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Report: 93% of phishing emails contain encryption ransomware
The ease of sending ransomware and its solid ROI has made phishing a primary weapon of choice for cybercriminals.
By Justine Brown • June 2, 2016 -
Enterprise 'bug poaching' threats on the rise
The newest twist on ransomware is essentially an unauthorized bug bounty—and hackers expect to be thanked.
By Justine Brown • May 31, 2016 -
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Executives are working to improve the security posture of their businesses, a task that requires cross-function collaboration.
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Microsoft to launch new venture fund
The company will target startups focused on cloud, security and machine learning.
By Justine Brown • May 31, 2016 -
Americans commonly disclosing personal information over public WiFi
Despite heightened security awareness, people often are more concerned about Internet speeds than security while using public WiFi, a new study found.
By Justine Brown • May 31, 2016 -
FireEye reportedly investigating additional possible SWIFT attacks
Banks in Asia, the Philippines and New Zealand may also have been targeted.
By Justine Brown • May 31, 2016 -
Support fades for law forcing tech firms to help decrypt data
The measure is unlikely to be introduced this year, congressional sources told Reuters.
By Justine Brown • May 30, 2016 -
Phishers increasingly hiding behind compromised web sites
In the last six months, phishing experts have created thousands of new web page links to host their attacks.
By Justine Brown • May 26, 2016 -
Email privacy bill stalls in Senate over last minute amendments
Privacy advocates and technology companies will have to wait a bit longer for the long-anticipated legislation.
By Justine Brown • May 26, 2016 -
Farewell '123456': Microsoft curates list banning common passwords
The company is moving to ban them from its Microsoft Account and Azure AD systems.
By Naomi Eide • May 26, 2016 -
Beyond the clouds: Startup wants to store data in space by 2019
Cloud Constellation says satellite data centers would prove faster and more secure.
By Justine Brown • May 26, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Can curbing employee website access ensure better enterprise security?
Limiting employee access to websites can help organizations reduce attack surface area and the chance of infection, but it also has some drawbacks.
By Justine Brown • May 25, 2016 -
Tech companies push Senate to pass email privacy bill without change
Apple, IBM, Cisco, Amazon and Google are among the companies pressing senators to not weaken the legislation.
By Justine Brown • May 25, 2016 -
Passwords persist, but users call for advanced authentication
While consumers are calling for better login methods, they still exhibit poor password hygiene and usually fail to create a unique login for each online account, a recent survey found.
By Justine Brown • May 25, 2016 -
To improve House's security culture, lawmakers push encryption use
The two representatives want their colleagues to use end-to-end encryption, even as some lawmakers are fighting the increased security measures.
By Justine Brown • May 23, 2016 -
Google working to replace Android passwords with biometrics
Several large financial institutions will start testing the technology, known as the "Trust API," in June. If all goes well, Android developers will have access to the tech by the end of the year.
By Justine Brown • May 23, 2016 -
Senators push bill to attack 'zombie' cybercriminals
The bipartisan group of senators wants to give law enforcement agencies and courts expanded authority to crack down on botnets.
By Justine Brown • May 23, 2016 -
SWIFT messaging network urges banks to share cyberattack data
The request came after three banks failed to tell the global financial messaging network about a 2015 attack that resulted in the theft of $12 million.
By Justine Brown • May 23, 2016 -
Majority of enterprise Android phone users have not deployed critical QSEE security patch
A research group estimates 80% of enterprise phones use the Qualcomm chipset, which the security exploit targets.
By Justine Brown • May 20, 2016 -
Federal cyber execs doubt impact of government's cybersecurity improvement efforts
The majority of survey respondents from across defense, intelligence and civilian agencies said they don’t think improvement efforts to date have made much difference.
By Justine Brown • May 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
BYOD vs. enterprise security: Is it possible to have both?
Weighing the advantages of a BYOD policy against the potential security risks can prove challenging for an enterprise's IT strategy.
By Justine Brown • May 19, 2016 -
Report: Federal agencies show some improvement on cybersecurity
The latest scorecard from the House Oversight Committee showed incremental improvements at seven agencies.
By Justine Brown • May 18, 2016 -
Report: Homeland Security employees pass phishing scams, struggle with physical security
Tests at the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Personnel Management show federal employees are increasingly wise to phishing attempts.
By Justine Brown • May 18, 2016 -
From recruiting to in-house training, cybercriminals using traditional business tactics
A new white paper from Hewlett Packard Enterprise found further evidence that today’s hackers are no longer "lone wolves."
By Justine Brown • May 18, 2016 -
Deep Dive
'Plain gross negligence': One security researcher's crusade to find unsecured systems
In a conversation with CIO Dive, security researcher Chris Vickery discusses his work finding publicly accessible, unsecured databases and the role of human error in security.
By Naomi Eide • May 17, 2016 -
Study: Users' online behavior changing over security concerns
Following high profile data breaches, people are using the Internet less frequently for secure transactions, according to a new report.
By Justine Brown • May 16, 2016
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