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Industry group warns of potentially 'disruptive' new federal CISO role, calls for clear position definitions
Success of the new position would depend on top-down support and a clearly defined role, according to the committee.
By Justine Brown • March 13, 2016 -
Hackers take DDoS defense firm Staminus' systems offline, expose data
The hackers released stolen customer data online and provided California-based Staminus Communications Inc. "tips for running a security company."
By Justine Brown • March 13, 2016 -
Spelling error prevents hackers from stealing almost $1B
The U.S. government is helping investigate how hackers, in an online bank heist, stole funds from a Bangladesh central bank account at the New York Fed.
By Justine Brown • March 11, 2016 -
Organization issues 1 million free online security certificates to promote encryption
Growing amounts of cyber crime and data breaches has pushed more companies to implement encryption protocols.
By Justine Brown • March 9, 2016 -
Deep Dive
2016 could be the year of cyber insurance
As cyberattacks increase in frequency, cyber insurance may become a mandatory investment for many businesses this year.
By Justine Brown • March 9, 2016 -
Home Depot to pay $19.5M in settlement with data breach victims
Before the settlement, Home Depot said the breach had already cost them $152 million.
By Justine Brown • March 8, 2016 -
Seagate provided several thousand employee tax documents in phishing scam
An employee released the 2015 W-2 forms of all current and former employees in the scam.
By Naomi Eide • March 8, 2016 -
Amazon to restore encryption on Fire devices following backlash
The company said it removed the option to encrypt devices last fall because people weren’t using it.
By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016 -
Allies rally to help Apple fight 'GovtOS'
About 40 companies and organizations, as well as a few dozen individuals, have submitted briefs in federal court supporting Apple in the ongoing encryption battle.
By Justine Brown • March 4, 2016 -
Report: UK businesses reluctant to disclose cyberattacks to police
A new study also found businesses in the United Kingdom are generally under-prepared for an attack and need to take threats more seriously.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
Former Google CEO to help make Pentagon more tech-savvy
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said a new advisory board will help the Department of Defense become more streamlined and innovative with technology.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
Walmart 'coding error' exposes customer data
Fewer than 5,000 online pharmacy users were potentially affected during a 72-hour period, the company said.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
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
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