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Hacker Claims to Be in Possession of Personal Info on Up to 20,000 LAPD Applicants
The Los Angeles Police Department has warned that a hacker is claiming to be in possession of the personal information of roughly 2,500 “officers, trainees, and recruits,” as well as 17,500 other LAPD applicants, NBC Los Angeles reported on Monday. Continue reading Hacker Claims to Be in Possession of Personal Info on Up to 20,000 LAPD Applicants
How to combat the threat of Android malware
It’s almost impossible to read the news these days without seeing yet another articleon the rising threat of Android malware. But at the same time, a new report from AV-Comparatives has been making the rounds for its finding that most Android antivirus apps are terrible scams. So what’s a security-conscious user to do?
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Symantec Cuts Ties With NRA Amid Backlash Over School Shootings
Symantec, one of the country’s largest security software companies, has ended its partnership with the National Rifle Association, Gizmodo has learned. Continue reading Symantec Cuts Ties With NRA Amid Backlash Over School Shootings
CIA Report Concludes That Russia Tried to Help Trump Win
Following President Obama’s order for a full report on “cyber attacks and foreign intervention into the 2016 election,” multiple sources aretellingmultiple publications that Russia used hacking as a tool to benefit the election of Donald Trump and harm his opponent, Hillary Clinton. A flurry of information has led to accusations of partisanship harming national security.
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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Defense
Cyberspace is an increasingly hostile environment. In 2015, a PwC study of U.S. organizations found that 79 percent of respondents had detected a security incident during the year.
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Hackers Hacked The Pentagon And Found Quite A Few Bugs
When the Pentagon announced the “Hack the Pentagon” event back in March, many wondered what kinds of vulnerabilities hackers would find when checking government websites for bugs. Now we know.
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