Collaborate Disseminate
A US Senate report on an investigation into the monumental Equifax breach chastises the company for lax security, and proposes heading off similar incidents in the future – by making American companies punishable by law for mishandling personally… Continue reading Equifax breach leads U.S. Senate to propose America draft its own GDPR
Researchers from the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore are helping advance a technique involving pairs of entangled light particles to enable stronger cyber security. The project, driven by the NUS-Singtel Cyber Security Research & Devel… Continue reading Scientists advance quantum key distribution tech to strengthen cyber security
Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing an amendment that would establish criminal liability for negligent executive officers of major corporations.
The post Senator Elizabeth Warren Proposes Holding Negligent Executives Criminally Liable for Data B… Continue reading Senator Elizabeth Warren Proposes Holding Negligent Executives Criminally Liable for Data Breaches
Facebook just can’t get a break. After a long string of accusations directed at the social platform for security and privacy concerns, Facebook has now been caught using an appalling security practice – demanding new subscribers hand over t… Continue reading Facebook strikes again – now asks new subscribers for passwords to their email accounts
A doctor’s office in Battle Creek, Michigan was forced into closure after hackers infected its systems with ransomware, compromising everything from patient records to billing information. Doctors William Scalf and John Bizon reportedly told loca… Continue reading Ransomware forces Michigan medical practice to close shop
Most enterprises are aware that business disruption carries heavy costs, but still they fail to prioritize the security of business-critical applications.
The post Stark Disconnect Between Strategy and Execution as Companies Fail to Prioritize Pro… Continue reading Stark Disconnect Between Strategy and Execution as Companies Fail to Prioritize Protecting Business-Critical Apps
A former US government contractor is facing nine years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of willful retention of national defense information. This is more than 20 years after the crime, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Harold Th… Continue reading Two decades later, ex-NSA contractor pleads guilty to stealing classified data
It has long been accepted as truth that staff, an organization’s first and last line of defense, is the vulnerability that malicious actors most take advantage of to steal data or deploy malware. But newer studies show an increase in malicio… Continue reading Paranoid or Rightfully Concerned? 61% of CISOs Think Staff Leak Data Intentionally
The ransomware attack on Norsk Hydro reported last week has so far cost the company NOK 300-350 million or around $40 million (€36 million). The company entered recovery mode on Tuesday, with some departments still operating manually. The Norwegi… Continue reading Ransomware blitzkrieg has already cost Norsk Hydro $40 million
The US capital region is on track to implement new regulations akin to the EU’s GDPR, the local government of Washington D.C. said in a press release. The law seeks to expand protections for residents’ personal data and includes new complia… Continue reading Washington D.C. takes a leaf from GDPR book, introduces new data privacy bill