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FTC enlists public to help fix lacking IoT security
The Federal Trade Commission will award prizes up to $25,000 for the best solution.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 5, 2017 -
Internet encryption grew dramatically in 2016
Some estimates indicate more than half of page loads in Firefox and in Chrome are now secured with HTTPS.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
7 enterprise technology trends for 2017
To represent the New Year and the sharpened focus companies should have on technology, CIO Dive gathered seven trends certain to impact enterprise technology in 2017.
By Naomi Eide • Jan. 3, 2017 -
NY cybersecurity rules for banks, insurers to go live in March after push back
The state's financial services department delayed the rules two months after banks and insurers requested a deadline extension.
By Naomi Eide • Dec. 30, 2016 -
Expert: Most enterprise data breaches avoidable
Businesses can ensure greater protection by investing more money and resources into detection and response.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 22, 2016 -
Survey: U.S. CISOs earn an average salary of $273K annually
In some cases, CISOs may now make more than CIOs.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 22, 2016 -
Russia linked to malware used to track Ukrainian artillery units
Malware was used by hackers known as Fancy Bear or APT 28 to retrieve communications and locational information from infected devices.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 22, 2016 -
New York delays deadline on cybersecurity rules
Banks and insurers have been fighting for an extension since the proposed rules were introduced in September.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 21, 2016 -
Report: Social network data theft a leading cybersecurity concern in 2017
Social network users share all kinds of personal data hackers would love to have.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 21, 2016 -
New Google tool helps find bugs in reused cryptography software
The program will allow engineers to test their software libraries against previously identified vulnerabilities.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 21, 2016 -
Cyberattack suspected in new Ukrainian power outage
Though the blackout is still under investigation, the country suffered a similar incident caused by a cyberattack almost exactly one year ago.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 21, 2016 -
One phishing attack: 756K potential victims
The L.A. County case demonstrates the potential reach of just one phishing attack.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 19, 2016 -
Opinion
Machine learning, ambience and behavioral analytics: A recipe to cover all threats?
While traditional security filters like firewalls and reputation lists are good practice, they are no longer enough.
By Santosh Varughese • Dec. 19, 2016 -
Reliance on third-party code can expose enterprises to security flaws
As more code is shared and reused, security flaws and insecurities can spread.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The 6 biggest enterprise tech stories of 2016
From the creation of a business technology Goliath to industrial digital transformation, here are some of our most-read stories of the year and what they mean to the enterprise.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 16, 2016 -
Anti-ransomware group adds new members, more tools
The group is helping those infected with ransomware fight back.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 16, 2016 -
Yahoo is taking flak over its new breach disclosure
Things just keep getting worse for once-beloved Yahoo.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 16, 2016 -
Intel, John McAfee spar over use of 'McAfee' name
John McAfee wants to stop Intel from launching a new security business using his name.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 15, 2016 -
Ashley Madison settles with FTC for $1.6M over 2015 data breach
The settlement requires Ashley Madison to implement a comprehensive data-security program following the breach, which exposed the personal data of about 36 million users in 46 countries.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 15, 2016 -
Yahoo reveals another hack impacting 1B user accounts
The company believes the incident is "distinct" from the data breach it disclosed in September, bringing the total number of breached accounts to as many as 1.5 billion.
By Naomi Eide • Dec. 14, 2016 -
Will 2017 be the year of blockchain?
One of the key appeals of blockchain is that transmissions and movements can be audited through log data, so the technology has potential for a wide range of uses.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2016 -
SWIFT warns of new hacking strategies, stolen funds
The messaging network continues to suffer a barrage of attacks.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 13, 2016 -
International operation cracks down on young 'DDoS for hire' coders
The sting led to 34 arrests and 101 suspects "interviewed and cautioned." The suspects were mainly young adults under the age of 20.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 13, 2016 -
US worried about new Chinese cybersecurity law
The two countries have met to discuss the importance of last year's anti-hacking accord as well.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 12, 2016 -
TX legislator pushes for new federal cybersecurity agency
The proposed agency would work to better coordinate U.S. cybersecurity efforts as part of the Department of Homeland Security.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 12, 2016
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