A phishing attack scored credentials for more than 50,000 Snapchat users
In late July, Snap’s director of engineering emailed the company’s team in response to an unfolding privacy threat. A government […]
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A Strong Privacy Policy Can Save Your Company Millions
Cyberattacks are on the rise, with over 1,000 data breaches occurring at U.S. organizations in 2016 alone, most often through […]
‘Cryptojackers’ Dig Into Your Phone to Mine Their Coins Cheaply
There’s a chance your computer or phone is quietly producing a cryptocurrency called Monero. Criminals looking to commandeer massive processing power […]
Russians Sentenced for Roles in Massive Data Breach
Two Russian hackers who were key players in one of the largest, most brazen data breaches involving the theft of […]
CEOs should be reporting data breaches
CEOs, not chief information officers (CIOs), should be making the call on whether to report a data breach when a […]
Data breach at tax agency allowed companies to peek in on competitors’ data
A data mix-up on a state tax portal inadvertently made private data from about 16,500 business taxpayers viewable to other […]
What is Cybersecurity, and How Can it Affect the Winter Olympics?
The world in 2018 is interconnected. Cybersecurity threats are widespread — even at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As we recorded […]
Digital rights groups call for government to back away from encryption crackdown
Australian digital rights organisations have called for the data retention scheme to be suspended and for the government to back […]
97% of Cybersecurity Leaders Evaluating Vendor Security, Including Law Firms
A report was issued on February 8 th by Ankura and Ari Kaplan Advisors entitled ” The Shifting Cybersecurity Landscape: […]
UK’s DPA publishes data security incident trends in Q3 2017
View the recent data security incidents that have been reported or notified to the UK’s Data protection authority – ICO, […]
Singapore passes new Cybersecurity Bill: Here’s what you need to know before it comes into force
The Singapore Parliament passed the much discussed Cybersecurity Bill on 5 February 2018 and it is anticipated that the new […]
New Hack Can Steal Data From Devices in Faraday Cages
Last year Wikileaks released documents detailing how attackers can compromise offline computers. This new study goes one step further, exposing […]