Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and National Security Agency (NSA) Vice Admiral Mike McConnell joined the board of directors of Plurilock Security Solutions, a Canadian biometric cybersecurity firm.
Computer systems at the University of Calgary were partially operational on Monday following a virus attack that knocked its network offline over the weekend.
DHS's intelligence unit has not established "an adequate oversight structure" for essential requirements in protecting against "the loss of essential records and intelligence information in an emergency," an OIG report found.
The Anti-Phishing Working Group observed more phishing attacks in the first quarter of 2016 than in any other three-month span since it began tracking data in 2004, according to the anti-cybercrime coalition.
Researchers at endpoint security solutions company Invincea have discovered a new variant of Cerber ransomware that could lock out legitimate users, while still allowing attackers to potentially launch DDoS attacks against other networks.
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