry trade groups still have ‘concerns’ with cyber reporting mandate

U.S. President Joe Biden departs after speaking to the media on July 1. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden administration nears completion of second cybersecurity executive order with plethora of agenda items

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on July 8. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Exclusive: Senator calls on Commerce to tighten proposed rules on exporting surveillance, hacking tech to problematic nations

Federal CISO Mike Duffy speaks during CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Threat awareness, cloud security, quantum computing among chief agency cyber policy priorities ahead

Nick Polk, branch director for federal cybersecurity at the Executive Office of the President, speaks during CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

White House to agencies: Don’t wait to test your post-quantum encryption

Shelly Hartsook, acting associate director of CISA’s Cybersecurity Division, speaks during CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Agencies face ‘inflection point’ ahead of looming zero-trust deadline, CISA official says

A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. — (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

FBI has conducted more than 30 disruption operations in 2024

National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., speaks at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

Coker: Agencies flooded with cyberattacks, beset with complex problems can’t always innovate

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Hackers find 15,000 credentials by scanning for git configuration

The U.S. Department of Justice is seen on June 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

US charges Russian national for developing RedLine infostealer

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senator urges Meta CEO to maintain election research partnerships

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Cyber insecurity now impacts the health and wellness of Americans. We need a clearer treatment plan.

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CISA sees elimination of ‘bad practices’ as next secure-by-design step

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