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Wave of post-election phishing attacks focus on think tanks, NGOs
A security firm suspects the group responsible is also connected to the breach of the Democratic National Committee and other intrusions.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2016 -
Demand for cyber insurance grows as breach costs climb
U.S. insurers are becoming more skilled at underwriting and pricing cyber insurance policies for businesses.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2016 -
Yahoo investigating new breach of user account data
The struggling internet company also revealed in SEC filings that some of its staff knew about its massive hack back in 2014, long before the company publicly disclosed it.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 10, 2016 -
Report: Los Angeles faces 100M cyberattacks each month
The nation’s second largest city is no stranger to cybersecurity, and practices threat information sharing with federal agencies.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 10, 2016 -
Mirai botnet targeted DDoS attacks on both Clinton, Trump websites
Security firm Flashpoint monitored unsuccessful attacks on both presidential candidates' websites over the last few days.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 9, 2016 -
Microsoft patches vulnerability exposed by Google
Google's public disclosure of the flaw angered Microsoft because it potentially "puts customers at increased risk."
By Justine Brown • Nov. 9, 2016 -
Deep Dive
What technology will look like in Trump's America
After a tumultuous election, the U.S. has chosen its next president. For businesses, federal agencies and consumers alike, many are wondering, what's next?
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 9, 2016 -
Federal CIO: Healthcare IT execs need take caution with IoT devices
Tony Scott warned healthcare CIOs that interoperability can be dangerous without proper cybersecurity precautions.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2016 -
Cybercriminals steal funds from 20K Tesco Bank accounts
The small United Kingdom bank was hit with a "significant" cyber heist over the weekend that resulted in fraudulent withdrawals.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2016 -
How the FBI sifted through 650K emails in 8 days
Searching 650,000 emails could have been done in even fewer days, experts say.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2016 -
China's new cybersecurity law draws protest from foreign tech firms
Companies outside of China fear the new law could create barriers to trade and innovation.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Hacking the election: 'A little chaos can go a long way'
With cybersecurity concerns pervasive throughout the election cycle, the presence of doubt could cast a shadow over election results.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 8, 2016 -
US boosts cyber defenses on eve of election
While officials agree it would be difficult for hackers to alter an election's outcome, both states and federal agencies want to be prepared.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 7, 2016 -
UK to invest $2.3B to bolster cyber defenses
The UK's finance minister wants to ensure his country is prepared for additional state-sponsored cyberattacks.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 7, 2016 -
Second group seeks to annul Privacy Shield
A French civil liberties campaign group filed legal action against the European Commission last week.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 4, 2016 -
More victims targeted as number of ransomware attacks continue to rise
There were 821,865 victims of encrypting ransomware in Q3, according to Kaspersky Lab.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 4, 2016 -
Mirai botnet threatens to take Liberia offline
Some researchers speculate hackers are using the small African country as a testing ground for the botnet, one that is related to the Dyn DDoS attack.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 4, 2016 -
Study: Enterprises need new approaches to security spending
Most survey respondents say they would invest in more of the same if given additional funds.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 3, 2016 -
Cisco says it's best positioned to adapt networks for IoT
With millions of IoT devices expected in the next few years, Cisco wants to beat others to the punch.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 3, 2016 -
Researchers: App used to run IoT devices can hack phones, too
This is the first known time IoT security holes have been used to hack into other devices.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
5 tech-focused legislators to watch
When it comes to technology issues, these five U.S. senators and representatives are moving the needle.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 3, 2016 -
Another week, another major internet outage
Tier 1 provider Level 3 says a "configuration error" caused Wednesday’s significant outage.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 3, 2016 -
Even after Dyn DDoS attack, businesses shouldn't ditch DNS providers, analyst says
DNS service providers are generally much more reliable than in-house DNS, Gartner analyst Bob Gill said.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 2, 2016 -
Russia-linked hackers exploiting Microsoft Windows security flaw
Microsoft said attacks using "spear phishing" emails from Strontium exploited a zero-day vulnerability.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 2, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Trump vs. Clinton: What the candidates say about major tech issues
The U.S. election is less than a week away. The vote could reshape the American enterprise technology landscape.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 2, 2016
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