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True story: The Defense Department wants cyber experts to 'Hack the Pentagon'
The program, which will invite vetted hackers to break into some of the Pentagon’s websites, would be the first of its kind for the federal government.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
Microsoft's anti-malware service aims to help companies better detect hacks
The company hopes Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection will encourage enterprises to more quickly adopt Windows 10.
By Justine Brown • March 2, 2016 -
Defense Secretary to visit Silicon Valley to ask for help with cybersecurity
While some federal agencies are at odds with tech companies, others are appealing to them for help.
By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016 -
IBM moving into incident response with purchase of Resilient Systems
In the acquisition, IBM will retain the approximately 100 employees currently working for Resilient, including members of its C-suite.
By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016 -
Snapchat employee falls for phishing scam, releases company data
Employees’ personal data was released to a hacker posing as the company's CEO.
By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016 -
Report: 707 million records stolen in 2015
Though the number is still significant, incidents actually dropped slightly in 2015 compared to the year before.
By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016 -
German hospitals' quick reaction limits impact of hackers' ransomware
After hackers used malware on several hospitals in Germany, officials quickly responded and took systems offline to stop the viruses from spreading.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How the Apple encryption debate could impact enterprises
Though the battle between Apple and the FBI is consumer-based, the outcome has the potential for much broader implications.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Report: Enterprises quickly adopting new tech despite growing security concerns
A new survey suggests that businesses are pushing forward with cloud, IoT and Big Data despite growing concerns.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Financial data of 80,000 people exposed in UC Berkeley hack
The exposed data includes bank account information and Social Security numbers for students, alumni, employees and former employees.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Reuters: US outlines rules for EU bulk data collection
Under the new Privacy Shield framework, the U.S. must spell out exactly how it plans to use data collected from European citizens.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 28, 2016 -
Number of people affected by IRS data breach is six times larger than first reported
The agency said the new number reflects the findings of a nine-month investigation.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Effectiveness eroding as companies rely on encryption as the ultimate protection
A new study found a growing number of encryption keys and certificates are left unmanaged and unprotected, posing a security threat to enterprises.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Defense Department funded Carnegie Mellon's research to break Tor
As the debate over privacy and encyrption rages, in court documents a federal judge confirmed that the U.S. government funded research to try and break the online anonymity service.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Germany is reportedly preparing the first Safe Harbour-related fines
The data protection authority in Hamburg, Germany, is preparing to fine three companies and investigating two other firms.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Microsoft works to improve enterprise cloud security with new offerings
The company announced updated security tools for Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and SharePoint Online.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Researchers suspect Sony Pictures hackers are still attacking organizations worldwide
The Lazarus group has focused on conducting attacks in South Korea and the United States, but researchers also linked their malware to cyberattacks in countries like China, Italy and India.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 25, 2016 -
As survey respondents criticize SAP app security, the company names its first CSO
Though Justin Somaini joined SAP in the beginning of January, the company just announced his appointment.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016 -
With recent acquisition, BlackBerry delves further into cybersecurity services
Wednesday, BlackBerry announced its purchase of Encription, a U.K.-based cybersecurity consulting firm.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Child tracking firm left kids' data exposed for almost 2 months, researcher says
A white hat hacker said the database holding the profiles of over 1,700 children was left unprotected for almost 50 days.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Report: Cybercriminals are deploying more sophisticated malware
Advanced malware and highly organized cyberattacks will likely continue in 2016, an IBM report found.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Study: For some, free Wi-Fi is worth the security risk
A Czech research firm conducted a study to see who was willing to join unsecured networks just for free Wi-Fi.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Cybercriminals saw 'opportunity' in hospital heist
Following the ransomware attack on a Los Angeles hospital, experts say companies should work to harden their IT systems to make sure they're not an easy target.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 23, 2016 -
There are suddenly and inexplicably 25,000 new Dark Web sites
Researchers don't know why the number of Tor .onion websites rapidly increased.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 23, 2016 -
In ongoing dispute with the Feds, Apple calls for a government encryption panel
As the battle over encryption rages, civil servants and industry leaders have taken sides.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 23, 2016
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