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The embarrassing reason behind Amazon’s huge cloud computing outage this week

Amazon is back with an apology and an explanation for a high-profile malfunction that caused websites all across the Internet to grind to a halt for hours on Tuesday.

Here’s why your browser may tell you the White House website isn’t secure

It appears the White House’s equipment isn’t configured correctly, and the old certificate was revoked or allowed to expire without getting replaced.

New telephone scam: "Can you hear me?"

You’re a potential victim in the latest scam circulating around the U.S.

Ransomware Turns to Big Targets–With Even Bigger Fallout

It’s only going to get worse.

Fired IT worker changed password, wants $200K to fix it, college says

"Even under a good situation, somebody could leave and then you find out the cloud service you depend on gets canceled because maybe the bill didn’t get paid."

The Top 17 Security Predictions for 2017 — and what you can do to prepare.

"You ain’t seen nothing yet!"

How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers for Its Cyberwar

"This is against my principles — and illegal," he said of the Russian military’s hacking effort.

Democratic House Candidates Were Also Targets of Russian Hacking

This untold story underscores the effect the Russian operation had on the American electoral system.

The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.

"This was a conscious effort by a nation-state to attempt to achieve a specific effect."

President Obama orders review of election hacking

President Obama has ordered a full review of hacking-relating activity possibly linked to attempts to disrupt the November presidential election. He wants the report before he leaves office on January 20.