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You got a Bad box, again
Cameras are expose to the Internet
EU and connected devices
Hydrophobia
NVRAM variables
Have you heard about IGEL Linux?
SSH and more NVRAM
AI skeptics are nuts, and AI doesn't make you more efficient
Trump Cybersecurity orders
I think I can root my Pixel 6
Decentralized Wordpres plugin manager
Threat actor nam...
CyberScoop reports that House Homeland Security Committee ranking member Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and House Science and Technology Committee ranking member Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., have called on the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency-funded Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Vulnerability Database following recent issues.
Mounting cyberattacks and data breaches impacting the U.S. healthcare sector, as evidenced by the massive Change Healthcare ransomware intrusion last year, have prompted Reps.
The Office of Personnel Management was found to have violated the law by providing the Department of Government Efficiency with access to its databases containing information on current and former federal workers, as well as job seekers, following the inauguration of President Donald Trump, according to The Hill.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security has voted to advance spending legislation that would provide the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency with $2.7 billion for fiscal year 2026, which is $134.8 million lower than the agency's budget this year, reports CyberScoop.
Outgoing FBI Deputy Director for Cyber Operations Brett Leatherman has announced on LinkedIn that he has been appointed by FBI Director Kash Patel to lead the agency's Cyber Division.
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