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OPM can't locate 1.5 million victims of hack
The agency says these victims did not receive notification letters because their addresses have changed or are not on file.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Anonymous says it's responsible for taking down Trump Tower website Friday
The group says recent comments by Trump will help the Islamic State group recruit terrorists.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Despite growing threat landscape, endpoint security still lacking: Report
Gaps in endpoint protection are putting companies at risk.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Deep Dive
H-1B program at risk in rising political environment
Current legislation could have significant impact on the H-1B program.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 11, 2015 -
FBI director wants tech companies to change encryption-based business models
FBI Director James Comey wants companies to sell products that enable law enforcement “backdoors” to encrypted data to help track down terrorists.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 11, 2015 -
Lack of encryption on mobile apps put customer data at risk
Wandera says 16 companies that serve an estimated half million customers a day failed to properly encrypt payment card data.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 10, 2015 -
Google aims to help companies protect data with new tool
The tool can scan inside the contents of attachments to make sure the files being sent with emails conform to company policy.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 10, 2015 -
FTC settles with Wyndham Hotels in closely watched security case
The FTC order is the first to establish data security standards for protecting payment card information.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Former IBM employee arrested for source code theft
The employee is charged with one count of theft of a trade secret.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Congress mulls how best to fight violent extremism online
A variety of private briefings are underway this week to determine how to curb ISIS’ use of technology.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Cyberattacks on healthcare records show no sign of slowing down in 2016: IDC
IDC’s Health Insights group predicts one in three consumers will have their healthcare records compromised by cyberattacks in 2016.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Google releases new security fixes for multiple vulnerabilities
A significant number of flaws were again located in the OS' media processing components.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 8, 2015 -
EU lawmakers agree to new Network and Information Security Directive
The new directive is the first EU-wide cybersecurity law.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 8, 2015 -
More vulnerabilities found pre-installed in popular PC models
Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba have all reported vulnerabilities in the last month.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 8, 2015 -
FTC appoints new chief technologist
Lorrie Cranor says she will focus on consumer privacy and data security.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 7, 2015 -
President asks tech companies to help track terrorists online
A senior administration official said the White House wants tech firms to restrict the use of social media for violent ends.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 7, 2015 -
SMBs worldwide under attack from new threat
The so-called “Black Atlas” has compromised businesses around the world.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 4, 2015 -
China and U.S. agree to new cybercrime guidelines
The talks that took place this week were seen as potentially significant in establishing acceptable norms for cyber espionage.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 4, 2015 -
China says OPM hack was not state-sponsored
The country’s official news agency says the hack of U.S. government data that exposed sensitive personal information of more than 22 million people was criminal in nature.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 3, 2015 -
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
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