Security: Page 77
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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 -
Days before hearing on the Hill, OPM CIO steps down
Later this week, Donna Seymour was scheduled to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about last year’s massive data breach.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 23, 2016 -
L.A. hospital's ransom payment raises controversy
The scheme, possibly the first of its kind against a medical institution, has California fighting back.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016 -
Davi Machado [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
HP boosts mobile security with fingerprint and iris scanners
The company's new Elite x3 smartphone includes a dock and was designed with business users in mind.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 22, 2016 -
UPDATE: Lawmaker's proposed legislation for tech companies refusing court orders will not include criminal penalties
The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is working on legislation to punish companies that won't help authorities decipher encrypted messages.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Encryption battle rages between Apple and the Feds
In response to a judge's order to create a software solution to assist the FBI, Apple's CEO Tim Cook released an open letter opposing the order and describing what was at stake.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Homeland Security rolls out information-sharing guidelines
The guidelines are intended to explain how the private sector and government will share information under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
By Randy Lilleston • Feb. 18, 2016 -
With new server, IBM brings speedy encryption to the hybrid cloud
BIg Blue’s new mainframe has cryptography elements built into its hardware, allowing for quick encryption.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 16, 2016 -
UPDATE: Los Angeles hospital pays hackers ransom for decryption key
The hospital paid the attackers 40 bitcoins, the equivalent of $17,000.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 16, 2016 -
Shakeup at Norse after company misses 2015 sales forecast
Despite a strong cybersecurity market, the threat intelligence company has suffered a number of setbacks.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 11, 2016 -
IRS computer systems breached by identity thieves
The news of the automated malware attack on the IRS comes the same week that the White House announced plans to appoint a chief information security officer.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Company releases enterprise hacker hunting software
The subscription service checks networks and devices for all different types of malware.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 11, 2016 -
In response to EU data concerns, Google to clean search results
The company will now reportedly filter search results based on a user's IP address.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Microsoft reports a "critical" vulnerability in every supported version of Windows
The company said the vulnerability could allow "an attacker to run arbitrary code on the user’s system."
By Justine Brown • Feb. 10, 2016
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