Highlighting incidents like the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware outbreaks, officials point to the ease with which ransomware is monetized.

Android's security lead boasts about success, but warned that AI "is not pixie dust" that magically solves the operating system's security problems.

Agencies like the FBI, Secret Service and NSA have limited visibility into programs that are not developed or somehow customized internally for use by White House staff.

Sitting before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Clayton fielded questions about the SEC breach as well as the Equifax breach last month.

Equifax CEO Richard Smith will be stepping down from his position as chairman of the board and chief executive officer, the company announced Thursday.

Sophisticated criminal operations have strategic vision and perhaps even insider help.

In practice, EternalBlue will allow a hacker to quickly compromise multiple computers on a shared network as long as they are all similarly running dated Microsoft software.

The new product launch caps a big year of investment and increased sales for the security hardware company.

The breach was due to actors gaining access to a privileged account that was not guarded by two-factor authentication.

A small number of networks were compromised, CyberScoop has learned, but none of the targeted systems involved the tallying of votes.