Security: Page 73
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Why a federal jury ordered Tata Consultancy to pay Epic Systems $940M
The case highlights challenges in controlling permissions when companies use third-party contractors.
By Justine Brown • April 20, 2016 -
Amazon rolls out tool for automated cloud security
Despite huge growth in the adoption of cloud technology, security remains a primary concern for enterprises.
By Justine Brown • April 20, 2016 -
Federal agencies still struggle to close cybersecurity skills gap
The Office of Personnel Management said experts and chief human capital officers will collaborate to develop a government-wide strategy for improvement.
By Justine Brown • April 20, 2016 -
Despite previous comments, Homeland Security supports federal open source policy
The department previously slammed a draft White House policy that would encourage 20% sharing of custom code between agencies.
By Justine Brown • April 19, 2016 -
Security loophole in cell phone system could give hackers access to calls, texts, locations
The FCC reportedly has done little to address the issue since it was first identified two years ago.
By Justine Brown • April 19, 2016 -
With human input, MIT's AI system can predict 85% of cyberattacks
Combining three different machine learning algorithms enabled AI2 to generate five times fewer false positives than previously developed cyberattack AIs.
By Justine Brown • April 19, 2016 -
Remember the guy who deleted his company? That was a hoax
But the hoaxster claims he knew someone who once did that.
By Randy Lilleston • April 18, 2016 -
Massive security scan uncovers over 3 million vulnerable computers, 2,100 ransomware backdoors
Some of the machines had more than one installation of crypto backdoors in place.
By Naomi Eide • April 18, 2016 -
New EU data privacy law will go into effect in 2018
Companies have two years to comply with a new set of data privacy regulations in Europe and face steep fines if they do not comply.
By Justine Brown • April 15, 2016 -
Report: Government agencies behind all industries in cybersecurity
Federal agencies have especially poor scores for their network security, malware and flaws in software patching, a new report found.
By Justine Brown • April 15, 2016 -
Obama appoints tech execs, former NSA director to new cybersecurity panel
Executives from Uber, Microsoft and MasterCard are among those named to new panel.
By Justine Brown • April 15, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Why there is a cybersecurity gender gap—and how to close it
In interviews with CIO Dive, two female cybersecurity leaders shared their thoughts on why there aren’t more women in the field and how CIOs can help change the situation.
By Justine Brown • April 14, 2016 -
Microsoft sues US government over data searches
As customers continue to store information in the cloud, Microsoft says the government has used the statute to more frequently obtain secrecy orders.
By Naomi Eide • April 14, 2016 -
Report: Data breaches have exposed more than 851M records since 2005
The business and health sectors were the most targeted industries, accounting for approximately 36% and 28% of breaches, respectively.
By Justine Brown • April 14, 2016 -
Zero-day vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2015
A new report from Symantec found zero-day vulnerabilities, phishing and malware all rose dramatically in 2015.
By Justine Brown • April 13, 2016 -
Congress to blame for IRS' cybersecurity shortcomings, senator says
The IRS has been plagued with cybersecurity issues and faces scrutiny for not improving its approach to securing its systems.
By Justine Brown • April 13, 2016 -
Let's Encrypt leaves beta, continues push for 100% internet encryption
The organization plans to still provide free TLS certificates to improve Internet security.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
To alleviate privacy concerns, Box is making global data storage regional
The company will offer geography-based enterprise cloud storage to improve its appeal to multinational customers.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
Cisco: 'Self-propagating' ransomware on the horizon
Most ransomware requires an individual to click a link or open an infected email attachment, but that could soon change.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
IPO of Dell's SecureWorks could raise up to $180M
Though cybersecurity valuations are down in recent months, SecureWorks still expects to cash in on the market.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
Microsoft backs EU-US Privacy Shield
It is the first major U.S. tech company to agree to sign up for the new transatlantic commercial data pact.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
Proposed encryption bill would demand help accessing 'information or data'
The law would require tech companies to provide “technical assistance” to law enforcement investigators pursuing locked data.
By Justine Brown • April 10, 2016 -
Botnet that cranked out spam for more than a year finally shut down
According to researchers, the spam botnet "enslaved" about 4,000 computers.
By Justine Brown • April 10, 2016 -
WordPress rolls out HTTPS protection for all domains
Rising internet security concerns mean companies are increasingly adopting HTTPS, though the practice still goes underused.
By Justine Brown • April 10, 2016 -
Impersonation schemes cost companies $2.3 billion, FBI says
Phishing attacks that mimic financial requests from higher-ups are finding success.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016