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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 -
Attacks on email providers grow, but many refuse to pay ransoms
Email providers have proven an attractive target for hackers, but many are refusing to play ball.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015 -
US and UK conduct test of response to potential cyberattack
The test focused on how the two countries would communicate during a major financial cybersecurity event.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 13, 2015 -
Report: Healthcare organizations an appealing target for hackers
Poor security and the potential to access millions of records have made healthcare organizations especially appealing to cyber criminals.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 13, 2015 -
Government data requests jump 18% at Facebook
Tech companies seek to increase transparency about government data requests following the Edward Snowden incident.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 12, 2015 -
TalkTalk hack may cost company $53 million
The recent data breach was the third for the company in less than a year.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 12, 2015 -
Microsoft says it will build a cloud data center in the UK, too
Less than a week after Amazon Web Services announced its plans to open a U.K. data center by 2017, Microsoft follows suit.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2015 -
Four people charged with orchestrating largest cyberattack ever on US financial institutions
Hackers are accused of using information and data collected from JPMorgan and the other companies to manipulate stocks.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2015 -
Ransomware expected to continue fast growth in 2016
A new report from McAfee Labs says ransomware will continue to grow significantly next year, as hackers come up with new ways to target victims.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2015 -
OMB's cyber strategy highlights risk of insider threats
45% of federal IT managers say they have experienced an insider threat in the last year.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 9, 2015 -
Survey: 85% of companies purchased cyber insurance and many have had to use it
Most large businesses see cyber threats as a greater risk than fire or natural disasters.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2015 -
Bitglass: Majority of CIOs will be 'cloud-first' in 2016
Despite security challenges, CIOs are finding benefits to embracing cloud.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2015
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