nationalsecurity
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I Read the Biden Administration’s New Cyber Policy So You Don’t Have To
Since taking office, Joe Biden has made it known that he’s going to take cybercrime seriously. It’s not the case that Biden is the world’s most tech-savvy octonarian, rather, he’s simply responding to security challenges that have developed on his watch — most notably a string of increasingly destructive cyberattacks that took place during his…
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U.S. Feds Are Launching a Hack Back Squad
The U.S. says it’s punching back in the digital cold war over emerging technologies with a new “Disruptive Technology Strike Force.”
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FBI Finds New Information About Chinese Spy Balloon
We’re learning new information about the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. A State Department spokesperson said the balloon was able to collect communications and data via a satellite and had “multiple antennas” in addition to other equipment used “clearly for intelligence surveillance,” Axios reported.
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More Ransomware Victims Are Refusing to Pay Hackers
Ransomware cyber-gangs made about $US456.8 ($634) million in 2022. It sounds like a lot of money until you compare it to the record estimated profits from 2021: $US765 ($1,062) million. All told, hackers managed to extort 40% less from their victims this past year, vs. the year before, according to a new report from Chainalysis…