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Nikita Kuzmin, the creator of the Gozi malware, was sentenced on Monday in Manhattan federal court to time served (37 months). He was also ordered to pay nearly $7 million in …

There’s a growing trend among cybercriminals to target and even filter out specific countries when designing ransomware, according to SophosLabs. To lure more victims …

Given today’s cyber security climate, it is no surprise that companies are wary of the risks associated with third party vendors. Unfortunately, these risks are only …

The EU police agency Europol is expected to gain new powers that will help it fight terrorism and cybercrime, thanks to new governance rules endorsed by Civil Liberties …

My name is Kai Roer and I am a co-founder of a European security startup, and these are my confessions. I hope you will learn from my struggles, and appreciate the choices …

The era of password security in the modern enterprise is over. Passwords are dead. Let’s be honest. Passwords in the enterprise were never really that secure in the …

Thousands of American companies that do business in Europe directly or online with European customers will need to start reckoning with new EU data privacy regulations that …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: US Supreme Court approves expansion of FBI hacking powers The US Supreme …

While the threat that emanates from ISIS-inspired cyber attacks is of high concern, especially in light of the formation of a new United Cyber Caliphate composed of previously …

Our need for ease and convenience is putting our digital identities and security at risk. A new BehavioSec report finds that 37% of us have shared our personal security data …

IT teams overwhelmingly feel that today’s IT environments are very complex – and that growing complexity is making it more difficult for them to do their jobs successfully, …

If an exotic quantum computer is invented that could break the codes we depend on to protect confidential electronic information, what will we do to maintain our security and …