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Cybersecurity bills are normally looked at as being terrible for privacy. But a new one being considered by the Senate has a bonus—it’s still bad for privacy, but it could also kill whatever is left of net neutrality. Portions of … Continue reading →

Cybersecurity threats are a vital issue for the nation, and like the Defense Department, businesses must own the problem to successfully carry out their missions, DOD’s top cybersecurity expert told a forum of businesspeople. Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander … Continue reading →

Cyber crime is a growth industry that’s stripping the global economy of billions of dollars each year. The total losses have been the subject of debate, but a study released this week says cyber crime could cost the global economy … Continue reading →

A computer program has successfully passed the “Turing Test.” Alan Turing, the famous mathematician and computer programmer who worked on cracking the Enigma code during the Second World War proposed his test in a 1950 paper. In the paper he … Continue reading →

If only computers themselves were smart enough to fight off malevolent hackers. That is the premise of an ambitious two-year contest with a $2 million first prize, posed to the world’s computer programmers by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, … Continue reading →

Some of the largest U.S. companies are looking to hire cybersecurity experts in newly elevated positions and bring technologists on to their boards, a sign that corporate America is increasingly worried about hacking threats. JPMorgan Chase & Co, PepsiCo Inc, … Continue reading →

There is a general lack of information on what cyber intelligence is and how to appropriately use it. There are a few resources out there but cyber intelligence is more often thrown around as a buzz word for company statements … Continue reading →

Remember, everything you share online is there forever, no matter how much you think you have deleted it, it will always be there, somewhere. That includes instant chats, instant messages and yes indeed, even text messages. There is no shredding … Continue reading →

The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (UPPR) together with the Centre for Information Security Research and Education (CIARE) conducted the “Cybertech 2014: Towards the future” forum. The conference, which took place over a full day, had important presenters like Dr. … Continue reading →

Hidden in the Twittersphere are nuggets of information that could prove useful to crime fighters — even before a crime has been committed. Researchers at the University of Virginia demonstrated tweets could predict certain kinds of crimes if the correct … Continue reading →