Maine would need to increase its number of cybersecurity professionals by 63% just to fill the number of current open positions.
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Cybersecurity labeling for smart devices aims to help people choose those less vulnerable to hacking
Devices like baby monitors, home security cameras and TVs will get a ‘Cyber Trust’ label if they meet the government’s cybersecurity requirements.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Ransomware criminals dump kids’ private files online after school hacks
Rich in digitized data, the nation’s schools are prime targets for far-flung criminal hackers.
Posted inNation & World, News
China-backed hackers suspected in global cyberattack, including U.S. government agencies
Word of the breach comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for China this weekend in efforts to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing.
Posted inBusiness, News, Uncategorized
Health insurer hack means questions but still few answers for Mainers
A cyberattack discovered in April could affect 79,000 state residents with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care coverage. But there’s little information about the information at risk.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hackers, data breaches put more Mainers at risk in ‘ongoing chess game’
Experts say cybercrime is on the rise, and it’s getting harder to catch the crooks. In Maine, data breaches are being recorded nearly every day.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
House panel zeroes in on TikTok app over security fear
The implications of this new scrutiny – part of a broadening congressional review of U.S. engagement with China – are unclear.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Ex-Twitter engineer tells FTC security violations persist after Musk
Concerns about Twitter’s security soared after an incident in 2020 when teenagers breached Twitter’s internal systems and tweeted as Musk, Barack Obama and others.
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U.S. House blocks TikTok on official devices ahead of government ban
The House’s chief administrative officer cited “high risk” security concerns in a memo that ordered lawmakers and staffers on Tuesday to delete the app from government devices.
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Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords
The company announced Friday that it identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet users in order to steal their login information.