Security Breaches September 22, 2016 Yahoo Data Breach Confirmed: 500 Million Users Affected Two months ago, a massive Yahoo data breach appeared to have been uncovered. The records of more than 200 million Yahoo email account holders seemed ... Read more
Security Breaches September 20, 2016 The Cost of a Cyberattack: Enterprises Pay $861,000 per Incident The cost of a cyberattack has now increased to $861,000 for large businesses and SMBs pay an average of $86,500 to resolve security incidents, according ... Read more
Trends & Reports September 20, 2016 Majority of Companies Using Vulnerable Networking Devices A new study has revealed that the majority of companies are using vulnerable networking devices that are no longer being supported by the vendors. The ... Read more
Compliance September 20, 2016 Agari Named as a Distinguished Vendor in Email Security by TAG The Amoroso Group (TAG Cyber) has published its first 2017 TAG Cyber Security Annual – A Practical Handbook and Reference Guide for the Working Cyber Security ... Read more
Compliance September 19, 2016 UK Healthcare Data Breach Statistics May Be Misleading A look at the UK healthcare data breach statistics gives the impression that the healthcare industry is being targeted by cybercriminals and the industry is ... Read more
Tools & Practices September 16, 2016 Malvertising on Adult Websites Increases The use of malvertising on adult websites is nothing new. However, over the past few weeks malvertising attacks have increased and users of adult websites ... Read more
Security Breaches September 16, 2016 Malicious Microsoft Publisher Files Used in Phishing Attacks on Businesses Hackers are using malicious Microsoft Publisher files to create backdoors in Windows computers. The files are being used in targeted attacks on businesses, with a ... Read more
Security Breaches September 15, 2016 ClixSense Data Breach Reported: 6.6 Million Users Affected A massive ClixSense data breach has occurred that has resulted in a treasure trove of user data being obtained by hackers. In total, the ClixSense ... Read more
Security Breaches September 15, 2016 IoT Security Breaches Are Easily Avoidable, Says Online Trust Alliance Many IT security professionals are concerned about IoT security breaches and with good reason. Wearable devices in particular pose a big security risk. Many industry ... Read more
Security Breaches September 15, 2016 2016 Intel Security Threat Report Casts Light on Extent of the Ransomware Problem The 2016 Intel Security Threat Report reveals that ransomware attacks have increased by 3000% since records first started being kept in 2012. The number of ... Read more
Trends & Reports September 15, 2016 Infosec Institute Receives CompTIA Outstanding Partner Award CompTIA is the world’s leading technology association. The not-for-profit association is a leading provider of certification programs for the technology workforce. The certifications help organizations ... Read more
Security Breaches September 14, 2016 The Average Cost of Insider Data Breaches is $4.3 Million Per Year A recently published study from the Ponemon Institute has highlighted the high cost of insider data breaches. On average, insider data breaches now cost companies ... Read more
Tools & Practices September 14, 2016 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Sees 47 Vulnerabilities Addressed Microsoft Patch Tuesday saw 47 security vulnerabilities addressed in Windows, Office, Office Service and Web Apps, MS Exchange, Adobe Flash Player, and Internet Explorer and ... Read more
Tools & Practices September 14, 2016 September Flash Player Update Tackles 29 Vulnerabilities The September Flash Player update – which was released on September 13, 2016 – addresses 29 security vulnerabilities in the software. This year has seen ... Read more
Security Breaches September 13, 2016 World Anti-Doping Agency Cyberattack: Olympics Stars’ Medical Files Published The medical records of a number of leading U.S athletes have been leaked online. The data came from a hack of the World Anti-Doping Agency ... Read more
Security Breaches September 13, 2016 Defenses Against Ransomware Must be Improved, Says FTC Chair FTC Chair, Edith Ramirez believes that more needs to be done to deal with the ransomware threat and says defenses against ransomware must be improved. ... Read more
Trends & Reports September 13, 2016 ONC Report Confirms Most Hospitals Allow Patients to Access Their EHRs Significant progress has been made toward providing all patients with access to their ePHI, according to a recent report issued by the Department of Health ... Read more
Trends & Reports September 13, 2016 Startup Attracts $750K Funding to Protect Healthcare IoT Devices Cybersecurity startup MedCrypt has attracted $750,000 in funding to develop solutions to protect healthcare IoT devices from cyberattacks. The seed financing was led by private ... Read more
Security Breaches September 12, 2016 RAA Ransomware Tweaked to Attack Businesses A new variant of RAA ransomware has been discovered by Kaspersky Lab. The new RAA ransomware variant has been developed to make it more effective ... Read more
Cyber Threats September 12, 2016 Critical MySQL Database Vulnerability Discovered A critical MySQL database vulnerability has been discovered which could allow hackers to gain full control of MySQL servers and MariaDB and Percona DB databases. ... Read more
Security Breaches September 12, 2016 USB Killer Uses Electrical Attacks to Destroy Devices Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a USB device – USB Killer – that appears to be just like any other Flash drive. However, plugging ... Read more
Security Breaches September 9, 2016 Survey Reveals Extent of UK Ransomware Infections A recent survey conducted on more than 300 IT decision makers has revealed the extent of UK ransomware infections and provides some interesting insights into ... Read more
Compliance September 8, 2016 St. Jude Medical Sues Muddy Waters for Disseminating False Information The “revelation” that St. Jude Medical devices contain serious security flaws that could potentially be exploited by hackers to cause harm to patients has certainly ... Read more
Security Breaches September 8, 2016 SANS Institute Survey Casts Light on Data Breach Prevention Practices Data breaches are costing U.S companies dearly, yet even though organizations have been adopting new data breach prevention practices, data is being accessed and stolen ... Read more
Security Breaches September 8, 2016 FTC Fall Technology Series Explores the Ransomware Threat A panel discussion at the Federal Trade Commission Fall Technology Series in Washington DC extensively covered the ransomware problem: One of the biggest cybersecurity threats ... Read more
Security Breaches September 8, 2016 Plug and Play USB Attack Technique That Opens Locked PCs and Macs An alarming new hacking has been discovered that will let an individual gain access to a locked computer within 20 seconds: The plug and Play ... Read more
Security Breaches September 8, 2016 CryLocker Ransomware Claims 8,000 Victims in Two Weeks CryLocker ransomware is spreading fast. In the past two weeks, the malicious file-encrypting crypto-ransomware variant has infected more than 8,000 computers. According to MalwareHunterTeam researchers, ... Read more
Compliance September 8, 2016 18,000 Patients Impacted by Highline Medical Center Data Breach CHI Franciscan Health Highline Medical Center has notified 18,399 patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed on the Internet as a ... Read more
Cyber Threats September 7, 2016 Healthcare Industry Must do More to Deal with the Threat from Phishing The benefit of conducting simulated phishing attacks has been well documented, yet many healthcare organizations do not put anti-phishing training to the test. Consequently, knowledge ... Read more
Cyber Threats September 7, 2016 Organizations Slow to Address Cisco EXTRABACON Vulnerability Researchers from security firm Rapid7 have been assessing the speed at which organizations have been addressing the EXTRABACON vulnerability, which was discovered to affect a ... Read more