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At the Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., government officials urged private companies to view them as a partner against cyber attacks so as to better respond to and protect against hacking.

Justin Anaya, 21, of Chicago was sentenced following his guilty plea racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragon Nation street gang

HAMMOND- Justin Anaya, 21, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to

A federal jury has convicted a Chinese intelligence agent Friday who's accused of attempting to steal trade secrets from GE Aviation.

The TSA is reversing its hands-off approach to overseeing pipeline cybersecurity in the wake of the devastating ransomware attack on critical U.S. infrastructure.

The TSA is reversing its hands-off approach to overseeing pipeline cybersecurity in the wake of the devastating ransomware attack on critical U.S. infrastructure.

A range of current and former officials and cybersecurity experts say the Colonial Pipelines ability to avoid a government review underscores how a voluntary, arms-length approach by federal officials over nearly two decades has left key elements of the nations critical infrastructure at risk.

As Colonial Pipeline struggles to return to operations amid a crippling ransomware attack, public and private sector alike want to know how law enforcement is leveraging technology, partnership with industry, and policy to manage the threat. During a SC Media eSummit on ransomware at the end of 2020, Herb Stapleton, cyber division section chief at the FBI, spoke to senior reporter Derek Johnson about the lessons that emerged during the year, and how they will influence efforts in 2021 to respo...

Feb 4, 2021 | EDSCOOP IBM on Thursday announced it plans to distribute $3 million worth of in-kind grants to public school districts around the country in an effort to help the education sector defend itself from the ongoing scourge of ransomware attacks. The announcement of the new program, which will be parceled out among six school systems that the company will choose later this spring, comes as the ransomware threat against schools only worsens, including an estimate from the FBI an...

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Wilkison announces in 2018 charges against a North Korean national in a range of cyberattacks, including the cyberattack against Sony Pictures in 2014, and the WannaCry 2.0 ransomware attack in 2016. The FBI is working closely with the private sector to respond to the explosion of ransomware attacks. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) With 2020 coming to a close, SC Media is delivering through a series of articles our picks of the most ...