Category: Government

Government Security

Crooks Cold-Calling UK Schools and Tricking Staff Into Installing Ransomware

January 7, 2017
Catalin Cimpanu

The "ActionFraud" UK National Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting Center has issued an alert this week…

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Intel report on hacking says Russian interference with US election was ‘boldest yet’

January 6, 2017
Kate Conger

 Today the U.S. intelligence community released a report claiming that the Russian government was behind hacks of…

Government Security

Plone Developers Call "Hoax" on Alleged FBI Hack

January 5, 2017
Catalin Cimpanu

The Plone security team has debunked claims made by a hacker, who said he sued a…

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Rewalk Robotics is building a “soft exoskeleton” to rehabilitate stroke patients

January 5, 2017
Lora Kolodny

 The Boston-based company that was first to provide robotic legs to paralyzed veterans in the U.S.,…

Government Legal Security

New California Law Makes Ransomware a Standalone Crime

January 5, 2017
Catalin Cimpanu

On January 1, 2017, a new law went into effect in California that makes ransomware use…

Government TC

Obama lays out some steps for Trump to tackle criminal justice reform

January 5, 2017
Megan Rose Dickey

 The United States spends $80 billion annually on incarceration, and has about 2.2 million people behind bars…

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Zuckerberg could run Facebook while serving in government forever

January 4, 2017
Josh Constine

 Mark Zuckerberg is not limited to just two years working in the government while still controlling…

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President-elect Trump: It’s time for the art of the new deal

January 1, 2017
Kish Rajan

 New jobs are going to come from technology, not traditional manufacturing. California can lead in building…