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Yahoo facing several lawsuits following massive data breach
The lawsuits may be just the beginning of the backlash over the newly revealed breach in which at least half a billion Yahoo users’ personal information was compromised.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 26, 2016 -
Why a new organization is focused solely on cybersecurity in sports
Greater use of data and tech in sports is driving a need for threat intelligence and response services.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 23, 2016 -
At least 500M Yahoo accounts compromised in 2014 breach
The company believes a "state-sponsored actor" conducted the 2014 attack and said it is working with law enforcement to investigate the incidents.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 22, 2016 -
BlackBerry partners with Zimperium to boost mobile security
The once-prominent smart phone maker digs deeper in the mobile security arena with an anti-hacking application.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 22, 2016 -
Cybersecurity is the biggest challenge, priority for federal CIOs, survey finds
IT modernization, securing tech talent and the IT acquisition process are also top concerns.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 22, 2016 -
Deloitte: State CIOs continue to struggle with cybersecurity budgets, lack of personnel
Most cybersecurity budgets represent between zero and 2% of a state’s IT budget, according to the report.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 21, 2016 -
SWIFT adds new fraud prevention tool in wake of cyber heist
The new tool can help more easily identify unusual payment activity.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Cyber incidents cost less than often cited, report finds
The Journal of Cybersecurity's recent report shows that the financial impact of a typical cyber incident is around $200,000.
By Shalina Chatlani • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Central banks form payment security task force
A group dedicated to setting global standards for transactions and other financial services has created a task force to look into security.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Cisco issues security advisory for newly discovered Shadow Brokers vulnerability
Fallout from last month’s data dump continues, as Cisco acknowledges another flaw.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Global standards to protect banks from cyberattacks may be in the works
A committee of central banks reportedly formed a task force to devise potential global cybersecurity standards.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 16, 2016 -
It can cost enterprises $861K to recover from a single security incident, Kaspersky says
The amount of time it takes a business to detect a breach and the reallocation of IT staff time plays a large role in determining the ultimate cost, the security firm found.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 15, 2016 -
Washington, Phoenix among markets with the highest cybersecurity talent demand
In a new report, Randstad Technologies identified the 12 U.S. markets with the highest demand for cybersecurity talent.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 15, 2016 -
FTC urges businesses to step up efforts to protect consumers from ransomware
The agency wants businesses to know they must play a role in protecting consumers from cyberthreats, whether it's hacking or ransomware.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 14, 2016 -
NY governor proposes state cybersecurity regulations for financial sector
The new rules are reportedly the first of their kind in the country and are designed to help protect "confidentiality, integrity and availability of information systems."
By Justine Brown • Sept. 14, 2016 -
Lacking mobile device security causing companies to lose key corporate data
A new survey found malware apps are the leading cause of mobile device breaches.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 13, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How to get the most out of a bug bounty program
For companies like Yelp, the first step is launching a private program before opening systems up to the public.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 12, 2016 -
Cybercriminals targeting US military, government networks with malware
The malware contains advanced cyberespionage functionalities, according to InfoArmor.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 12, 2016 -
IoT security is lacking and vulnerabilities are easily avoidable, industry group says
Most IoT security issues could have been avoided with basic security precautions, according to the Online Trust Alliance.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 12, 2016 -
Enterprises should prepare now for IoT onslaught, Gartner says
The research firm predicts that 21 billion IoT devices will be used globally by 2020, outnumbering laptops, smartphone and tablets.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Intel spins off McAfee, creating co-owned cybersecurity company with TPG
The move will create one of the world’s largest cybersecurity firms, valued at approximately $4.2 billion.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 8, 2016 -
Marketing and perception primary barriers in attracting women to cybersecurity jobs
"Increasing the number of women in cybersecurity is not simply for diversity’s sake, but for the sake of the industry," said Ian Glover, president of CREST.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 7, 2016 -
Amazon, Google among those supporting Microsoft in data searches lawsuit
Companies and trade organizations across sectors filed to support Microsoft in its lawsuit against the U.S. government.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 6, 2016 -
Mobile device malware numbers explode in the first half of 2016
The malware infection rate hit a record high in April, when one out of every 120 smartphones had some sort of malware infection.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 2, 2016 -
Report: Buyout firm TPG considering $3B purchase of Intel's McAfee
Intel wants to focus on cloud and other internet technology and is reportedly mulling the sale of its security unit.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 2, 2016
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