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By Byron V. Acohido

SAN FRANCISCO — The first rule of reporting is to follow the tension lines—the places where old assumptions no longer quite hold. Related: GenAI disrupting tech jobs

I’ve been feeling that tension lately. Just arrived in the City

Russia is proposing a rule that all foreigners in Moscow install a tracking app on their phones.

Using a mobile application that all foreigners will have to install on their smartphones, the Russian state will receive the following information:

• Res

A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking hel

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, organizations face a constant struggle: how to best allocate limited resources to maximize their defensive posture. No one has enough budget, personnel, or tools to defend against every conceivable thr

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By Byron V. Acohido

SAN FRANCISCO — The cybersecurity industry showed up here in force last week: 44,000 attendees, 730 speakers, 650 exhibitors and 400 members of the media flooding Moscone Convention Center in the City by the Bay. Related: RSAC 20

In what experts are calling a novel legal outcome, the 22-year-old former administrator of the cybercrime community Breachforums will forfeit nearly $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit from a health insurance company whose customer data was posted for

The U.S. government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot, a prolific strain of information-stealing malware that has been sold on Russian cybercrime forums since 2018. The FBI says a newer ve

My article on Help Net Security highlighting how the banking industry is leveraging their powerful lobbying groups to try and undermine the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 4-day cybersecurity reporting rule, which has been in place for over a

Working from home is now very common. Many people are looking for jobs they can do online. One popular remote job is a virtual medical scribe. These jobs will be in high demand in 2025. A virtual medical scribe helps doctors. They listen to patient-d

Banking industry lobbyists are pressuring the SEC to gut the four-day breach disclosure rule — an essential safeguard for shareholders and potential victims. Their arguments are misleading, self-serving, and designed to protect profits over public tr

In the world of cybersecurity leadership, resource allocation is far from a simple budgeting exercise. It is a strategic chess game where every move has a price, and the consequences of each decision resonate across systems, teams, and risk landscape

Russia is one of the most aggressive nations when it comes to state coordinated cyberattacks — and Ukraine has been at the center of their crosshairs for 3 years. This report, provided the State Service of Special Communications and Information Prote

Healthcare in the USA is changing fast. One big reason is the rise of virtual medical assistants. These are trained professionals who work remotely. They support clinics, doctors, and patients through the Internet. Their work is important. They handl

As cryptocurrency becomes more popular and the adoption rises, we see a related increase in the number of cybercrimes, fraud, and malware schemes. Criminals like to hunt and plunder where there is money! If you hold cryptocurrency or are using Web3 p