Test Case Probes Jurisdictional Reach of GDPR
GDPR Enforcement Case Will Show How Courts View the Extension of GDPR Beyond the Borders of the European Union
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Testing Firm NSS Labs Declares War on Antivirus Industry
Simmering Tensions in the Antivirus World Erupt Again
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Credential Stuffing Attacks Are Reaching DDoS Proportions
Credential stuffing is a growing threat. It is not new, but for many companies it is treated as annoying background noise that can be absorbed by bandwidth, handled by access controls, and ignored. New figures suggest that this is a bad approach.
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Accounting Firm Moss Adams Acquires Cybersecurity Firm AsTech
Moss Adams (an accounting firm founded 105 years ago) has merged in AsTech Consulting (a cyber risk management firm founded 11 years ago). Moss Adams is the thirteenth largest tax company in the U.S., and the leading firm on the West Coast. AsTech is a… Continue reading Accounting Firm Moss Adams Acquires Cybersecurity Firm AsTech
Patching Not Enough; Organizations Must Adopt Zero-Trust Practices: Report
Hackers Can Gain Network Access Via Social Engineering and Wait for New Zero-Day Exploits to Elevate Their Privilege
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Georgia’s Use of Electronic Voting Machines Allowed for Midterms
Judge Amy Totenberg ruled Monday that the state of Georgia’s existing plans for the midterm elections to be conducted via some 27,000 Diebold AccuVote DRE touchscreen voting machines must stand. Her remarks, however, suggest that this should be the las… Continue reading Georgia’s Use of Electronic Voting Machines Allowed for Midterms
CISOs and the Quest for Cybersecurity Metrics Fit for Business
Secureworks Launches New Security Maturity Model
Secureworks has launched the Secureworks Security Maturity Model. It is released, announces Secureworks, in response to “research which shows that more than one-third of US organizations (37%) face security risks that exceed their overall security matu… Continue reading Secureworks Launches New Security Maturity Model
Barrage of Mobile Fraud Attacks Will Increase
Mobile, as a financial fraud threat vector, is growing dramatically. Fifty-eight percent of digital transactions now originate from mobile devices, and one-third of attacks are via mobile.
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Talking UK Cyberwar With Sir David Omand
Over the last few days, UK national press has run headlines such as “IT’S CYBER WAR! Prime Minister May vows to take on President PutinÃs novichok spy network” (Daily Mail); and “Novichok poisoning: Theresa May ‘orders cyberwar’ on Russia’s spy network… Continue reading Talking UK Cyberwar With Sir David Omand