“Quite simply the federal government cannot regulate cyber risk out of existence,” said Commerce Department Secretary Penny Pritzker during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event, Tuesday. Central…

Two lawmakers are joining hands across the aisle to form a congressional caucus to promote blockchain — the distributed ledger technology underlying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The Department of Homeland Security​ is working with vital national industries to figure out what they could use as an alternative if the satellite-based GPS they rely…

A recently discovered strain of ransomware dubbed MarsJoke is predominantly targeting local and state government officials by luring them to click on malware-laced download links that appear…

Many software security products like anti-malware programs come with privacy policies that would make a peeping Tom blush, according to an analysis by an independent third-party testing…

One of the largest and most devastating distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attacks to date used a mix of infected computers and internet-connected security cameras to take a…

The Yahoo hack — the largest breach of user account data in history — has focussed attention once again on the vulnerabilities inherent in the humble password.…

The White House has faced growing albeit nondescript pressure in recent weeks from Capitol Hill and the Department of Justice to blame Russian intelligence for its alleged…

The threat of cyberattacks aimed at some of the U.S. military’s most destructive weaponry has become a significant cause for concern amongst top officials leading the Pentagon,…

A consortium of some of the largest multinational corporations in the world has published a guide to help its members and other companies ensure cybersecurity as more…