Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Remote Hackers Infect Cash Machines, Then “Money Mules” Clean It Out

October 2, 2017

The modus operandi typically starts with a phishing attack targeting a bank employee. If that’s successful it’s followed by the installation of malware that controls an ATM.

Equifax Suits Face Big Hurdles

September 29, 2017

More than 70 class actions have been filed since the Equifax breach, but according to an article in USA Today, […]

DeLoitte Hacked, Blue Chip Clients Compromised

September 27, 2017

The Big Four Accountancy Firm DeLoitte was the victim of a cybersecurity attack that went unnoticed for months, according to […]

Why Social Security Numbers Make Us Vulnerable

September 26, 2017

Businesses and financial services companies use them as “authenticators,” as well as identifiers. That’s a problem, according to this analysis […]

This Is a Warning Not a Watch

September 26, 2017

British Cybersecurity chief Ian Levy says a “category one” cyber-attack, the most serious kind, will happen soon. Levy, directs the […]

Buying The Right Cyber Insurance Policy

September 25, 2017

The need has never been greater, but insurers are now excluding cyber risks from standard policies, both general liability and […]

Cybersecurity Top Priority For Trump’s NIST Nominee

September 20, 2017

Walter Copan, a chemist, and president and CEO of Colorado-based Intellectual Property Engineering Group, has been nominated to direct the […]

Kaspersky Says “You Can Trust Us”

September 19, 2017

Eugene Kaspersky said through an interview with the BBC that there is no reason to mistrust his company, Kaspersky Lab, […]

Equifax Cyber Insurance Won’t Cover The Hit

September 19, 2017

The expense of the breach could be “ multiples higher than the insurance payout” after the monumental hack…

Cybersecurity Is Weak Because Corporations Lobby For Weak Regulation

September 15, 2017

As long as impunity for corporations and their executives is the norm, data breaches will continue to happen, writes New […]

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