The White House on Thursday is likely to announce retired Circumstance. S. Air Force General Gregory Touhill as the government’s first federal government cyber security chief, a position intended to improve protection against hackers, according to a government statement seen by Reuters. Touhill’s job will be to protect government networks and critical infrastructure from cyber […]
Intel and TPG will be co-owners of McAfee Intel and TPG to co-own McAfee Intel said it would spin out its cyber security division, formerly known as McAfee, and sell a majority stake in it to investment firm TPG for $3.1 billion in cash. TPG will own 51 percent of the new entity, valuing the complete […]
A hacker going by the name MuslimLeets (aka Muj4hida) conducted targeted cyber attacks up against the American Human Rights Council (AHRC) and 62 other websites, affecting businesses including those run by doctors, lawyers, real estate businesses and more. The websites were defaced with communications calling for jihad. AHRC executive director Imad Hamad confirmed the hack in […]
Google has removed four harmful Android applications from its recognized Play Store after security researchers from Lookout found these to be infected with some spyware capable of stealing a “significant amount” of private data from an user’s infected device. The spyware dubbed Movie director is capable of enjoying a host of delicate user information including a […]
The Director of the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, James Comey, has exposed and he covers up his webcam with a part of tape and has urged others to do the same in order to fight hackers. “Heck yeah” was Comey’s answer if he was asked whether he blocked the webcam in the personal computer at […]