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Vulnerability in Swiss e-voting system could have led to vote alterations

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Two separate teams of security researchers and academics from universities in Australia and Switzerland have revealed today vulnerabilities in the e-voting system that the Swiss voting commission plans to roll out for future elections.

Brittany Day
Mar 13, 2019

As Trump and Kim Met, North Korean Hackers Hit Over 100 Targets in U.S. and Ally Nations

North Korean hackers who have targeted American and European businesses for 18 months kept up their attacks last week even as President Trump was meeting with North Korea’s leader in Hanoi.

Brittany Day
Mar 04, 2019

Judge says Washington state cyberstalking law violates free speech

Washington was one of the first states to fightcyberstalkingthrough legislation, but it may have to rethink its approach. A federal judge has blocked the state's 2004 law afterrulingthat a key provision violated First Amendment protections for free speech due to vague terms.

Brittany Day
Feb 26, 2019

China's cybersecurity law update lets state agencies 'pen-test' local companies

New provisions made to China's Cybersecurity Law last November gives state agencies the legal authority to remotely conduct penetration testing on any internet-related business operating in China, and even copy and later share any data government officials find on inspected systems.

Dave Wreski
Feb 11, 2019

Active Cyber Defence Should Be Rolled Out UK-Wide: Report

The UK government’s highly successful Active Cyber Defence (ACD) program should be rolled out across other sectors to improve national cybersecurity, and could even be spurred by the government naming and shaming laggards, according to a new report.

Brittany Day
Jan 22, 2019

As the Government Shutdown Drags on, Security Risks Intensify

The current federal government shutdown, the longest in United States history, is in its fourth week, with no clear path to resolution. With 800,000 federal employees on full or partial leave as a result, cybersecurity experts raised an early alarm about how the shutdown would impact US cybersecurity.

Brittany Day
Jan 16, 2019

Governments need to embrace AI for the good of the people

AI has already taken the private sphere by storm, with massive corporations, dynamic startups, and even our own living rooms playing host to intelligent machine learning software. It’s no big surprise, then, that the world of government is starting to turn to AI to improve its effectiveness in serving populations large and small.

Brittany Day
Jan 13, 2019

Hacker doxes hundreds of German politicians

Since 1 December, one or more hackers have been publishing data and documents from hundreds of German politicians in a Twitter advent calendar – a massive assault on the government that wasn’t discovered until Thursday night.

Brittany Day
Jan 07, 2019

Vietnam's New Cyber Law Threatens Free Speech

The Vietnamese government has passed a sweeping new cybersecurity law which critics claim will help the one-party state continue to crack down on free speech.

Brittany Day
Jan 02, 2019

Congress approves act that opens US government data to the public

Congress has passed a bill that could make it easier for you to access public data released by the government. The House approved the OPEN Government Data Act on Saturday, while all eyes were on the shutdown, as part of a larger bill to support evidence-based policymaking.

Brittany Day
Dec 25, 2018

Facebook suspends accounts for pushing false info in Alabama election

Facebook's attempt to thwart disinformation campaigns has typically focused on Russia and other hostile countries, but it's now grappling with that problem on its home soil. The site has confirmed to the Washington Post that it suspended five accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" during the 2017 Alabama special election for the Senate, including the CEO of social media research company New Knowledge.

Brittany Day
Dec 23, 2018

Australia now has encryption-busting laws as Labor capitulates

Labor has backed down completely on its opposition to the Assistance and Access Bill, and in the process has been totally outfoxed by a government that can barely control the floor of Parliament.

Brittany Day
Dec 06, 2018

Coalition and Labor strike deal on encryption legislation

New national security laws dealing with encrypted communications are likely to pass Parliament by the end of the week, as Labor and the government have come to an in-principle agreement on key parts of the Bill after a series of concessions from the Coalition.

Brittany Day
Dec 04, 2018

EU Voters Worried About Election Hacking and Disinformation

UK voters are among the most concerned in Europe that elections could be sabotaged by cyber-attacks, according to a new European Commission study.

Brittany Day
Nov 27, 2018

Dutton leans on encryption laws committee to hurry up

Peter Dutton is pressuring a committee that is dealing with new laws targeted at encrypted messaging to cut short its public hearings.

Brittany Day
Nov 21, 2018

Congress Passes Bill to Create New Federal Cybersecurity Agency

A bill that seeks to reorganize the US Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) into a new cybersecurity agency has cleared Congress and is now headed to President Trump's desk for his signature.

Brittany Day
Nov 18, 2018

The Unprecedented Effort to Secure Election Day

After Russia's misinformation campaign rattled the 2016 United States election season, scrutiny over this year's midterms has been intense. And while foreign cybersecurity threats have so far been relatively muted, an unclassified government report obtained by The Boston Globe this week indicates more than 160 suspected election-related incidents since the beginning of August, ranging from suspicious login attempts to compromised municipal networks.

Brittany Day
Nov 06, 2018

Pentagon preps cyberattack in case Russia interferes with elections

There may not be any immediate evidence of Russia directly meddling with the US midterm elections, but the Department of Defense is apparently ready to strike back if it happens. Anonymous officials talking to the Center for Public Integrity and the Daily Beast say the Pentagon and intelligence agencies have agreed on the core terms of a retaliatory cyberattack in the event Russia tries a bold move.

Brittany Day
Nov 04, 2018

Pentagon Staff Hit by Major Data Breach

The US Department of Defense has suffered a major breach of employee’s personal and financial information, according to reports.

Brittany Day
Oct 18, 2018

NCSC Tackles 10 Attacks on Government Per Week

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has blocked more than 10 cyber-attacks per week in its first two years of operation, blaming nation states for the majority of incidents.

Brittany Day
Oct 17, 2018

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German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages

European Court of Human Rights Declares Backdoored Encryption Illegal