Hackers are creating 'web dossiers' by looking at your browser history

Hackers can personalize attacks based on an individual's visited sites, HTTP cookies, LocalStorage, saved credentials and autofill features on browsers. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 7, 2018

How Maersk proved its 'herculean resilience' after malware devastation

For 10 days following Nyetya, the shipping giant operated without reliable IT and had to keep the lights on while overhauling basic infrastructure.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 6, 2018

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Executives are working to improve the security posture of their businesses, a task that requires cross-function collaboration.

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Take a seat GitHub: Service provider suffers record 1.7Tbps DDoS attack

Despite the massive attack, no outages were reported by the targeted service provider.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 6, 2018

Look out, big tech: FTC nominees eye Silicon Valley for antitrust regulation

At the committee hearing, tech was a focus of all four nominees, who will undergo a confirmation vote in the Senate later this year.

By Alex Hickey • March 5, 2018

Equifax breach costs: $114M and counting

The company also announced Thursday that an additional 2.4 million U.S. consumers were impacted by its breach. 

By Alex Hickey • March 2, 2018

GitHub's record DDoS attack leads us further into '1Tbps DDoS era'

The company suffered a 1.35Tbps DDoS attack followed by a 400Gbps spike earlier this week but was quick to rebound.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 2, 2018

70% of cybersecurity professionals are 'open' to a job change

Security experts are not afraid to leave their current job, especially if the C-suite will take their advice into consideration. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 1, 2018

US v. Microsoft: How do you rule on the cloud when legislation is over 30 years old?

Supreme Court justices wrangled with federal and Microsoft attorneys at Tuesday's arguments, fixating on legislation in the works to address the outdated SCA and what locations are relevant to data disclosure.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 28, 2018

Fraud, cyber and insider threats plague businesses as incidents reach all-time high

The risk of fraud has never been greater, according to a new report from Kroll, and survey respondents feel more vulnerable than ever.

By Naomi Eide , Dan Alaimo • Feb. 27, 2018

Mobile ransomware skyrockets 415% in 2017 on the heels of WannaCry's success

Mindless hacking is retiring as more targeted attacks took precedent in 2017. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 27, 2018

To strategically increase your city's cyber resiliency, take a page from Rotterdam

The city of Rotterdam leads the way internationally on cyber resiliency in its port system, which relies extensively on automation and digitization of logistics operations.

By Chris Teale • Feb. 22, 2018

Expect hackers to build off of WannaCry, Nyetya in 2018

Hackers are finding new ways to navigate through a network, including manipulating existing malware strategies to self-propagate, according to a Cisco report.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 21, 2018

US spent up to $109B on cybercrimes in 2016. How much will it spend in 2018?

The White House officially declared the Russian military responsible for last year's Nyetya wiper.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 20, 2018

Will GDPR lead to an uptick in ransomware?

CEOs were the most spoofed and CFOs were the most targeted by business email scams in 2017, according to a Trend Micro report. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 20, 2018

Intel ups bug bounty payouts to $250K

The company is opening up its bug bounty program to all security researchers and prioritizing hardware flaws over firmware and software vulnerabilities

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 15, 2018

100 days to GDPR: How Box got ready

Companies need to begin looking at data protection as a combination of data security and data privacy, according to Crispen Maung, VP of compliance at Box.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2018

Equifax taps Home Depot's CISO to retool security

What's key for Equifax is to fully understand its networks and install a security strategy that can patch and respond to threats in a timely manner.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2018

Technology of love: Between the sheets of OkCupid's amorous applications

Big data, the cloud, cybersecurity and software may play a bigger role in your love life than you think.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 13, 2018

Olympics tech off to a tough start with server attacks and expanded malware

"It is clear attacks are ongoing and are likely to continue throughout the duration of the games. What is yet to be determined is if actors are working simply to gain disruption or if their motives are greater," according to McAfee.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 12, 2018

Hackers hijack water utility servers with 'cryptomining' malware

It is most likely kind of an "accident" after some hackers were scanning "the internet [to] look for processing resources and this was just the one," said Ilan Brada, CEO of Radiflow, in an interview with CIO Dive.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 9, 2018

Google bug bounty program shelled out $2.9M last year

While a prize of more than $100,000 may make a sweat break out on most CIOs' brows, in reality most bug bounty payouts come in at a few hundred dollars — and this price pales in comparison to the cost of a breach. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 8, 2018

Will the greatest feat at the Pyeongchang Olympics be staving off cyberattacks?

With disparate sets of temporary digital infrastructure and thousands of endpoints ripe for exploitation, the Winter Olympics is a veritable hub for cybercrime.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 8, 2018

With expansive security risks targeting businesses, companies pay premium for tailored cyber insurance

In the past, some businesses have relied on existing insurance policies to cover losses and liabilities. But policies like kidnap insurance do not cover ransomware demands. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 7, 2018

44% of cloud apps exposed to at least one malware strand

About one-third of organizations had at least one threat identified in a SaaS application, according to a new Bitglass report. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2018

Mixpanel's software is 'inadvertently' stealing user passwords

Almost 25% of Mixpanel's customer base, which remains confidential, was impacted.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2018