Operation SMN, a coalition comprised of Cisco, Microsoft, Novetta, and other organizations, joined together and cleaned up computers that were compromised by the Chinese hacker group known as Axiom. Thanks to the coalition’s efforts, over 43,000 computers were cleared of malicious code. For a full article on this story, click here:: Security Companies Team Up, Take Down Chinese Hacking Group
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Your Phone Passcodes Have The Right To Remain Silent
A judge in the state of Virginia has ruled that while the police can force you to unlock your cellphone using your fingerprint, they cannot make you open it with your passcode. Passcodes are considered protected by the Fifth Amendment since being forced to open your phone using your passcode to access possible evidence is considered to be a form of self-incrimination. For a full article about this story, click here:: Police can demand fingerprints but not passcodes to unlock phones, rules judge
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Hack to the Chief
It’s been reported that the White House’s computer networks had been breached by hackers a few weeks ago. While White House officials stated that the cyberattack temporarily disrupted some services, there is so far no indication that any classified network was breached. Officials are still investigating who was behind the attack. For more details and the full story, click here:: White House Network Hacked
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Hackers Beware, Here Comes Stephen Orfei
At the end of the year, the PCI Security Standards Council will welcome its new general manager, Stephen W. Orfei. Orfei has over 27 years of experience working in the realm of payment technology. This month Orfei praised the Obama administration’s order that federal agencies adopt EMV tech for government payment cards and terminals at federal facilities. For a full article and interview with Orfei, click here:: Incoming PCI council head ready to take on the hackers
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Russia and China Propose Security Pact Without U.S.
On November 10th, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to sign a two-sided agreement as a means to prevent cyber incidents between the two nations to escalate into full conflict. This puts the U.S. out at a time when Chinese and American relations have soured over NSA spying on China and continued state-backed hacking into each others’ corporate networks.
For a full article on this story, click here: Russia and China Edge Out US with Proposed Cyber Security Pact
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