data theft
Never underestimate the impact of a data breach
The growth of cyber-crime and the impact of successful attacks on an organization’s bottom-line should not be underestimated; it is anticipated that data breaches will …
Reactions to the Hacking Team breach
Hacking Team, the (in)famous Italian company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance software to governments, intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the …
Hacking Team hacked, 400GB+ of company documents and emails leaked
Hacking Team, the (in)famous Italian company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance software to governments, intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the …
Plex forums hacked: IPs, private messages, encrypted passwords compromised
Users of Plex’s forums are being forced to change their password in wake of a breach that resulted in the compromise of some of their private information, including …
You’ve been breached, now what?
Everybody tends to think that hackers will never ever target them or their company/organization until a breach occurs. This article concentrate on post-incident actions and …
Harvard University suffers IT security breach
Discovered on June 19, the intrusion was first spotted on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Central Administration information technology networks, but a subsequent …
US OPM takes vulnerable background investigation portal offline
The US Office of Personnel Management announced on Monday that it has temporarily suspended the E-QIP (Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing) system, a …
4 in 10 midsize businesses have experienced a data breach
Most midsize business leaders view a data breach among their top risks and a majority consider IT security ‘very important’ when selecting a supplier. They have good reason to …
How companies can regain consumer trust after a data breach
Americans have strong feelings about data breach notification, with 84 percent stating that the best way a company can regain their trust after a breach occurs is to notify …
Energy security pros: More competent, or just naive?
Energy security professionals are extremely confident in their ability to detect a cyberattack on critical systems, with 86 percent stating they could detect a breach in less …
Expedia users targeted by phisher who gained access to their info
An unknown number of Expedia customers have been getting emails from the company, warning them about fraudulent emails or SMSes they might receive or might have already …
OPM hack shines light on abysmal state of US federal systems’s security
With each passing day, newly revealed details about the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack show an ugly picture of the security situation in the OPM, and other US …