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Breaches exposed 22.8 million personal records of New Yorkers
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a new report examining the growing number, complexity, and costs of data breaches in the New York State. The report reveals that …
Active Directory flaw impacts 95% of Fortune 1000 companies
Aorato identified a new threatening flaw within Active Directory that enables attackers to change a victim’s password, despite current security and identity theft …
96% of organizations hit by a security incident in the past year
A new ForeScout report revealed that more than 96 percent of organizations experienced a significant IT security incident in the past year. The majority of IT organizations …
CIOs should make digital business tech an IT responsibility
CIOs need to decide how they will position their IT organization in relation to emerging digital business technologies, such as the Internet of Things, 3D printing, wearable …
NIST releases report on cryptography expertise
NIST’s primary external advisory board released a report calling for the agency to increase its staff of cryptography experts and implement more explicit processes for …
Amazon-hosted malware triples in 6 months
Solutionary analyzed the threat landscape and identified the top 10 global ISPs and hosting providers that hosted malware out of more than 21,000 ISPs. Amazon remained the top …
Global action targeting Shylock malware
On 8 and 9 July 2014, an alliance of law enforcement and industry undertook measures against the Internet domains and servers that form the core of an advanced cybercriminal …
US DOJ provides update on Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker disruption
The US Justice Department filed a status report with the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania updating the court on the progress in disrupting …
Raspberry Pi B+ adds connectivity and power features
Launched today, the new Raspberry Pi B+ board, which marks the first significant change to the credit card-sized computer, is available immediately. Priced at $35, the new …
Week in review: Google catches India with fake certificates, and the risks of selling used smartphones
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, reviews and articles: Exploring the mobile security landscape In this interview, Adam …
IoT privacy tech working group announced
TRUSTe formed a multi-stakeholder IoT Privacy Tech Working Group to identify the technical standards and best practices necessary to help enhance consumer privacy in the …
CryptoLocker is temporarily disabled, users still at risk
Bitdefender warns that while CyptoLocker is currently disabled, it could come back to life at any moment. As such, users need to take precautions to protect against this …
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