Cybersecurity

Tech industry leaders and White House clash over plan for improved cloud security

The Biden administration is moving forward with a plan to enhance cloud infrastructure security by requiring companies to collect personal information from users, despite intensifying backlash from executives at Amazon and other tech giants. The White House says the proposed cloud security policy — dubbed Know Your Customer (KYC) — is crucial for disrupting hackers […]

Cybersecurity

More Russian journalists investigating possible spyware infections

More Russian journalists have come forward this week expressing concern that they too may have been targeted with spyware, following the news that the prominent media figure Galina Timchenko was hacked with Pegasus. On Thursday, three Russian-speaking journalists reported that they have also recently received notifications from Apple warning them that their phones are potential […]

Cybersecurity

US Cyber Command wrapped second ‘hunt forward’ mission to Lithuania

U.S. Cyber Command announced Tuesday that it completed its second “hunt forward” mission to uncover vulnerabilities in Lithuania’s networks. The operation is one of dozens the elite digital warfighting organization has undertaken since 2018 as part of a larger push to help the U.S. government understand weaknesses or malicious activity in foreign systems and how […]