
The IRS had been warned of vulnerabilities in their computer system long before the taxing agency admitted this week that it had been hacked and may have lost the data of up to 100,000 American taxpayers.
by Warner Todd Huston27 May 2015, 9:54 PM PST0

The UK Mirror reports a hacking crossfire between Anonymous Protection—a branch of famed hacker collective Anonymous—and the Lizard Squad, which has lately been renting itself out as a band of cyber-attack mercenaries, while threatening to release nude photos of singer Taylor Swift in its spare time.
by John Hayward29 Jan 2015, 6:54 PM PST0

The United States placed new sanctions on North Korea Friday in retaliation for what it claims is the country’s involvement in the November 24 cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
by Daniel Nussbaum2 Jan 2015, 4:25 PM PST0

FBI agents were briefed Monday by one of the world’s leading cyber intelligence firms, who claim that the evidence being gathered in connection with the November 24 cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment points to a former employee of the studio, rather than North Korea, as the perpetrator of the hack.
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 9:18 PM PST0

Back in 2005, two business-school professors, Max H. Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins, published a thoughtful book, Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming, and How to Prevent Them. A decade later, we can look ahead to the Predictable Surprises of 2015—and beyond.
by James P. Pinkerton29 Dec 2014, 7:04 PM PST0

The London Telegraph reported yesterday on the classified findings of a new security assessment by the British government simulating a storm-induced power blackout of two weeks’ duration in southwestern England. As the paper put it, the assessment concluded that: “Britain is
by Frank Gaffney29 Dec 2014, 7:48 AM PST0

Evidence released by the Obama administration pointing to North Korea as the culprit behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment is hardly conclusive, a number of private security researchers told The New York Times.
by Edwin Mora27 Dec 2014, 2:38 PM PST0

This article was originally written by Marc Rogers and posted at Daily Beast: So, “The Interview” is to be released after all. The news that the satirical movie—which revolves around a plot to murder Kim Jong-Un—will have a Christmas Day
by Breitbart News25 Dec 2014, 9:00 AM PST0

In the wake of North Korea’s recent cyber attack against Sony, Breitbart News spoke with Paul Rosenzweig, who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, about the cyber threats we face as a nation
by Jordan Schachtel22 Dec 2014, 12:00 PM PST0

The Islamic State may have expanded its operations into cyberattacks, according to Citizen Lab, an Internet watchdog group. Citizen Lab reported that the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, or ISIL) may be behind a botched malware attack intended to hack into
by Edwin Mora22 Dec 2014, 7:35 AM PST0

Obama’s national security team is weighing a range of options in response to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. Earnest told reporters on Dec. 18 that the White House is considering a “proportional
by Edwin Mora19 Dec 2014, 6:20 PM PST0