Hackers exploit vendor trust in worm-like malware attack on CCleaner

The popular system maintenance tool for Microsoft Windows devices had a malicious malware implanted in its software, impacting 2.27 million users.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 19, 2017

Microsoft, Google boost cloud security amid growing cyberthreat landscape

The companies unveiled security features guarding against third-party intrusion at a time when the industry has an increased focus on cybersecurity.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 18, 2017

Equifax CIO, CSO retiring 'effective immediately'

The credit firm announced the personnel changes Friday and named the interim CIO and CSO. 

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 18, 2017

UPDATE: Best Buy removes Kaspersky products from shelves following congressional warnings

The retailer has sold Kaspersky products for over a decade, but the company's decision came from persistent reports on the unsecure nature of the products.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2017

How the Social Security Administration boosted secure user access

This summer, the agency launched a multi-factor authentication system with SMS and email options.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 15, 2017

Shadow IT persists as apps take over the workplace

Employees use an average of more than nine apps in the workplace, some of which require more time from IT to monitor or train users.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2017

In rare turn, FTC announces Equifax investigation

Traditionally, the agency remains silent on its plan of action regarding ongoing investigations.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2017

What caused the Equifax breach? Failure to patch a bug

Attackers were able to exploit a web application vulnerability — but a patch for the bug was available two months before Equifax was targeted.

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2017

DHS announces Kaspersky software ban on federal computers

Although denied by Kaspersky Labs, U.S. officials are investigating the antivirus software provider about whether its products grant Russian-based intelligence operatives access to U.S. computers.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2017

Organizations turning to 'InsurTech' as technology industry evolves

The growing popularity of mobile payment applications, IoT devices and even blockchain have many consumers taking extra strides to ensure data integrity. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2017

Plan to distrust Symantec website certificates released, which is no longer its concern

In August, the company reached an agreement with DigiCert to sell its website security and PKI solutions business for $950 million.

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 14, 2017

Cybersecurity sector facing understaffed teams and a growing skills gap

There are approximately 300,000 open cybersecurity positions in the United States and the number is expected to rise to 1.8 million by 2022.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 13, 2017

JPMorgan Chase hires new CIO to run $9.5B tech budget

The company has promoted Lori Beer from within its own ranks to oversee the company's technology strategy, including a new focus on machine learning and robotics.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 11, 2017

UPDATE: Equifax criticism increases as lawsuits and investigations mount

Expert consensus says Equifax bungled the breach and the subsequent response. One firm filing a federal lawsuit plans to seek as much as $70 billion in damages. 

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 11, 2017

Equifax data breach impacts 143M customers, execs sell shares days before disclosure

Just before revelations of the major data breach, three company senior executives — including the CFO — sold a total of $1.8 million worth of company shares.

By Naomi Eide , Alex Hickey • Sept. 8, 2017

Technobabble: The reality of tech addiction, cities vie for Amazon

Whether in the office, at home or walking down a sidewalk, people are glued to their smartphones, highlighting just how ever-present technology is in life.

By Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Sept. 8, 2017

Recycled electronic waste adds to cybersecurity concerns

As the fastest growing form of waste, e-waste can leave valuable data traceable. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 7, 2017

Majority of US working adults use a VPN but still trust public Wi-Fi

More than half of the 1,000 U.S. workers surveyed by Wombat Security trust free Wi-Fi in places such as hotels, coffee shops or airports. 

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 7, 2017

Cyberattacks raise risk of access to US power system, Symantec says

The attacks in Europe and the U.S. could lead to hackers gaining control of power system operations, the security firm said.   

By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 6, 2017

Lenovo settles FTC dispute over preinstalled adware, to pay $3.5M fine

The preloaded Visual Discovery software was removed in early 2015, shortly after it was unearthed in late 2014, the company said. 

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 5, 2017

White House IT modernization plan calls for commercial cloud and shared services

In a follow up to a May executive order, the American Technology Council has released its recommendations to revamp federal IT for the modern computing era. 

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 5, 2017

Path cleared for Yahoo to face data breach lawsuits

While many of the lawsuits against Yahoo were already dismissed, a U.S. District Judge in San Jose, California said plaintiffs can now revisit their complaints.

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Sept. 1, 2017

US government cybersecurity continues to struggle, falling behind private sector

Across 18 industries,the U.S. government is ahead of only the telecommunications and education sectors in cybersecurity, according to SecurityScorecard.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 30, 2017

NYU researchers use backdoor to hack self-driving car AI

The group used a backdoor to manipulate AI systems' image recognition with over 90% success.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 29, 2017

Hackers prove prowess with Android-based DDoS malware

The WireX botnet consisted of approximately 300 apps available in the Google Play market that cumulatively hit targets with up to 20,000 HTTP requests per second.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 29, 2017