US Offers $10M Reward for Information on North Korean Hacker

July 26, 2024 at 02:34PM The US Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment of a North Korean military intelligence operative, Rom Jong Hyok, accused of carrying out ransomware attacks against US healthcare facilities, and funneling the ransom payments to other breaches globally. The hacking crew, Andariel, controlled by DPRK’s military intelligence agency, poses an … Read more

OpenAI Appoints Former NSA Director Paul Nakasone to Board of Directors

June 14, 2024 at 10:27AM Retired U.S. Army General and former NSA Director Paul M. Nakasone has joined the Board of Directors and Safety and Security Committee at OpenAI. His cybersecurity insights will contribute to understanding AI’s role in strengthening cybersecurity. Nakasone’s experience aligns with OpenAI’s mission to ensure safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence. … Read more

NSA Blocked 10 Billion Connections to Malicious and Suspicious Domains

December 20, 2023 at 10:21AM The NSA’s 2023 Cybersecurity Year in Review report highlights its efforts to block 10 billion user connections to malicious domains, focus on protecting national security systems, offer no-cost cybersecurity services to DoD contractors, release six security products, improve vulnerability scanning, promote AI security, and maintain its commitment to privacy and … Read more

NSA Publishes ICS/OT Intrusion Detection Signatures and Analytics

October 17, 2023 at 07:12AM The National Security Agency has released a repository called Elitewolf on GitHub, which contains intrusion detection signatures and analytics for hunting malicious activity in industrial control systems and operational technology environments. The release is in response to increased cyber activity targeting critical infrastructure and aims to help organizations implement continuous … Read more