Security
Capital One Data Theft Impacts 106M People — Krebs on Security
Federal prosecutors this week charged a Seattle woman with stealing data from more than 100 million credit applications made with Capital One Financial Corp. Incredibly, much of this breached played out publicly over several months on social media and other open online platforms. What follows is a closer look at the accused, and what this …
Biology professor receives NSF Breakthrough Technology Award to enhance food security
Biology Professor Gregory Copenhaver has received a Breakthrough Technology Award from the National Science Foundation. The awards fund research aimed at advancing functional genomics and crop breeding. With more than 7 ½ billion people on the planet, agriculture enterprise is looking for ways to combat issues related to increasing instances of drought, flood, pests and …
Technology in new Honda models lets Amazon deliver packages right to your car
Concerned about those porch pirates making off with your Amazon home deliveries when you’re not there? How about a much more secure drop point like your car? “We enable an Amazon driver to access your car, and leave the package. It basically makes your car into a mobile locker,” said Daniel Tiet, a senior product …
Mitch McConnell blocks election security legislation
Hours after former special counsel Robert Mueller testified Wednesday that Russians are still meddling in the U.S. political system, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked the advancement of legislation to secure the nation’s election system. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith also blocked a set of bills on election security Wednesday. In blocking the legislation crafted by …
Senate Intel Committee Unveils Election Security Report In Wake Of Mueller Day : NPR
The Senate intelligence committee, chaired by Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has released a new report about election security. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Senate intelligence committee, chaired by Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has released a new report about election security. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 3:59 p.m. ET The …
Fact Check: China ‘Claims’ Massive Breakthrough in Stealth Technology
Chinese scientists claim they have developed a new kind of material for making aircraft less detectable by radar. But the development probably is not the breakthrough that some observers claim it is. Prof. Luo Xiangang and colleagues at the Institute of Optics and Electronics, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chengdu, said they …
What You Should Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement — Krebs on Security
Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans. Here’s a brief primer that attempts to break down what this settlement means for you, and what it says about the …
Hackers Reportedly Break Into SyTech, a Contractor for Russia’s Federal Security Service
Russian President Vladimir Putin greeting the minister of defense at an event at Moscow’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 2018.Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko (AP) Hackers breached servers at a contractor for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), SyTech, and stole about 7.5 terabytes of data after gaining access to the company’s entire network earlier this month, ZDnet …
National Security and Technology – CTOvision.com
Since the founding of CTOvision we have reported on topics around the nexus of national security and technology. We report on ways technology can improve our nation’s security, ways it threatens our national security, and also ways we can implement new technologies in the most economical and efficient ways. We also report on the cybersecurity …
British Airways Suspends Flights to Cairo, Citing Security Risks
LONDON — British Airways abruptly canceled all flights to Cairo on Saturday for what it described as security reasons, a day after the British government warned of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks against airplanes over Egypt. The airline told stunned passengers at their departure gate in London that they could not fly and could …
