Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Wave of Cyberattacks Hits Health Care

August 18, 2020

Covid19 has hit hospitals and other health care institutions particularly hard, infecting workers, drastically reducing revenue and tearing into security […]

Cap One Sanctioned For Lax Security, Hacker/Stalker To Face Trial

August 18, 2020

Capital One will pay $80 million to settle regulators’ claims that its cybersecurity protocols were lax and inefficient. A Seattle-based […]

Gateways Into Corporate Networks Hacked

August 11, 2020

A hacker has published a list of plaintext usernames and passwords, along with IP addresses for more than 900 (as […]

State Dept Puts $10M Bounty On Election Meddlers

August 10, 2020

The Diplomatic Security Service of the U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million “for information […]

Cyberattack Takes Down Michigan Bar Exam

August 7, 2020

ExamSoft, one of the three vendors offering the online exam that certifies potential attorneys in Michigan, says its test was […]

“Offline, Immutable & Air-Gapped”: Ransomware Defense, State Of The Art

August 6, 2020

For a ransomware attack to be successful, two things are necessary. The attacker must penetrate a target, and that target […]

Island-Hopping Attacks Are A Rising Threat

August 4, 2020

More than 90 percent of businesses worldwide reported an increase in cyberattacks  as a result of employees working from home. […]

Researchers Warn: Pending Supreme Court Ruling Could Empower Hackers, Thwart Security Research

July 29, 2020

Restrictions mandated by terms of service are nothing more than security theater; they don’t deter criminals, but strictly interpreted they […]

FBI Malware Alert To Companies Doing Business In China

July 28, 2020

Backdoor malware is being surreptitiously installed on the networks of foreign companies operating in China. It comes with government-mandated tax […]

EU Court Rules Data Transfer Act Invalid

July 27, 2020

The EU’s top court has ruled that Privacy Shield, an agreement that allows thousands of companies to transfer data to […]

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