NSA Contractor Indicted For Theft Of Government Property Former NSA Contractor Indicted Over Theft of Govt Hacking Tools Here is the weekly roundup : The White House Cybersecurity Chief has been fired The Chief Information Security Officer for the White House’s Executive Office of the President, the employee responsible for cyber-securing the President of the United States, is no longer in his position, according to multiple reports. Former NSA Contractor Indicted Over Theft of Govt Hacking Tools A former contractor has been indicted for the alleged theft of government property that includes files and hacking tools from the NSA, CIA and Cyber Command (CYBERCOM), following his arrest in August 2016. Russian Hackers Behind Ransomware Targeting U.S. Police, Says Acronis According to data-protection specialist Acronis International, Russian hackers are likely to be behind a new strain of ransomware that recently targeted and attacked a Texas police department. Salve Regina University Opens New Digital Forensics Lab Newport-based Salve Regina University has opened a new digital forensics lab which will provide hands-on practical training for graduates in an “emergent field” according to the university. Two Arrests in London over Washington CCTV Hack Pre-Trump Inauguration Two people in London have been arrested in connection with the hack of Washington DC’s CCTV video recorders in the days leading to President Trump’s inauguration. Upcoming Webinar: Cloud Security: From Strategy to Incident Response. Thursday, February 23, 4:00PM-5:00PM EST Register Up coming Events: Sungard AS | February 15th, Wednesday 11:30AM Toronto, Canada Ondrej Krehel, CEO and Founder of LIFARS, will discuss The Era of Cyber Extortion and Ransomware. More information NJ Tech Council | February 16th, Thursday 4:00PM New York, NY LIFARS Digital Forensics Examiner, Paul Kubler, will be presenting the current challenges in cybersecurity field. More information From Around the Web: Watch Out! First-Ever Word Macro Malware for Apple Mac OS Discovered in the Wild After targeting Windows-based computers over the past few years, hackers are now shifting their interest to Macs as well. Connect with us Copyright © 2016 LIFARS, LLC, All rights reserved.