Tag: Policy

As Trump and Xi Meet, Reports of China-Sponsored Hacks Flare | Digital Guardian

In-brief: On the eve of a high-profile meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, new reports underscore the continued scourge of Chinese spying on- and theft from the U.S. and its allies. (Editor’s note: this post is excerpted from one that appeared on Digital Guardian’s blog.)

Podcast: Facebook Makes a Stand. But can Fake News be stopped?

In-brief: Facebook on Thursday unveiled a new initiative to stamp out disinformation and ‘fake news,’ but University of Washington researcher Kate Starbird, who is studying online ‘counter narratives’ says that conspiracy theories and ‘truthers’ may be here to stay. 

FBI Warns Medical Offices: Exposed FTP Servers are a Target

In-brief: The FBI is telling medical and dental offices to lock down anyFile Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers in their environments, warning that cyber criminals are searching for exposed FTP servers as a pathway to sensitive networks and protected health information (PHI). 

Podcast: What to expect from the Trump Executive Order

In-brief: What will the impact of the Cyber Executive Order be? We sat down with two experts to get their thoughts.

Google Busts Symantec-Issued Certificates and Its a Big Mess

In-brief: Google’s rebuke of Symantec over its sloppy and problem-plagued certificate authority business risks upsetting some of the Internet’s biggest brands.