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Google upgrades Safe Browsing Alerts to help protect networks
The updated tool gives network admins a heads-up over potential trouble.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016 -
DHS struggles to hire much-needed cybersecurity experts
The talent shortage mimics the same issue in the private sector.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Survey: Small businesses judge security, services when selecting cloud vendor
Availability once was the key concern, but that is no longer an issue as the market has grown.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016 -
Reuters: White House will not support draft encryption bill
The proposed legislation would allow federal judges to order tech companies to cooperate with govermment investigations and help them break into encrypted data.
By Naomi Eide • April 7, 2016 -
With new phishing trick, hackers include recipients' home address
One security researcher said it is likely hackers got the information after breaching a retailer's system.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016 -
Study: Nearly half of people will plug an unknown USB drive into their computer
Researchers dropped 297 USB drives on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus last year.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016 -
Microsoft releases tool for tracking shadow IT
The new product helps companies see where data is potentially leaving the organization.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016 -
In an underground market, DDoS attacks cost as little as $5 per hour
A new report from Dell SecureWorks researched the price of goods and services in an underground market for hackers.
By Naomi Eide • April 6, 2016 -
GAO says Pentagon cyberattack protocol 'lacks clarity'
The watchdog agency is concerned about the lack of clarity over who takes charge in the event of a U.S. cyberattack.
By Justine Brown • April 6, 2016 -
FBI: Hacking group has had US government network access since 'at least 2011'
The group of hackers have used parts of the network as a base to launch a series of phishing attacks, which could in turn work to increase their access.
By Justine Brown • April 6, 2016 -
Encryption now the default setting for WhatsApp
The Facebook-owned mobile messaging app rolled out full encryption in the wake of the highly publicized privacy battle between Apple and the FBI.
By Justine Brown • April 6, 2016 -
Report: Trump Hotels hit by second data breach in less than a year
In the first breach last summer, card-stealing malware infected the Hotel Collection's payment systems.
By Justine Brown • April 5, 2016 -
FBI says it will help other agencies crack encrypted devices
Even though the agency has a solution for accessing encrypted devices, the hack is likely to leak, experts said, which would allow Apple to fix the security flaw.
By Justine Brown • April 4, 2016 -
Dell's SecureWorks plans April IPO
If it goes through with the plans, the cybersecurity company would be the first IPO from a tech company since mid-December.
By Justine Brown • April 4, 2016 -
Report: Despite threats, most C-suite execs don't give cybersecurity enough consideration
Though cybersecurity spending is up, most business leaders still aren’t paying close enough attention, a recent study found.
By Justine Brown • April 4, 2016 -
Report: Cyber criminals coordinating their efforts across the globe
Groups from Brazil to China appear to be helping each other improve malware.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
Watchdog report finds IRS is still behind on data security
Following a data breach that impacted more than 720,000 individuals, the agency has faced scrutiny for not more quickly improving its cybersecurity efforts.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
Calling all hackers: Registration now open for 'Hack the Pentagon'
Thousands of qualified participants are expected to sign up for the federal government’s first "bug bounty" program.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
Deep Dive
4 of the biggest stories from 2016's first quarter
From the rise of the cloud wars to technology battles with the FBI, the first quarter of 2016 saw stories that could have a lasting impact on the enterprise technology market.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
Mattel narrowly escapes losing $3M in phishing scam
Last year, Barbie's creator had a brush with a phishing scam and was only saved from losing its funds because of a Chinese banking holiday.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
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 -
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
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