Many internet users are seeing firsthand how disruptive it can be when the online tools they are relying on unexpectedly go offline or experience other bugs. For instance, when the videoconferencing software Zoom went offline for several hours one day in late August 2020, virtual classes around the United States were disrupted.
Taking a step back, the pandemic has accelerated a decade-long transformation that was already under way. Many companies, governments, and ordinary people alike are switching from onsite information technology (IT) infrastructure to cloud computing, which provides data storage and processing services remotely. The good news is that many cloud companies have hired seasoned professional security teams with highly technical skills to protect the cloud infrastructure.
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Twilight of the Human Hacker – Center for Public Integrity
The Joint Operations Center inside Fort Meade in Maryland is a cathedral to cyber warfare. Part of a 380,000-square-foot, $520 million complex opened in 2018, the office is the nerve center for both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency as they do cyber battle. Clusters of civilians and military troops work behind dozens of computer monitors beneath a bank of small chiclet windows dousing the room in light.
Three 20-foot-tall screens are mounted on a wall below the windows. On most days, two of them are spitting out a constant feed from a secretive program known as "Project IKE."
Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered
Douglas W. Jones has received funding from the National Science Foundation for his work on voting technology; he is a member of the Democratic Party; he serves on the Board of Advisors of Verified Voting; and he is a member of the ACLU..
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Yes, we should be worried. Four years ago, Russia managed to penetrate systems in several states but there's no evidence that they "pulled the trigger" to take advantage of their penetration. One possibility is that they simply saw no need, having successfully "hacked the electorate" by damaging Hillary Clinton's candidacy through selective dumps of hacked documents on Wikileaks .
Zerologon attack lets hackers take over enterprise networks | ZDNet
Systems running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update were shielded from two exploits even before Microsoft had issued patches for them, its researchers have found.
The vulnerability received the maximum severity rating of 10, but details were never made public, meaning users and IT administrators never knew how dangerous the issue really was.
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According to Secura experts, the bug, which they named Zerologon , takes advantage of a weak cryptographic algorithm used in the Netlogon authentication process.
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Linux servers and workstations are hackers' next target, security researchers warn - TechRepublic
Sophisticated hackers and crooks are developing more tools to target Linux-based systems used by government and big business.
According to Kaspersky, these attackers are increasingly diversifying their arsenals to contain Linux tools, giving them a broader reach over the systems they can target. Many organisations choose Linux for strategically important servers and systems, and with a "significant trend" towards using Linux as a desktop environment by big business as well as government bodies, attackers are in turn developing more malware for the platform.
News Brief: U.S. Wildfires, Coronavirus Relief Bill, Russian Election Hackers : NPR
Fires continue to rage in the West Coast. The Senate failed to advance another COVID-19 relief bill. And, Microsoft says the Russian hackers who disrupted the 2016 election are back.
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We've seen the photos - the skies in California, Oregon, across the west just thick with smoke. If you're not wearing your mask because of COVID, you might need to wear one to protect you from the debris in the air. And those skies with that eerie orange light from the fires might make day feel like night. One friend of mine outside San Francisco texted me saying it, quote, "feels like the apocalypse."
Russian Intelligence Hackers Are Back, Microsoft Warns, Aiming at Democrats and Republicans - The
The Russian military intelligence unit that attacked the Democratic National Committee four years ago is back with a series of new, more stealthy hacks aimed at campaign staff members, consultants and think tanks associated with both Democrats and Republicans.
That warning was issued on Thursday by the Microsoft Corporation, in an assessment that is far more detailed than any yet made public by American intelligence agencies.
The findings come one day after a government whistle-blower claimed that officials at the White House and the Department of Homeland Security suppressed intelligence concerning Russia's continuing interference because it "made the president look bad," and instructed government analysts to instead focus on interference by China and Iran.
How Kids' Videogame Accounts Get Hacked: Advice for Parents - WSJ
After his high school switched to remote learning last spring, Luke Martin had a lot of extra time on his hands. He filled his idle hours playing videogames. Then he got hacked.
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