CyberSecurity


21 Million Social Security Numbers Stolen in Second OPM Data Breach

21 Million Social Security Numbers Stolen in Second OPM Data Breach

Credit monitoring and identity-theft protection offered to those affected.



How Colleges and Universities Defend Against Cyber Threats

How Colleges and Universities Defend Against Cyber Threats

Take into consideration the hackers' motivation, then develop a plan of action.

Security Startup Octopus Raises $2.5M

Security Startup Octopus Raises $2.5M

The cloud-based physical security tool raised the money from a group called Singulariteam.

United Airlines Resuming Flights after Computer Glitch

United Airlines Resuming Flights after Computer Glitch

Flights were grounded nationwide due to a network connectivity issue.

China Adopts New National Security Law

China Adopts New National Security Law

Critics have said the law might be used to eliminate dissent.

Google Security Researcher Leaves to Take on New Project

Google Security Researcher Leaves to Take on New Project

The researcher known as Mudge plans to start a non-profit devoted to software security.

Facebook Hires Yahoo’s Chief Security Executive

Facebook Hires Yahoo's Chief Security Executive

Alex Stamos starts his new job as the company’s chief security officer.

Banks Show Vulnerabilities in Website Security

Banks Show Vulnerabilities in Website Security

Banks such as HSBC and TD Bank are behind the times when it comes to protecting their digital assets.

New Report Puts Samsung Galaxy Users at Risk

New Report Puts Samsung Galaxy Users at Risk

Private information stored on the phone could easily be accessed.

Houston Astros

Houston Astros' Ground Control System Hacked, Possibly by Rival Team

Network contained internal discussions about trades, proprietary statistics and scouting reports.

LUCY Data Security Solution Acts as “Crash Test Dummy” to Emulate Cyberattacks

Helps find security weakest links to prevent phishing, malware and drive-by attacks.

New Exabeam User Behavior Analytics Software Release

Additional features in Exabeam Version 1.7 combine behavior analytics, data science and machine learning to empower customers with tools and context needed to thwart cyberattacks.

China Hacking Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers

China Hacking Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers

The Obama administration a breach on government workers could affect up to four million citizens.

Facebook Baits Users with Security Checkup

Facebook Baits Users with Security Checkup

Company provides security features and tools to empower individual account users.

First Online Security Game Launched to Help Educate and Raise Awareness

IS Decisions launched ‘The Weakest Link: A user security game,' with the input of security experts and analysts.

Rating a Company

Rating a Company's Security Effectiveness

Tallying the number of alerts and breaches doesn't tell the whole story.

Password Recovery Questions are a Terrible Way to Protect Online Accounts

Password Recovery Questions are a Terrible Way to Protect Online Accounts

A new research paper found that people often choose obvious answers that are easy for hackers to guess.

United Airlines Will Pay Bug Hunters in Air Miles

United Airlines Will Pay Bug Hunters in Air Miles

The airline will pay a maximum of one million miles to anyone who can prove a remote code execution.

Survey Shows Millennials Represent Greatest Risk to Corporate Data

Absolute Software report uncovers usage behavior and security risks of connected employees.

Intercede Teams Up with Citrix to Deliver Strong Authentication

MyID technology allows customers to sign and encrypt email from mobile devices securely using WorxMail.

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