Cyber

Government and commercial enterprises are increasingly concerned about internet of things (IoT) vulnerabilities and the threat of ransomware as institutions across industries struggle to find enough cybersecurity talent, a survey of cybersecurity professionals found.

Soldiers deterred tank assault with electronic, cyber warfare technology during an exercise at Fort Irwin.

Security experts have long contended that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system is its own best defense against trickery or sabotage. New evidence from a leaked intelligence document suggests that foreign adversaries are exploring ways to attack it anyway.

On June 3 the FBI arrested Reality Leigh Winner, a federal contractor that allegedly used her top secret clearance to obtain and transmit classified materials believed to be the NSA report on Russian efforts to hack voter-registration software companies and local election officials that was published by The Intercept on June 5.

The WannaCry ransomware brought with it some unexpected consequences.

ISACA’s State of Cyber Security 2017 study found that the percentage of organizations with a CISO increased by 15 points from 2016. However, the percentage of organizations increasing their security budgets declined by 11 points.

Among critical infrastructure, the healthcare sector is the “lowest-hanging fruit” due to a persistent ignorance of cybersecurity and cyber hygiene best practices and a tenacious resistance to change and modernization, resultant from fear, lack of resources and a cultural prioritization of profit and convenience over security.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force released its first report to Congress late Friday afternoon.

Gov. Charlie Baker asked lawmakers Thursday for authority to appoint a Secretary of Technology, a new position within state government with responsibility for such things as cybersecurity, data management and digital operations.

President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the Russian state has never engaged in hacking and said Moscow will wait out the current political storm in the U.S. to forge constructive relations with President Donald Trump, whom he praised as a straightforward person with a “fresh set of eyes.”