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Swamped by Cyberthreats, Citizens Need Government Protection

Most people can’t keep up with the latest in technology, which puts them at risk as cybercriminals exploit human and technical weaknesses. For example, William and Nancy Skog hoped to retire to a beautiful new home. Then a fraudster fooled them into transferring US$307,000 to his bank account. Their entire life savings disappeared in the

What a Cyberwar Looks Like — and What It Doesn”t

President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith of Microsoft in April told the RSA cybersecurity conference about attacks that don”t involve tanks and warplanes, but bytes and bots. And they are aimed at our energy grids, our infrastructure, and even our private financial information. We”ve increasingly seen reports of cyber incursions, attributed to nation-states, into

North Korea Hasn”t Stopped Launching Cyberattacks Amid Peace Talks

As Kim Jong-un speaks publicly about nuclear disarmament, North Korea’s hacker army continues to launch cyberattacks against different businesses across Asia, Europe and the U.S., according to private sector analysts and former U.S. officials. Experts from several cybersecurity firms — Dell SecureWorks, McAfee, Symantec, FireEye and Recorded Future — all told CyberScoop that activity from