The most prevalent cyberscam in 2009 used the good name of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to dupe victims out of money or personal information, the FBI reported last week.
In her recent book, Going Rogue: An American Life, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin called an incident in which her Yahoo e-mail was hacked the “most disruptive and discouraging” of her campaign.
The United States military would do better to rely on science-based field research rather than military technology to defeat violent radicalization and the terrorism it spawns among young Muslims globally, an anthropologist told lawmakers earlier this week at a Senate subcommittee hearing.
♦ Private security officers contracted by the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to guard federal buildings tell The Washington Post they get no respect. "We’ve gained minimal respect over the years, but we’re still looked down on," said one guard, who asked for anonymity. "We’re on the front lines.
A private intelligence firm issued a report today arguing that the recent attacks against government and military locations are indeed examples of domestic terrorism, despite what government officials and politicians say.
When it comes to protecting sensitive data, companies often overlook the risks stemming from business partnerships. But the risk is real and growing. Last year, about 39 percent of external breaches were business-partner-related, according to the recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Supplemental Report. That’s up from “almost none” just a few years ago, says Bryan Sartin, Verizon’s director of investigative response.
The United States Navy got more than it bargained for when it hired a defense contractor to provide explosives-detection dogs to replace similar Navy-trained dogs deploying overseas, reports The Virginia-Pilot.
