Security Expert Calls Yahoo’s Implementation of HTTPS “Troubling”
On the surface, the fact that Yahoo! finally enabled HTTPS encryption for all Yahoo Mail users sounds like good news. However, one security expert called the move “too little too late” and found...
View ArticleConsultant: Despite Hacks, Info Leaks, Americans Still Lax On Digital Security
Two recent, high-profile stories have served to highlight the vulnerability of digital security systems presently in place at large and widely solicited businesses.
View ArticleAnother Alleged Silk Road Operator Released on Bail
Andrew Michael Jones, one of the three men arrested in December 2013 for their alleged role in the operations of Silk Road and Silk Road 2, has been released on bail recently. US authorities have...
View ArticleLinkedIn files lawsuit to identify hackers
LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit aimed at identifying hackers who used Amazon’s cloud computing service to bypass security measures and copy data from hundreds of thousands of member profiles.
View ArticleTarget Data Breach Affected 70 Million Customers, Included Phone Numbers and...
Target said Friday that its recent data breach affected roughly 70 million customers, significantly more than the 40 million originally estimated. The retail giant also said that its ongoing data...
View ArticleStraight Dope Forum Hacked
User names, e-mail addresses and hashed passwords were exposed.
View ArticleVirginia School District Admits Data Breach
Student names, addresses, phone numbers, dates and places of birth, dates of attendance, and school schedules were exposed.
View Article4 steps to protect your small business from hackers
BVA mug 4395311 If you’re running your business in the cloud, you’re likely under attack already.
View ArticleTeen Faces Criminal Charges for Uncovering Web Security Flaw
Joshua Rogers told Public Transportation Victoria (PTV) about the vulnerability — and PTV called the police.
View ArticleDesigning a Defense for Mobile Applications
RESOURCE – To compete today, your business needs to have a mobile storefront on smart phones and tablets—and with this comes risk. Instead of accessing your website from the safe confines of work or...
View ArticleUnwiped Mobile Devices a BYOD Risk
Just 16 percent of adults who use mobile devices for work wipe data from old devices when they get a new one. It’s important to educate employees about the BYOD risks this creates.
View ArticleClick Fraud Operations of TDSS Botnet Slightly Affected by ZeroAccess Takedown
In September 2013, researchers revealed that the ZeroAccess and TDSS botnets shared parts of their command and control infrastructure. The result of this is that Microsofts disruption of ZeroAccess...
View Article‘Criminal Minds’ season 9 episode 12 preview: How Garcia met Hotch
Have you been waiting to see how Garcia went from hacker to FBI technical analyst? Well, fortunately, you don’t have to wait any longer because the next episode of ” Criminal Minds ,” 912, “The Black...
View ArticleTarget cyber breach extends, Neiman Marcus reports a cyber-theft attack
Credit card information might have been stolen from Neiman Marcus customers after the store found out hackers got into its customer database.
View ArticleSecurity Brief: LulzSec, openSUSE Forum Hack, Yahoo Malvertising
The year has just started and weve already had several interesting information security stories. Heres your chance to catch up on some reading in case you havent been online much over the past week....
View ArticleInternet of Things poses new security risks
The connected toothbrush, sports gear with embedded sensors and smart refrigerators are just a few of the objects showcasing innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show.
View ArticleExclusive: More well-known U.S. retailers victims of cyber attacks – sources
Target Corp and Neiman Marcus are not the only U.S. retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season last year, according to sources familiar with attacks on other merchants that...
View ArticleYahoo update: Malware attacks more widespread that first thought
Initial reports that only European sites were affected were incorrect; a small number of users outside were also served Bitcoin mining malware from Yahoo ads.
View ArticleNeiman Marcus is Latest Retailer Hit by Hackers
The company was informed last month but waited until experts could confirm the data breach before going public with the news.
View ArticleHow to keep your private information safe
Let’s be honest: Most of us prefer not to think about who watches what we do on the Internet.
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