Justin Lynch

The Department of Homeland Security wants to conduct research on an end-to-end secure phone call platform for the government to communicate for unclassified and official use calls.

Attacks on American power systems are likely to be small and localized, casting doubt on the ability of a foreign power to take down broad swaths of U.S. electric systems at once.

Phones used by major carriers have underlying flaws giving hackers the ability “to escalate privileges and take over the device.”

A honey pot experiment showed how suspected criminals may try to hack into America’s electric grid.

The Trump administration and Facebook are working together to counter foreign influence operations, but research suggests social media sites need to be more aggressive in taking false content off their platforms.

As more companies are using machine learning to defend their networks, a top researcher is warning that an over-reliance on algorithms can bring a false sense of digital security.

Twitter accounts are spoofing celebrity accounts, engaging in fraud and using verified profiles that have been hacked, at the same time the United States is warning of Russian disinformation operations using botnets.

Three things that Fifth Domain is watching during Black Hat 2018