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Inaugural Pentagon Cyber Policy Chief Nominee Sails Through Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Michael Sulmeyer, the Army’s top digital adviser, as the inaugural assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, paving the way for his nomination to the Senate floor for a vote.
Inaugural Pentagon Cyber Policy Chief Nominee Sails Through Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Michael Sulmeyer, the Army’s top digital adviser, as the inaugural assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, paving the way for his nomination to the Senate floor for a vote.
Inaugural Pentagon Cyber Policy Chief Nominee Sails Through Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Michael Sulmeyer, the Army’s top digital adviser, as the inaugural assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, paving the way for his nomination to the Senate floor for a vote.
Over 1 Million Domains at Risk of ‘Sitting Ducks’ Domain Hijacking Technique
Over a million domains are susceptible to takeover by malicious actors by means of what has been called a Sitting Ducks attack. The powerful attack vector, which exploits weaknesses in the domain name system (DNS), is being exploited by over a dozen Russian-nexus...
Innovative Approach Promises Faster Bug Fixes
Birgit Hofer and Thomas Hirsch from TU Graz have developed a new approach to speed up software bug fixes. By identifying bottlenecks in fault localization, they created a scalable solution using NLP and metrics to analyze code for faults.
Hackers Distributing Malicious Python Packages via Popular Developer Q&A Platform
In yet another sign that threat actors are always looking out for new ways to trick users into downloading malware, it has come to light that the question-and-answer (Q&A) platform known as Stack Exchange has been abused to direct unsuspecting developers to bogus...
DigiCert Mass-Revoking TLS Certificates Due to Domain Validation Bug
DigiCert discovered a bug in how domain ownership was verified, leading to the mass revocation of SSL/TLS certificates. Approximately 0.4% of domain validations conducted between August 2019 and June 2024 are affected.
New Android Banking Trojan BingoMod Steals Money, Wipes Devices
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Android remote access trojan (RAT) called BingoMod that not only performs fraudulent money transfers from the compromised devices but also wipes them in an attempt to erase traces of the malware. Italian cybersecurity...
US Senate Passes Landmark Bill Protecting Children’s Online Safety and Privacy
The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOPSA) combines two bills to enhance protections for children under 17, prohibiting targeted advertising, requiring consent for data collection, and limiting exposure to harmful content.
Insecure File-Sharing Practices in Healthcare Put Patient Privacy at Risk
Healthcare organizations are jeopardizing patient privacy due to insecure file-sharing practices, according to a report by Metomic. The study found that 25% of publicly shared files in healthcare contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
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