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Tech Ban on Some Foreign Flights into the US

Tech Ban on Some Foreign Flights into the U.S.

TSA recently ordered nine airlines to stop passengers from bringing most types of tech on board.

  • Mar 22, 2017
If You Build It, They will Come - IoT Driven Botnet Attacks

If You Build It, They Will Come - IoT Driven Botnet Attacks

Regardless of term, or use case, it’s well-known that cybercriminals can hack into any vulnerable device connected to the internet to remotely take control of that device and enslave it into a botnet that is part of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

  • By Stephanie Weagle
  • Mar 22, 2017
Reports of Potential Data Breach at Saks Fifth Ave

Reports of Potential Data Breach at Saks Fifth Ave

Over the weekend, Saks Fifth Ave reported that customers’ data may be exposed.

  • Mar 21, 2017


FBI Director: No Evidence of Wiretap

FBI Director: No Evidence of Wiretap

In a hearing with the Intelligence Committee, FBI Director James Comey said there was no evidence to support President Trump’s tweets claiming Trump Tower was wiretapped by former President Obama.

  • Mar 20, 2017
Why is the Security Industry Failing?

Why is the Security Industry Failing?

We have failed to focus on what’s most important: building security in.

  • By Peter Hesse
  • Mar 20, 2017
Samsung to Offer Monthly Security Updates for Unlocked Handsets

Samsung to Offer Monthly Security Updates for Unlocked Handsets

Samsung will finally offer monthly security updates.

  • Mar 16, 2017
Stopping the Post-EMV Surge in Online Fraud

Stopping the Post-EMV Surge in Online Fraud

The predicted increase in online fraud in the U.S. has arrived with the adoption of chip card technology.

  • By Michael Lynch
  • Mar 16, 2017

Brivo Announces Partnership with Mercury Security

Brivo Announces Partnership with Mercury Security To Support An Open Hardware Platform for its Access Control Solution

  • Mar 15, 2017
4 Charged in Yahoo Data Breach

4 Charged in Yahoo Data Breach

Four people, including two officers from Russian security services, were charged by the U.S. in the massive data breach that plagued Yahoo.

  • Mar 15, 2017
Homeland Security Finds Human Vetting More Effective than Computers

Homeland Security Finds Human Vetting More Effective than Computers

Report finds scanning social media accounts is best done by humans.

  • Mar 15, 2017

Panel of Industry Execs to Discuss the Impact of the IoT at ISC West 2017

Panel to Address Benefits and Downside of Technologies Driving Networked Systems

  • Mar 14, 2017
Protests after Release of New Michael Brown Surveillance Footage

Protests after Release of New Michael Brown Surveillance Footage

New video shows Michael Brown at the convenience store police say he robbed hours before he died.

  • Mar 13, 2017
White House Breach

White House Breach

Intruder breaches White House grounds and was arrested near residence entrance.

  • Mar 13, 2017
Several Injured in German Train Station Axe Attack

Several Injured in German Train Station Axe Attack

Several people were injured by a man with an axe on Thursday night in Germany.

  • Mar 10, 2017

Hanwha Techwin Debuts New Website

Hanwha Techwin America is introducing their advanced web site.

  • Mar 09, 2017
FCC Investigating Nationwide 911 Outage for AT&T Users

FCC Investigating Nationwide 911 Outage for AT&T Users

Users of AT&T’s wireless network found themselves without the ability to call 911 last night.

  • Mar 09, 2017
Ransomware Rundown: What Businesses Need to Know

Ransomware Rundown: What Businesses Need to Know

Today as the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed, so do the threats, and the amount of data we have sitting with the different organizations we deal with is growing each day.

  • By Brett Hansen
  • Mar 09, 2017
WikiLeaks Releases Alleged Documents on CIA Hacking

WikiLeaks Releases Alleged Documents on CIA Hacking

WikiLeaks released thousands of documents that it said described hacking methods of the CIA.

  • Mar 08, 2017

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