Few organizations use cyber wargaming to practice response plan
Nearly half (46 percent) of executive-level respondents to a Deloitte poll say their organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the past year, with more than …
Researchers expose security vulnerabilities in terahertz data links
A new study shows that terahertz data links, which may play a role in ultra-high-speed wireless data networks of the future, aren’t as immune to eavesdropping as many …
Anthem will pay $16 million to settle HIPAA violation due to 2015 breach
Anthem has agreed to pay $16 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and take substantial corrective action to settle …
2018 US voter records offered for sale on hacking forum
Somebody is selling US voter registration databases on an English-language speaking dark web hacker forum and the offer comes with the promise they will be updated every week, …
9 in 10 organizations have a cybersecurity culture gap
With cybersecurity threats continuing to escalate worldwide, the ISACA/CMMI Institute Cybersecurity Culture Report found that just 5 percent of employees think their …
You are who you say you are: Establishing digital trust with the blockchain
Over the last few years, blockchain use has gained popularity driven partly by the interest in cryptocurrency, but mostly with the growing understanding of what distributed …
Exploring the current state of employee knowledge in cybersecurity and data privacy
Seventy-five percent of professionals pose a moderate or severe risk to the corporate data of the companies they work for. According to MediaPRO’s third-annual State of …
Cryptomining attacks against Apple devices increase sharply
Check Point has published its latest Global Threat Index for September 2018, revealing a near-400% increase in cryptomining malware attacks against Apple iPhones. These …
Legacy government networks stifle cloud migration
67 percent of government agencies’ legacy network infrastructures are simply not prepared to handle the cloud migration lift or keep pace with the changing demands of cloud …
Facebook data breach: Victims will not be offered free identity theft protection
Facebook announced that the recent data breach it has suffered is a little less massive than initially thought: “only” 30 million users have been affected. But, …
Hackers steal Pentagon personnel’s PI and credit card data
The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Friday that personal information and credit card data of some 30,000 U.S. military and civilian personnel has been compromised in a …
Fake Flash updaters deliver cryptominers AND update Flash
Cryptominers have dethroned ransomware as the top malware threat and cybercriminals are coming up with new ways to keep the mining activity secret from the victims. One of …