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Businessman
Are CIOs wasting millions on infosec that doesn’t work?

There’s overwhelming consensus among IT executives that the foundation of cybersecurity—cryptographic keys and digital certificates—is being left unprotected, leaving …

Money
A mobile data breach could cost you $26.4 million

While data breaches make great headlines, what is often missing from those reports are the details on how the attackers got into the organization in the first place. Mobile …

Fire
The rise of polymorphic malware

97% of malware is unique to a specific endpoint, rendering signature-based security virtually useless. The data collected by Webroot throughout 2015 shows that today’s threats …

eye
Week in review: Linux Mint hack, crypto ransomware hits hospitals, and educating policymakers on cybersecurity

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Can poorly designed embedded devices kill? The industry is not taking safety and …

Linux
Protecting enterprise data centers from threats that target Linux servers

Today’s internet is largely powered by Linux servers, many of which have become the target of attackers looking to utilize this vast pool of resources for much larger and more …

lights
ServiceNow reinvents security response

ServiceNow is extending its automation and orchestration expertise to transform the way organizations respond to threats. Security Operations gives both security and IT teams …

San Francisco
CyberCalifornia initiative to facilitate research and innovation

More than ever, California stands at the forefront of new technologies based on the Internet of Things (IoT). We are also increasingly vulnerable, a fact underscored by …

Lock keyboard
Crypto ransomware hits German hospitals

At least three hospitals in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have been hit with crypto ransomware. One is Lukas Krankenhaus (Lukas Hospital) in Neuss, the second one …

iPhone
Apple says DoJ’s request for iPhone unlocking is unconstitutional

Apple has filed a motion to vacate the earlier court order that would force them to help the FBI access the contents of the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman by creating a …

mobile
Is zero-effort computer security a dream?

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Aalto University have found vulnerabilities in a recently proposed user-verification security system for …

embedded
Can poorly designed embedded devices kill?

The industry is not taking safety and security seriously enough, according to the Barr Group, who conducted a survey to better understand the state of safety- and …

Porn clicker
Porn Clicker Android malware hits Google Play hard

In a little over seven months, cybercriminals using click-jacking mobile malware to earn affiliate income have managed to push over 340 instances of the malware into Google …

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