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
Trend Micro Launches XGen For Multi-Layered Endpoint Protection
New approach features ‘high fidelity’ machine learning for extra accuracy
The Biggest Defense Topics the Presidential Debates Skipped
Leo Shane III, MT The war in Afghanistan, reforming veterans assistance programs and looming defense spending caps got only passing mentions at the three big presidential forums.
Google Awards $100K Security Grant to University of California Team
The Shellphish team is the same team that won bronze at the DARPA-sponsored Cyber Grand Challenge over the summer.
Apple iOS Devices: Leakier Than Android
Millions of Apple iOS mobile devices are leaking information like the exact location of devices and their owners.
Fancy Bear Spying Targets 1000s, Including NATO, Political Leaders
The Kremlin-tied group has created legions of custom programs, backdoors, bootkits and rootkits to assist it in its spying.
Trump’s Turn to Face Questions Over Poor Email Security
Republican candidate’s corporate servers are wide open, says researchers