CloudFanta Malware Uses Popular Online Storage App to Infect Users
Its use of SugarSync demonstrates the effective use of cloud services for hosting malware by malicious threat actors.
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Russian Hacker Indicted for LinkedIn, Dropbox Breaches
Yevgeniy Nikulin is currently under arrest in Prague
Only Hillary Clinton Is Prepared for the Nuclear Threat
Sam Nunn, Wall Street Journal Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn writes that Donald Trump is an apprentice in the nuclear world. Worse, he has no appetite for learning.
Why I’m Running For President
Evan McMullin, The National Interest The great challenge we face today is how to reconcile the imperative of global leadership with the necessity of reining in its costs.
Trump’s “Peace Through Strength” Space Doctrine
Robert Walker & Peter Navarro, SN America’s space program is suffering from significant under-investment — both the weak Obama-Clinton economy and a lack of strategic vision are major…
Trump Sides With Putin Over U.S. Intelligence
Michael Crowley, Politico The GOP nominee’s insistence that “our country has no idea” who hacked election targets follows numerous instances of resisting findings that implicate the Russian…
75% of Orgs Lack Cybersecurity Expertise
66% of respondents faced increased security risks due to this workforce shortage.
US Defense Department Launches Twin Bug Bounty Programs
The Crowdsourced Security Initiative will be a full-scale launch following the successful Hack the Pentagon pilot program.
Massive DDoS Attack Knocks Out Twitter, Box, Spotify
The DDoS attack targeted New Hampshire-based company Dyn and its managed DNS infrastructure.
US Secret Service Under Fire Over Security Failings
USSS IT set-up lacks leadership, audit claims