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Strengthening its cybersecurity measures against China and other potential state-sponsored threats, Japan is on track to impose domestic storage of electronic data generated by critical infrastructures like power and water suppliers.
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According to some estimates, cybercrime causes 600 billion dollars a year in financial losses. And despite lessons from past incidents, players in all verticals still incur massive damage every year as a result of breaches by hackers.
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American alcohol retailer BevMo has suffered a breach that leaked credit card data, including security codes, belonging to 15,000 customers. A privately-held corporation based in Concord, California, BevMo sells mostly alcoholic beverages. The company … Continue reading BevMo leaks credit card data (including CVVs) of 15,000 customers
Despite the risk of tremendous loss in a breach, healthcare providers (HCPs) are slow to build strong cybersecurity defenses around their business.
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New research from Michigan State University examining the behavior that leads someone to fall victim to cybercrime reveals that impulse online shopping, downloading music and compulsive email use are all signs of a certain personality trait that make y… Continue reading Impulsive personalities most likely to fall victim to cybercrime, research shows
After security breaches in 2011 and 2016, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed a third breach, occurring earlier this year, where personally identifiable information of employees may have been compromised. In a memo… Continue reading Hackers breach NASA; employee data may have been exposed
If it was late at night and you were out in your back yard, and you heard an unknown voice coming from inside your house – how would you feel? My guess is that you would feel pretty spooked, especially if you knew there was no-one in your house. … Continue reading Spooked by a speaking security camera? Polite hacker tells owner how to fix his IoT security
Nuclear power plants, energy grids, urban water supplies, transportation and traffic control systems, healthcare facilities – these verticals differ in almost every sense, but they do have one thing in common: they are all “critical… Continue reading Half of CEOs Believe a Data Breach Is a Matter of ‘When,’ Not ‘If’
Every year, the fine gents at SplashData both entertain and horrify us with a list of the 100 worst passwords out there, hoping to kick our collective bad habits. Despite increased awareness of the need for password hygiene, people still use the same w… Continue reading Passwords in 2018 are as bad as ever, report shows
A U.S. House committee has released a staff report that concludes the Equifax breach from 2017 was “entirely preventable.” The report includes many notable findings, including recommendations for the business sector to avoid such incid… Continue reading How to Avoid Becoming the Next Equifax – Investigation Reveals Breach Was ‘Entirely Preventable’