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Hackers breach prominent US law firms
Investigators speculate hackers may have targeted the law firms to facilitate insider trading.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
CNBC accidently exposes passwords from article meant to test password security
A tool designed to allow users to test the security of their passwords ended up storing and sharing them instead.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
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Security strategies benefit from nimbleness as companies respond to high-profile vulnerabilities and support internal talent gaps.
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Slowdown in major hacks drops price of cyber insurance
High-risk businesses such as retailers and healthcare companies saw a drop in cyber insurance rates in the first quarter of 2016.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The risks and rewards of shadow IT
Experts agree shadow IT is unlikely to go away anytime soon. So whether they like it or not, CIOs are learning to embrace it.
By Justine Brown • March 30, 2016 -
Latest hospital ransomware attack targets entire MedStar network
MedStar Health's hospital chain includes 10 hospitals and about 250 outpatient facilities in the greater Washington metropolitan area.
By Justine Brown • March 30, 2016 -
New York company fined $3M for outsourcing sensitive government work to India
State officials said Focused Technologies violated state contract security rules by tapping a Mumbai-based contractor to help with its indexing workload.
By Justine Brown • March 30, 2016 -
Justice Department drops case against Apple after successfully unlocking iPhone
Though the revelation ends the current fight, the encryption debate will likely continue as companies work to ensure security.
By Justine Brown • March 29, 2016 -
FBI asks for private sector help in containing ransomware
The new ransomware, known as MSIL/Samas.A, is possibly the first virus to encrypt data on entire networks rather than one computer at a time.
By Justine Brown • March 28, 2016 -
Hackers peddle stolen data of 1.5M Verizon Enterprise customers
A flaw in the company's website allowed hackers to steal customer contact information, which they later put up for sale.
By Justine Brown • March 27, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How enterprises can defend against rapidly evolving ransomware
Attackers are continuing to find new ways to infect devices and malware is becoming harder and harder to stop.
By Justine Brown • March 27, 2016 -
Report: Despite rapid growth, cloud misconceptions abound
A new survey from Spanning by EMC asked U.S. and UK IT decision makers about their experiences and concerns when using cloud technology.
By Justine Brown • March 24, 2016 -
Cybersecurity firm: Wireless mice are hackable up to a block away
A San Francisco-based startup said a lack of encryption could leave wireless mouse users vulnerable to hacks.
By Justine Brown • March 24, 2016 -
Uber offers hackers up to $10K to bust its system
The ride sharing company is joining several other large U.S. businesses working to reveal security flaws through “bug bounty” programs.
By Justine Brown • March 23, 2016 -
Report: Employees still the greatest security risk for most companies
Employee education may provide companies better protection against cyberattacks than any other measures.
By Justine Brown • March 23, 2016 -
FBI has 'possible method' for unlocking terrorist's iPhone
The night before the scheduled hearing with Apple, a federal judge granted the Department of Justice's request to delay the legal showdown.
By Naomi Eide • March 22, 2016 -
Researchers developing app to let users dictate access to their personal data
Computer scientists from MIT and Harvard want an alternative data collection and control model that would allow users to decide how their personal data is accessed.
By Justine Brown • March 22, 2016 -
Report: Federal agencies had 77,183 cyber incidents in 2015
Social engineering and phishing incidents aimed at tricking personnel into revealing information continue to pose a huge threat to federal agencies, according to the report.
By Justine Brown • March 22, 2016 -
Web giants collaborating to ensure emails stay encrypted
Companies like Google, Yahoo, Comcast and Microsoft want to fix an email security loophole to prevent the downgrade of encrypted connections to insecure ones.
By Justine Brown • March 21, 2016 -
Former Amazon exec to serve as Apple's new corporate security chief
George Stathakopoulos, the former vice president of information security at Amazon, will become Apple's new head of corporate information security.
By Justine Brown • March 20, 2016 -
Report documents highly successful phishing attacks on Russian banks
A criminal group has reportedly stolen more than $27.4M USD from Russian banks over the last year.
By Justine Brown • March 18, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Why are phishing scams still so successful?
Some old-school methods continue to succeed. What can be done to stop them?
By Justine Brown • March 17, 2016 -
Stolen digital certificates are hackers' latest weapon of choice
Businesses should ensure they protect their digital certificates to avoid theft.
By Justine Brown • March 17, 2016 -
DOJ files charges in alleged iCloud phishing scheme
The department confirmed that the attack, which involved several high-profile female celebrities, was not a hack into Apple’s databases.
By Justine Brown • March 17, 2016 -
Crypto ransomware infected ads hit major websites
The New York Times, the BBC, MSN, and AOL are all websites that have inadvertently served malware ads infected with ransomware.
By David Kirkpatrick , Naomi Eide • March 16, 2016 -
Report: Federal cyberthreat data-sharing initiative insufficient when it comes to security
The new assessment raises further concerns about whether companies can trust the federal government to protect the information it receives and shares.
By Justine Brown • March 15, 2016
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