Enlarge / The FBI’s IDLE program uses “obfuscated” data to hide real data from hackers and insider threats, making data theft harder and giving security teams a tool to spot illicit access. Getty Images reader comments 5 with 5 posters participating Share this story The Federal Bureau of Investigations is in many ways on the ..
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reader comments 91 with 77 posters participating Share this story The US Senate unanimously passed legislation Thursday that aims to end the scourge of robocalls. The TRACED Act had already passed the House of Representatives, so it’s now headed to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. The new legislation allows federal authorities to seize the ..
reader comments 64 with 54 posters participating Share this story US convenience store Wawa said on Thursday that it recently discovered malware that skimmed customers’ payment card data at just about all of its 850 stores. The infection began rolling out to the store’s payment-processing system on March 4 and wasn’t discovered until December 10, ..
reader comments 32 with 25 posters participating Share this story Federal authorities say they have taken custody of a UK man who was a member of The Dark Overlord, a group that has taken credit for hacking into more than a dozen companies, stolen valuable data, and then demanded ransoms for its return. Stolen material ..
Getty Images | ullstein bild reader comments 40 with 28 posters participating Share this story Many IT workers worry their positions will become obsolete as changes in hardware, software, and computing tasks outstrip their skills. A former contractor for Siemens concocted a remedy for that—plant logic bombs in projects he designed that caused them to ..
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images reader comments 89 with 60 posters participating, including story author Share this story The US government is entitled to every cent Edward Snowden earns from publishing his memoir, Permanent Record, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. During his employment at the CIA and NSA, Snowden signed contracts promising to seek pre-clearance from ..
Enlarge / The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seal hangs inside a hearing room at the headquarters in Washington, D.C. reader comments 183 with 106 posters participating Share this story Employers can ban employees from using work email for personal purposes, including union organizing, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Monday. The board’s three ..
Enlarge / Samsung executive Lee Sang-hoon in November 2017. reader comments 45 with 38 posters participating Share this story Samsung Chairman Lee Sang-hoon yesterday was sentenced to 18 months in prison, following a South Korean court ruling that he violated labor laws with union-busting activities. Lee “was immediately arrested in court to be sent to ..
Enlarge / Viasat-2, a satellite launched by Viasat in 2017. reader comments 68 with 54 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission is giving $87.1 million in rural-broadband funding to satellite operator Viasat to help the company lower prices and raise data caps. The FCC’s Connect America Fund generally pays ISPs to expand ..
Enlarge / A Tufts employee removes letters from signage featuring the Sackler family name in Boston on Dec. 5, 2019. Tufts University stripped the Sackler name from buildings and programs after months-long conversations and a report that censured the school for its relationship with the family behind OxyContin, an opioid blamed for hundreds of thousands ..
