Breaches galore: Malware attack on vendor at heart of Delta, Sears data breaches

From soup to passports to shoes, businesses across industries were victims to this week's latest security breaches.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 6, 2018

Facebook has 911 MB worth of data on me, how much should I really care?

Many have a laissez faire approach to Facebook in a post-Cambridge Analytica world, and maybe that's okay.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 6, 2018

Ransomware in 2017 set industry up for distraction, destruction in 2018

Whether it's misjudgment, misconfiguration, outdated software or falling for a phishing scheme, humans play a hand in their cyber woes.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 5, 2018

Atlanta still struggling to get out from ransomware attack's grip

Attackers appeared to change some documents, with some files tweaked to include "weapologize" and "imsorry."

By Samantha Schwartz • April 3, 2018

More than money: How to woo cybersecurity professionals

If expectations aren't clear and opinions aren't valued, cybersecurity professionals will move on to another opportunity where they see an easier road to career success. 

By Wesley Simpson • April 2, 2018

'All hands on deck': Boeing hit by WannaCry

Boeing confirmed the cyberattack on its commercial airplane division following reports from The Seattle Times.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 29, 2018

Dropbox is committed to protecting your personal data

At Dropbox, we see data protection as integral to our work, and as we’ve grown, the way we handle and protect the data our customers entrust to us has remained a priority.

March 28, 2018

Where does the GDPR apply?

Under the GDPR, the location of the individual whose data is being processed is a key factor, whereas the existing EU Data Protection Directive is more concerned with the location of the processing. 

March 26, 2018

UPDATE: Atlanta's computers crippled by ransomware, issues unresolved after 4 days

City leaders said it is unclear to what extent the city and its residents have been affected and declined to say if they would pay any ransom.

By Kristin Musulin , Samantha Schwartz • March 26, 2018

The GDPR's accountability principle: A shift in mindset

The latest ruling from the GDPR calls for a more proactive and holistic approach towards achieving data protection compliance than the existing legal framework.

March 22, 2018

Orbitz attack compromised payment and PII of 880K

The travel site seems to have followed proper disclosure protocols. Whether security was up to par when the intrusion happened remains to be seen.

By Alex Hickey • March 21, 2018

Cybersecurity is struggling with diversity, but workers say mentorships could help

While minority representation within the field is slightly higher than the overall workforce, minorities are in lower-level positions and are paid less than their peers, according to an (ISC)² report.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • March 20, 2018

Could GDPR have stopped the Cambridge Analytica scandal?

Had the scandal broken almost two months later, it may have subjected Facebook to fines of 4% of global turnover for violation of GDPR mandates.

By Alex Hickey • March 20, 2018

What to know about Zscaler, Wall Street's latest tech darling

The 10-year-old company was built on the premise that security needed to reflect how users interact with applications as technology shifted away from the data center.

By Naomi Eide • March 19, 2018

Intel CEO: We're addressing Meltdown, Spectre flaws with hardware 'partitions'

As for software updates, 100% of impacted Intel products from the last five years have been issued microcode updates.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 16, 2018

4 answers you need to know about the dawn of 1Tbps DDoS attacks

Historically smaller DDoS attacks were not able to harness the same kind of bandwidth accessible to memcached servers seen in the recent attacks.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 15, 2018

Is biometric authentication really better than traditional passwords?

Resistance to adopt biometric technologies stems from cost, reliability, upgrade requirements and concerns over where the biometric data will be stored.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 13, 2018

What nightmares run on: Robots are vulnerable to ransomware too

Traditional ransomware targets and encrypts a data. But ransomware for robots encrypts and blocks the software they run on, stalling operations.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 12, 2018

2017 cyberattack victims calling on industry for action, Microsoft president says

Tech companies that inadvertently created the very platforms used as vehicles for cyberattacks have a new set of responsibilities in cybersecurity.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 9, 2018

GDPR puts the spotlight on compliance MVPs: Data protection officers

For companies still in the early stages of the compliance journey, looking at DPOs already hard at work on GDPR compliance can help get the process started.

By Alex Hickey • March 8, 2018

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

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