Leadership Articles – Business Security Weekly #128

    In the Leadership and Communications segment, Transformational leadership style inspires ‘moonshot goals’, How to Deal With Information Overload, The surprising secret of success: it’s not about winning, and more! Leadership Artic… Continue reading Leadership Articles – Business Security Weekly #128

Cyxtera Technologies to acquire offensive cyber firm Immunity

Internet infrastructure company Cyxtera Technologies has acquired Miami-based Immunity Inc., a penetration testing technology development and vulnerability research firm founded by former NSA analyst Dave Aitel. Cyxtera Technologies decided to acquire the startup in order to expand its product portfolio, which will now include various offensive-oriented tools to test defensive systems. The new offerings will be packaged into a “threat analytics solution” to be sold by Cyxtera Technologies later this year, based on a press release distributed by the company. Terms for the acquisition were not disclosed. It is expected to close by the end of the first fiscal quarter. “In the security industry, it’s rare that you can blend together offense and defense-oriented capabilities,” Christopher Day, chief cybersecurity officer of Cyxtera, said in a release. “The advantages of combining Immunity’s products and services with Cyxtera’s portfolio creates an opportunity to approach cybersecurity in a truly holistic manner.” Cyxtera Technologies […]

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Target pays out $18.5M to victims of infamous 2013 data breach

Target Corp. reached an $18.5 million settlement Tuesday concerning an infamous 2013 data breach that affected upwards of 100 million customers, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday. The deal involved 47 states and is described as the largest multi-state breach agreement in U.S. history. The settlement requires that Target maintain cybersecurity safeguards that were installed after the breach was first disclosed and implement appropriate encryption policies where possible. Over the last several years, Target executives have worked with state authorities to address hundreds of claims related to the 2013 Christmas data breach — which caused the franchise’s then CEO Gregg Steinhafel to resign. A statement by a company spokesperson provided to the Associated Press reads: “we’re pleased to bring this issue to a resolution for everyone involved.” @Target Our settlement requires @Target to implement a comprehensive program to protect consumers’ private data & help protect against future hacks. — Eric Schneiderman […]

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