Security: Page 78
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Deep Dive
Tech giants hard at work to fight increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals
CIOs face a growing threat environment, and tech companies want to make sure they don’t take cyber attacks lying down.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 2, 2015 -
China and U.S. convene cyber security talks
The meetings are seen as potentially significant in establishing acceptable norms for cyber espionage.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 2, 2015 -
Toymaker VTech is latest reported hacking victim
The company says up to five million consumers may have been affected, compromising the information of children.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 1, 2015 -
Court filing: FBI used secretive authority to force Internet, telecom firms to hand over customer data
This is believed to be the first time the government has provided details of its "national security letters."
By Justine Brown • Dec. 1, 2015 -
Lenovo fixes third vulnerability in less than six months
The latest flaw allowed hackers to have administrative rights.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 1, 2015 -
Microsoft offers enterprise customers ability to bounce potentially unwanted applications
The company says system administrators can deploy PUA protection for the specific anti-malware product version in their organization through the registry as a Group Policy setting.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 30, 2015 -
EU and US locked in negotiations over new Safe Harbour agreement
The EU wants further guarantees that U.S. authorities will not access Europeans' data.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 30, 2015 -
Hilton latest hotel chain to be hit with malware
Hotel chains appear to be the latest target of choice for cyber criminals. Starwood reported earlier this week that some of its payment systems had been infected with malware.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 25, 2015 -
Dell says laptops shipped with program that opens backdoor for hackers
A pre-installed program could make the machines susceptible to cyber intrusions.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 24, 2015 -
Microsoft CEO: Combat 'attacks on trust' with collaboration
Bottom line, customers are not going to use technology if they can't trust it, says Satya Nadella.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 24, 2015 -
IG Report: U.S. State Department needs to improve security
The department’s Inspector General says the department could be putting sensitive data at risk.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 23, 2015 -
Starwood Hotels says PoS malware attack under control
The company said several of its North American properties were targeted by malware designed to collect payment information.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 23, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Bigger not always better when it comes to cloud
Forrester recommends CIOs work with major public cloud providers rather than small ones, but the right fit depends on a company’s needs.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 23, 2015 -
Security experts: U.S. government is sponsoring smartphone encryption apps
The government may be leveraging startup software developers building encryption tools in order to find ways the encryption can be broken.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 20, 2015 -
Prosecutor pushes for law that would weaken smartphone encryption
The debate over whether secure encryption is a barrier to U.S. intelligence operations and criminal investigations escalates.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015 -
Government agencies want better transparency from cloud providers
FBI CISO says lack of transparency is making government cloud adoption difficult.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015 -
Cisco working to improve security perceptions in wake of NSA scandal
The company wants to assure prospective customers that its security is exceptional.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Insider security threats need CIO attention, too
Outside threats get more attention, but insider threats may actually pose more danger to an organization.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Senator wants to extend NSA program for collecting phone data
Following the attacks in Paris, Senator Tom Cotton says the time is not right to end the program.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Microsoft to focus on enterprise operational security
The company wants to help businesses better protect their data, no matter where it resides.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015 -
New Dell partnership aims to change the antivirus game
Experts say signature-based malware detection is no longer good enough in today’s threat environment.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Should tech companies be required to allow a "back door" to encrypted communications?
The attacks on Paris last week have breathed new life to the ongoing debate.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 17, 2015 -
State CIOs rank security as biggest priority
Security is a bigger priority for state government CIOs than private sector CIOs.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015 -
Cisco says strong dollar hurting demand overseas
The company adjusted profit and revenue downwards, citing weak demand in Asia-Pacific, Canada and Latin America.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015 -
JP Morgan case providing rare look at industry of 'criminal hackers for hire'
The US Attorneys Office described the act as the “largest theft of customer data from a US financial institution in history.”
By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015
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