Senate paves way for modernizing federal IT in NDAA

Once again, Congress has passed federal IT legislation on the back of a national defense spending bill.

By: Aaron Boyd
In this Feb. 14, 2016 file photo, Avril Lavigne arrives at the 2016 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cybersecurity firm McAfee said Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, that Lavigne, whose last album came out in 2013, was the most likely celebrity to land users on websites that carry viruses or malware. Searches for Lavigne have a 14.5 percent chance of landing on a web page with the potential for online threats, a number that increases to 22 percent if users type her name and search for free MP3s. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)

Who's the most dangerous celebrity online?

Cybersecurity firm McAfee Tuesday released a list of the most likely celebrities to land users on websites that carry viruses or malware.

By: Mark Kennedy
This July 21, 2012, photo shows Equifax Inc., offices in Atlanta. Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed social security numbers and other data from about 143 million Americans. The Atlanta-based company said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, that

Federal, state authorities proposing new rules on Equifax

Federal and state authorities are proposing tougher regulations against Equifax and the entire credit monitoring industry

By: The Associated Press
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3 keys to responding intelligently, publicly to a cyberattack [Commentary]

Not naming names, but we want to give you some “quick hits” as to what we, the #CyberAvengers, feel works and what does not work when you have a cyber train wreck at your fingertips.

By: #CyberAvengers
Illustration by D.G. Smith, www.dgsmithillustration.com.

‘Spy Files Russia’: WikiLeaks dump allegedly details Russian domestic surveillance

WikiLeaks released files detailing a mass surveillance system the Russian government has allegedly deployed against its domestic population for years.

By: Brad D. Williams
In this Wednesday, July 26, 2017 file photo a Russian man identified as Alexander Vinnik, center, is escorted by police officers to the courthouse at the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. Vinnik's lawyer, Xanthippe Moyssidou, told The Associated Press on Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017, that Vinnik was also wanted in Russia on separate fraud charges. He says he has told Greek authorities he would not challenge the request to extradite Vinnik to Russia. (Giannis Papanikos/AP)

Russia seeks extradition from Greece of suspected cybercriminal wanted by US

A lawyer in Greece for Russian cybercrime suspect Alexander Vinnik, who is wanted in the United States in a $4 billion bitcoin fraud case, says Russia wants to extradite him as well.

By: Costas Kantouris
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Report: Government among most targeted for web application attacks

At 1,184 average attacks per day, government followed only the IT sector (1,346) as the most targeted industry for web application attacks.

By: FifthDomain Staff
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