Paul F. Roberts

Evidence that the government has presented so far linking Russian operatives to the DNC hack is questionable, fueling skepticism and doubt about Moscow's role. Since the White House blamed Russia for hacking US political organizations to undermine…

Just as fake news circulated around the web ahead of the presidential election, bogus ads are spreading on Facebook and Twitter as a vehicle for delivering malicious software. The scourge of spurious headlines and bogus information hasn't just…

After last week's cyberattack leveraged insecure internet-connected devices to wage a denial of service attack, many experts urged consumers to change passwords. But that alone won't solve the problem. Cybercriminals last week amassed a powerful…

At an event in Boston this week, Michael Flynn, a senior Trump adviser, said he is convinced that Russia was behind hacks into the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee. Donald Trump may not be ready to blame Moscow for cyberattacks…

The firm MedSec went to an investment advisory firm instead of medical device maker St. Jude to disclose potential security vulnerabilities. In an apparent first, the investment firm Muddy Waters Capital on Thursday relied on cybersecurity research…

Increasingly, governments and cybersecurity firms are relying on linguistic clues found in malicious code or metadata to identify lone hackers or the nations that are behind high-profile attacks. Call it the telltale font. For security researchers…

The US is short hundreds of thousands of information security professionals. But that gap is driving investments in artificial intelligence that may make armies of cybersecurity workers unnecessary. It's a common refrain after any recent high-profile…

Researchers have uncovered security vulnerabilities in widely used remote power management equipment that many say is the byproduct of a technology supply chain plagued with quality control issues. Security flaws discovered in common networking…

Norse Corp. generated buzz with provocative threat reports but now appears to be on its last leg. Its downfall could signal that investors are cooling on the once-frothy cybersecurity market. For a firm that has all but closed shop, Norse Corp. had a…

The world’s governments are on notice that their critical infrastructure is vulnerable after an apparent cyberattack darkened 80,000 households in three regions of Ukraine last month. But on the question of safeguarding utilities, operators of power…

With consensus growing that hackers caused a widespread power outage in Ukraine last month, many security experts worry whether the US grid could withstand such an attack. A growing consensus is forming among experts that a coordinated cyberattack on…

Retired Gen. Michael Hayden, the former director of the National Security Agency and the CIA, says the US faces 'darkening skies' after malware linked power outages in Ukraine. Former National Security Agency chief Gen. Michael Hayden warned that a…

The ability for hackers to penetrate the network at a small dam in New York reveals the risk of more utilities managing facilities via cell networks and the Internet. Reports that Iranian hackers breached the computer network at a small, aging dam in…

The Paris attacks highlight the delicate dance for Facebook. But Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos says it's vital for the social network to defend users' privacy – and foster trust among its online community – in the face of growing pressure from…

Selling information about software vulnerabilities was a quirky idea a decade ago. But today there's a global vulnerability marketplace where the world's top bug bounty hunters can reap handsome rewards. A decade ago, anyone who uncovered a vital…

Zerodium, a firm that counts spy agencies as customers, has offered to pay $1 million for information about holes in Apple’s mobile operating system, alarming civil liberties advocates and highlighting Apple’s unwillingness to pay researchers for…

An analysis of the leaked Ashley Madison data trove reveals thousands of military and government e-mail addresses along with individuals' security questions and answers used to protect passwords. The massive Ashley Madison data spill that revealed…

Kaspersky Lab made a name for itself by identifying advanced malicious software campaigns. Now it says it was the victim of a malware campaign that some experts have linked to Israel. The Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky Lab is known for…

The federal government's Office of Personnel Management is just the latest victim in a string of sophisticated attacks less interested in quick profits than obtaining detailed data on individuals. The Office of Personnel Management, a 6,000-person…

A FBI affidavit in a case involving security researcher Chris Roberts claims that he took over the navigation system of an airliner. But if those claims are indeed true, they raise troubling questions about the state of airline security. Last month…