Howard Anderson
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Congress Approves New DHS Cybersecurity Agency
The United States will soon officially have a single agency that takes the lead role for cybersecurity. Congress has passed legislation to establish the → Read More
Update: HealthCare.gov Breach Exposed Extensive Data
More than two weeks after announcing that the Obamacare website, HealthCare.gov, had been hacked, the Department of Health and Human Services has revealed that the → Read More
Facebook Clarifies Extent of Data Breach
Facebook now says that 20 million fewer accounts were breached than it originally believed, but the attackers accessed extensive sensitive personal information on → Read More
Facebook Removes 'Bad Actors' for 'Inauthentic' Activity
Facebook said Tuesday that it had shut down 32 pages and accounts that it says were "engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior" apparently designed to → Read More
More Indictments in Russian Election Interference Probe
Twelve Russian intelligence officers have been indicted, as a result of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation, for allegedly conspiring to → Read More
74 Arrests in Business Email Compromise Takedown
A six-month coordinated global law enforcement effort to crack down on business email compromise schemes has resulted in 74 arrests, the U.S. Department of Justice → Read More
Kaspersky Lawsuits Seeking to End Government Ban Dismissed
Russian software firm Kaspersky Lab has been dealt a setback in its effort to overcome the U.S. government’s ban on use of the firm’s anti-virus software on → Read More
Deception Technology: Worth the Investment?
Interest in deception technology is growing because it can play a valuable role in improving intrusion detection, says Anton Chuvakin of Gartner, who explains the → Read More
U.S. Indicts 13 Russians for Election Interference
A U.S. grand jury has taken the extraordinary step of indicting 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for allegedly interfering with the U.S. political → Read More
How IoT Affects the CISO's Job
As internet of things devices become increasingly common in the enterprise, CISOs must lead the way in making sure emerging security issues, including a higher risk → Read More
Sheltered Harbor: A New Approach to Account Backups
After two years of development in stealth mode, the Sheltered Harbor effort to get U.S. financial institutions to use a standard approach to account data backup is → Read More
Disputed GOP Memo Released: So Now What?
The ongoing battle between the White House and the Justice Department and intelligence community could undermine American's confidence in the nation's top law enforcement officials. → Read More
Nationwide Insurance Breach Settlement: $5.5 Million
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will pay a $5.5 million settlement and update its security practices as a result of an agreement with attorneys general in 33 states → Read More
Putting Vulnerability Management in Context
When it comes to vulnerability management, many organizations opt to protect only their most critical security gaps - but, meanwhile, the criminals exploit the → Read More