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Most compliance officers play little role in cyber security
Seventy-five percent of compliance officers are not involved in managing cyber security risk according to a report from Kroll and Compliance Week. In a survey of senior-level …
Free privacy and security scans with McAfee Mobile Security
McAfee announced the latest version of McAfee Mobile Security that now enables consumers to run free privacy and security scans. These scans allow users to identify apps that …
Fascinating MiniDuke backdoor hits again
MiniDuke – the extremely small and highly customized Asembler-based backdoor used in the past to target mostly government entities and institutions around the world …
Proofpoint acquires NetCitadel
Proofpoint has acquired NetCitadel, a pioneer in the field of automated security incident response. Under the terms of the agreement, Proofpoint paid approximately $24.0 …
Half of security pros fail to secure data
Research conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2014 has revealed that 50% of security professionals do not secure data on portable storage devices such as USBs and external hard …
Passwords remain a problem for everyone
Passwords remain a problem even for tech-conscious consumers. In an F-Secure poll, 43% of respondents report using the same password for more than one important account …
Using ITOA to secure endpoints
Businesses today invest heavily in security technology in an effort to protect the most vulnerable aspects of their IT infrastructure – the endpoints and end-user …
Risk gaps between companies and their vendors
Organizations are failing to adequately address information technology and security risks that emerge from outsourcing and partnering with third-party vendors, according to a …
Free encrypted mobile messaging app for iOS
SRD Wireless launched PQChat, a free app for iOS designed to make communications between people and businesses as safe, secure and private as possible. NTS protects data using …
Five Chinese military hackers charged for spying on US firms
A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania indicted five Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage and other offenses directed at six …
Law enforcement targets users of BlackShades malware
During two days of operations taking place in more than 10 countries worldwide, coordinated by Eurojust in The Hague and supported by the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at …
Industrial wireless blackout looms
With the intention of preserving bandwidth, the telecommunications industry has written a harmonized standard that does not allow industrial wireless control systems to …