Security: Page 60
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Justice Department pushes broad fingerprint mandate to unlock smartphones
In a court filing, federal prosecutors wanted the ability to demand fingerprints from everyone in a residence with a seized phone.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
4 ways businesses can prevent pricey data breaches
To protect data from unwanted eyes, experts say the solution is simple: education and proactivity.
By Shalina Chatlani • Oct. 17, 2016 -
Symantec ready for market dominance following Blue Coat acquisition
CEO Greg Clark says the combined company has "the most complete architecture and product portfolio."
By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2016 -
Verizon deal to buy Yahoo could be in jeopardy
Verizon lawyers believe Yahoo’s failure to disclose massive hack could have a "material" impact.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2016 -
2016's most dominant malware is nothing new
None of this year’s most damaging threat vectors are anything new — hackers have just learned to modify their tactics to avoid detection.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2016 -
Businesses prioritizing services, as IT security spending increases, IDC says
Spending on IT security alone will surpass $100 billion by 2020.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 13, 2016 -
DARPA investigating blockchain for nuclear weapons, satellite security
If the U.S. Defense Department trusts the technology enough to implement blockchain, other organizations may quickly follow suit.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 13, 2016 -
G7 sets guidelines to protect financial sector from cyberattacks
Among other things, the guidelines encourage financial institutions to share information and continually update their defenses.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 12, 2016 -
33 states asked DHS for election cybersecurity help
The agency has volunteered its help to states to ensure they are prepared for Election Day.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 12, 2016 -
How Ericsson is using blockchain
Blockchain technology is picking up steam in a number of industries to support more than just bitcoin.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 12, 2016 -
Report: Businesses rarely inspect cloud services for malware
Organizations either lack visibility or have not taken precautions to prevent cloud breaches.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 12, 2016 -
US Commerce secretary wants to share data with the private sector
Despite the benefits, sharing data between the private and public sector is still a tough sell.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 11, 2016 -
Opinion
False sense of IT security
In a guest post, Todd Scallan from Axcient explores how — with elementary mechanisms like antivirus software and a firewall in place — many businesses think they are well protected.
By Todd Scallan • Oct. 11, 2016 -
Report: Verizon wants $1B Yahoo discount
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is reportedly "getting cold feet" because of the lack of disclosure over the recent breach and alleged spying program.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 7, 2016 -
'Smokescreen' DDoS attacks open victims to further compromise, report finds
Organizations now see malware, viruses and ransomware accompany DDoS attacks.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
With cyberthreats ever-present in higher ed, prevention begins with users
Campuses can only do so much as the threat landscape evolves, but best practices begin with educating stakeholders.
By Roger Riddell , Naomi Eide • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Cerber ransomware terminates database processes to access key data
Cybercriminals continue to up their game in ransomware, creating new tools that are increasingly damaging to the business.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Report: Trust in public cloud waning, though adoption barrels ahead
Despite efforts by cloud-service providers to tighten security, information security professionals remain wary.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 5, 2016 -
Former employees say Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails
CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to comply with the government order reportedly pushed Yahoo's CISO to depart.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The last frontier: Data centers reach for outer space
A startup is looking to launch data centers in space on an orbiting belt around the earth. But is it necessary?
By Shalina Chatlani • Oct. 4, 2016 -
Trump's security outline includes 'crippling' cyber counterattacks
The Republican nominee says he would form a “cyber review team” to improve federal security efforts.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 4, 2016 -
How threat information sharing worked to protect the FDA's network
A House committee gave the FDA a heads-up about a potentially dangerous vulnerability, allowing the agency to quickly resond.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The benefits of phishing in your own pond
As many companies struggle to defend internal networks from cyberattacks, conducting internal phishing tests and practicing security gamification works to increase employee awareness.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Was Yahoo too slow to disclose its data breach? Senator calls for SEC investigation
The Yahoo hack could become a test case of the SEC's breach disclosure guidelines, which have not been enforced since they were created in 2011.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 3, 2016 -
US chief data scientist wants all students to learn how to code
"It's one of the basic tenets of living in our new economy," said DJ Patil, the U.S. chief data scientist.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 30, 2016
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