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It’s common knowledge that cyberattacks will escalate, so upper management has to develop an understanding of the threat landscape, the different types of attacks and what it all involves. Right now, the Trump administration is working on an… Continue reading Cybersecurity Is A Crucial Objective; Not All C-Level Execs Know That
US is the most vulnerable nation to attacks; White House working on executive order for agency CIOs Enterprises are not the only ones at risk when it comes to cyberattacks. Government institutions can also fall victim to a nation-state attack at any ti… Continue reading US is the most vulnerable nation to attacks; White House working on executive order for agency CIOs
A flaw detected by users in the pre-installed Samsung Message App on Samsung Galaxy phones causes the app to forward random user photos to arbitrary contacts without the user’s knowledge, according to discussion threads on both reddit and the man… Continue reading Samsung Message App flawed; random user pics leaked to contacts
Flash Gordon (@s7nsins), a mysterious Twitter user based in New Zealand, announced in a tweet that the US Department of Homeland Security’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent Twitter an export enforcement subpoena in April to disclose … Continue reading US Homeland Security’s ICE demands Twitter release data on cryptic Flash Gordon account
2018 appears to be the year of regulatory compliance, threatening to hinder all IT initiatives and projects. Whether it’s The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the banking sector’s PSD2 (Revised Payment Servi… Continue reading Organizations Prioritize Regulatory Compliance Over Risk Assessment, Study Says
About a year ago, Europe’s largest electrical and telecommunications retailer was hacked, compromising 5.9 million customer cards and 1.2 million personal records. Dixons Carphone claimed it had been unaware of the breach until recently, so … Continue reading European Commission Official Says GDPR Should Apply to Old, Major Breaches
Why users always fall for the lamest phishing scams is beyond comprehension, but hackers take advantage of this weakness and hide their scheming behind the usual fake prizes and too-good-to-be-true giveaways. This time, it was Adidas’ turn to fea… Continue reading Adidas fans hit by phishing scam
Dixons Carphone, the major electrical and telecommunications retailer in Europe, has just confirmed a data breach attempt that occurred almost a year ago in the UK. According to the company’s press release, the security incident affected 5.9… Continue reading Dixons Carphone Hack Compromises 5.9 Million Cards, Draws £400m Fine
Banco de Chile, the second largest bank in the country, released a public statement confirming a major malware attack that breached its computer systems on May 24, shutting down bank operations. The hackers used a disk-wiping malware to cause the outag… Continue reading Banco de Chile admits losing $10 million in disk-wiping malware attack
Chances that ransomware will go away any time soon are slim, so security experts can’t emphasize enough the importance for enterprises to seriously invest in cybersecurity and focus on developing risk mitigation strategies to avoid being cau… Continue reading Ransomware, Corporate Extortion Key Concerns for CIOs in 2018, Survey Finds