Attackers may be in your network right now. It sometimes takes weeks or months for an organization to detect a compromise while the attacker takes his or her time conducting recon on your network, spreading to different endpoints and servers, …
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Am I the only one finding the recent upsurge in hotel data breaches troubling on some primal level? You’re in a vulnerable position as a traveler, and you want to believe that the suite you’ve booked is your castle. And …
With every new data breach, the digital citizenry becomes more aware that online activities aren’t necessarily private or secure. Whether you’re an adult looking for undercover dalliances on Ashley Madison or a child playing games online with VTech digital learning …
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Account takeovers are increasingly affecting a growing population of online user accounts due to a confluence of threats, such as weak consumer password practices, frequent mass data breaches and brute force attacks against web properties. The scope, scale and frequency …
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My kids are all past the VTech stage, but we have owned our fair share of VTech technology and educational toys over the years. It’s safe to say there’s a pretty good chance that I–and possibly one or more of …
Ransomware is nothing new. The first known ransomware surfaced in 1989. However, it took the Internet revolution along with automated online payment systems before organized cyber gangs saw that ransomware could become a giant cash cow. We’re talking big money …
The scale and intensity of healthcare related cybercrime is a critical and growing threat to the U.S. medical system. In the past year, organizations such as UCLA Health Systems, Anthem, Premera, and CareFirst have announced major breaches, bringing the five …
In spite of heavy investments in security technology and top-notch security personnel, retailers and hospitality firms have an Achilles Heel unique to their business–the point of sale (POS) device. With POS devices handling most of the payment card transactions around …
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TalkTalk–a London-based phone and broadband company–has been breached by hackers. The attack could possibly have compromised sensitive data on all of its 4 million customers. A TalkTalk spokesperson called it a “significant and sustained” attack. I know it’s almost the …
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If you’re a T-Mobile customer or applied for T-Mobile service at any point between September of 2013 and September of 2015 then you’re probably one of the 15 million customers compromised by the latest data breach at Experian. The credit …
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