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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 -
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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 -
Forrester: New president will face cybercrisis in first 100 days
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump take the election, they would be wise to prepare for a cybercrisis, the research firm says.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 1, 2016 -
Cisco exec: Businesses need to create 'horizontal' cybersecurity culture
"Cybersecurity is really everyone's responsibility," said Anthony Grieco, senior director of Cisco's Security and Trust Organization. "It can't be delegated to an IT security organization, that is not sufficient."
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Report: Companies don't prioritize data breach response practice
More companies have plans in place, but few practice them often enough.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Study: Three-quarters of internet use will be mobile in 2017
Companies that don’t adapt for mobile users and customers could get left behind.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Deep Dive
When zombie computers attack: 4 nightmares CIOs must face
What’s the best way to protect the enterprise this Halloween?
By Justine Brown • Oct. 28, 2016 -
Mozilla pushes feds to help bolster cybersecurity
Mozilla wants the Obama administration to improve how it shares information about security vulnerabilities.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Irish group challenges EU-US Privacy Shield
Digital Rights Ireland seeks annulment of the commercial data agreement.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Dyn DDoS attack not politically or financially motivated, security firm says
Further analysis of last week’s DDoS attack reveals new details, but one big question remains: Why?
By Justine Brown • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Blockchain debuts in first major cross-border transaction
Banks that once shied away from the technology are now looking into ways to harness the benefits of blockchain.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Intel Capital investing $38M in tech startups
The recipients of the tech giant's investment branch include companies working in the enterprise data and productivity space.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016 -
US DOT proposes guidelines to improve vehicle cybersecurity
The goal is to protect against security failures that can compromise motor vehicle safety.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Blockchain, AI and 'digital twins': Gartner's 10 tech trends for 2017
Presented at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, FL last week, the research firm projected what technology will take off in the coming year.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Cybersecurity strategies: What CIOs need to know
Check out our 5 most-read stories about cyber defense strategies.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Huge DDoS attack involved '10s of millions' of IP addresses, Dyn says
The attack was unprecedented in terms of scope, and a botnet again appears to be at the source.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 24, 2016
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