Arizona man sentenced for part in creating Blackshades malware

Prosecutors said the organization generated at least $350,000 in revenue from selling malware between 2010 and 2014.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2016

UK startup developing hardware solution for password protection

Silicon:Safe’s solution stops password data from ever leaving its associated hardware .  

By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2016

UC Berkeley professors say monitoring system installed without their knowledge

UC officials have worked to secure their systems following the July cyberattack that compromised 4.5 million people's records at UCLA Medical Center. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2016

Clock runs out on new Safe Harbour deal

American and European negotiators failed to reach an agreement by the January 31 deadline.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2016

Report: DHS only partially meeting national cybersecurity objectives

The Department of Homeland Security needs to further implement the system designed to protect federal agencies from cyberattacks, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. 

By Justine Brown • Jan. 29, 2016

Israel's Electric Authority suffers 'severe' cyberattack

Though the attack did not stop electricity distribution, officials offered fresh warnings about infrastructure’s sensitivity to cyberattacks.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 28, 2016

New tool scores enterprise cybersecurity risk and preparedness

Cybersecurity insurance carriers could use UpGuard’s tool to help determine a company's risk levels and premiums.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 27, 2016

Deloitte identifies trends that will impact businesses in 2016

Analytics can help deliver insights, allowing new levels of innovation and value, the firm said. 

By Justine Brown • Jan. 26, 2016

Cybercriminals add telephonic DoS attacks to their bag of tricks

While not as well-known as DDoS attacks, telephonic DoS attacks can prevent companies from receiving legitimate phone calls from customers.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 25, 2016

Report offers ideas for improving federal cybersecurity

The nonprofit ACT-IAC group asked industry, government and academia for ideas on how to improve federal security efforts.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 25, 2016

Criminals changing tactics as $54 million lost in cyberattack

Cybercriminals reportedly targeted FACC AG's accounting department.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 24, 2016

Federal employee background checks to move from OPM to new Defense-backed agency

The Obama administration is organizing a new Defense Department-backed bureau to handle the task.  

By Justine Brown • Jan. 24, 2016

FireEye acquires iSight Partners in $200M security deal

The deal combines companies that focus on different aspects of cybercrimes.

By Randy Lilleston • Jan. 22, 2016

Intel, Chinese firms partner for server chips

The partnership is designed in part to address concerns raised by the Chinese government in the enormous market.

By Randy Lilleston • Jan. 22, 2016

16 states working with ACLU to pass uniform privacy legislation

While the federal government fights legislative gridlock, states have worked to set standards for data security and consumer privacy. 

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 22, 2016

Oracle releases record 248 patches

The company’s largest release of patches at one time were primarily for Java SE.  

By Justine Brown • Jan. 21, 2016

'123456' and 'password' again top 'Worst Passwords' list

Also included on this year’s list are terms like “football,” “baseball” and “dragon.”

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 20, 2016

Cisco: Smaller companies tend to use fewer cyber defenses

The company’s annual security report found small and mid-size organizations often employ fewer cyber defense measures, potentially putting enterprise customers at risk.  

By Justine Brown • Jan. 20, 2016

Legislators propose new national technology commission

The task force would address the debate over encryption technology and privacy.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 20, 2016

Unisys offers enterprise cloud security solution

At a time when attacks on the cloud are increasing, Unisys created a micro-segmentation solution on AWS Cloud to help companies improve security and reduce costs.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 20, 2016

US and EU failure to reach new data agreement could impact businesses

The parties have been negotiating a new pact since October.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 19, 2016

IBM purchases analytics company to enable real-time fraud detection

Few banks can detect payment fraud in real-time, study finds.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 19, 2016

State CIOs group to ask Congress for help with cybersecurity, regulatory issues

NASCIO says states need the federal government’s help protecting critical infrastructure.  

By Justine Brown • Jan. 19, 2016

Five US cities targeted significantly more by malware than others

Little Rock, Tampa, St. Louis, Orlando and Denver saw more malware per-capita than other cities in 2015, but researchers aren’t sure why.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 18, 2016

LabMD CEO pushes back on FTC's data security enforcement efforts

In the past, the Federal Trade Commission has sued companies for inadequate protection of customer data. But are they authorized to do so?  

By Justine Brown • Jan. 15, 2016