Steve Ragan
Senior Staff Writer
Prior to joining the journalism world in 2005, Steve Ragan spent 15 years as a freelance IT contractor focused on infrastructure management and security. He's a father of two and rounded geek with a strong technical background.
Hacking an election is about influence and disruption, not voting machines
Election systems have problems, sure, but voters are the larger, softer target
After Paris, ISIS moves propaganda machine to Darknet
Less than a day after the horrific attacks in Paris, ISIS has taken the Al-Hayat propaganda machine to the Darknet and published a new video celebrating the Paris attacks
The FBI isn't wrong; sometimes you will have to pay the ransom
It might make you feel dirty, but paying could be the best bet in some situations
Sony admits employees' personal data may have been compromised by breach
Weeks later, Sony Pictures is telling employees what they already know about the scope of data that was compromised by attackers
Home Depot says 53 million email addresses compromised during breach
In addition to 56 million payment cards, 53 million email addresses are added to the list of compromised data
Advisory says to assume all Drupal 7 websites are compromised
Drupal urged users to apply an update on Oct. 13, but only those who patched within seven hours may be in the clear
Analysts react to Symantec split announcement
Symantec never delivered on its promises for storage, but the split means a less than appealing option for some organizations
Attacks against Shellshock continue as updated patches hit the Web
Updated patches for the vulnerability are in the works, but cyber criminals are targeting the flaw now
What you need to know about the Home Depot data breach
Here's a quick run down on the data breach that impacted debit and credit cards used at the world's largest home improvement retailer
Configuration errors lead to HealthCare.gov breach
HHS says an attacker gained access to the HealthCare.gov server, but no personal information was compromised
Heartbleed to blame for Community Health Systems breach
It's the first time Heartbleed has been linked to an attack of this size and type