Trump Fires Security Chief Christopher Krebs

Trump Fires Security Chief Christopher Krebs

President Trump on Tuesday fired his top election security official Christopher Krebs (no relation). The dismissal came via Twitter two weeks to the day after Trump lost an election he baselessly claims ...

Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity: Top 10 Vulnerabilities Still Being Exploited

The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) recently released a list of the top 10 most commonly exploited software vulnerabilities across the last four years. Apache Struts ...
U.S. Govt. Makes it Harder to Get .Gov Domains

U.S. Govt. Makes it Harder to Get .Gov Domains

The federal agency in charge of issuing .gov domain names is enacting new requirements for validating the identity of people requesting them. The additional measures come less than four months after KrebsOnSecurity ...
It’s Way Too Easy to Get a .gov Domain Name

It’s Way Too Easy to Get a .gov Domain Name

Many readers probably believe they can trust links and emails coming from U.S. federal government domain names, or else assume there are at least more stringent verification requirements involved in obtaining a ...