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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 -
'State-sponsored' hackers not behind Yahoo breach, security firm says
Yahoo may also have under-reported the number of accounts compromised.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 30, 2016 -
Senators demand answers on Yahoo breach
Six senators sent a letter to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer asking for more information about the recently reported breach affecting 500 million accounts.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 28, 2016 -
SWIFT reports 3 more banks hacked over the summer
No money was lost in the latest incidents, but SWIFT chairman says such attacks have become an epidemic.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 27, 2016 -
BlackBerry CEO says company is closing in on turnaround goals
The once-dominant smartphone company says it's making headway pivoting to focus on software for managing mobile devices.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 27, 2016 -
Hacked IoT devices execute massive DDoS attacks
The botnet that caused the DDoS attack was made up of 145,607 hacked digital video recorders and IP cameras.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 27, 2016 -
New type of malware encrypts computer hard drives — not just files
The ransomware is likely being spread via phishing emails.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 26, 2016 -
Trump Hotels to pay NY $50K over data breaches
The hotel chain will pay the fine to New York state and as a condition will have to work to improve its data security practices.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 26, 2016 -
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
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