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Category: News February 2017

Yahoo offers new details on breaches to Senate committee

Posted onFebruary 28, 2017December 23, 2020

Since Yahoo disclosed two mega-breaches late last year, its executives have met almost daily with CEO Marissa Mayer for working sessions focused on improving the company’s cybersecurity posture. Employees have also received weekly security presentations from Yahoo CISO Bob Lord Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017TagsData Breach, CXO, C-Suite

Google Discloses Another ‘High Severity’ Microsoft Bug

Posted onFebruary 27, 2017March 18, 2017

Google Project Zero disclosed Monday a “high severity” vulnerability it found in Microsoft’s Edge and Internet Explorer browsers that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The revelation adds yet another vulnerability to a growing list of known bugs Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017TagsMalware

Even bakeries get hit by hackers, top insurer warns ‘ill-equipped’ small businesses

Posted onFebruary 27, 2017July 14, 2018

Bakers are not immune from the hacking epidemic spreading across Europe, a top insurer has warned. Hiscox boss Bronek Masojada said small businesses faced just as much risk as large ones from cyber crime – but many did not have Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017TagsCybercrime, Food and Agriculture, Hacking

Boeing Notifies 36,000 Employees Following Breach

Posted onFebruary 27, 2017July 14, 2018

A Boeing employee inadvertently leaked the personal information of 36,000 of his co-workers late last year when he emailed a company spreadsheet to his non-Boeing spouse. News of the breach surfaced earlier this month after a letter (.PDF) from Boeing’s Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017, Front pageTagsData Breach, Personal Information, Data Theft, USA

Treason charges against Russian cyber experts linked to seven-year-old accusation

Posted onFebruary 26, 2017July 14, 2018

Treason charges brought in December against two Russian state security officers and a cyber-security expert in Moscow relate to allegations made by a Russian businessman seven years ago, according to the businessman and a source connected with the investigation. They Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017TagsCyber Espionage, Cybercrime, Russia

Could cybersecurity sink your next M&A?

Posted onFebruary 26, 2017December 23, 2020

Most CFOs don’t expect to see cybersecurity on their due diligence checklist for mergers and acquisitions. Yet cybersecurity – or a lack thereof – has massive implications for any deal: after all, the average data breach now costs organisations in Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017, Front pageTagsBanking and Finance, CXO, C-Suite

Cloudbleed: How to Protect Yourself After the Data Leak

Posted onFebruary 25, 2017March 18, 2017

Cloudflare revealed a bug in its code caused sensitive data to leak from major websites that use its services, including big names such as Uber, Fitbit, 1Password, and OkCupid. There are an estimated 4.2 million domains using Cloudflare, which may Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017TagsCloud Security

NSA snoops told: Get your checkbooks and pens ready for a cyber-weapon shopping spree

Posted onFebruary 25, 2017July 14, 2018

NSA and US Cyber Command boss Mike Rogers has revealed the future direction of his two agencies – and for the private sector, this masterplan can be summarized in one word. Kerching! Speaking at the West 2017 Navy conference on Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017, Front pageTagsGovernment, Cyber Weapon, USA

NATO Warns Cyber Attacks Are a Threat to Democracy Itself

Posted onFebruary 24, 2017March 18, 2017

NATO is showing concern about the impact of cyber attacks, considering that they are a threat to individuals and organizations, but also to the fundamental nature of democracy. According to Jamie Shea, deputy assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017TagsIntergovernmental, NATO, Cyber Domain

Security researchers announce “first practical” SHA-1 collision attack

Posted onFebruary 23, 2017November 16, 2020

Security researchers at the CWI institute in Amsterdam working with a team from Google Research say they have found a faster way to compromise the SHA-1 hash algorithm — announcing what they describe as “the first practical technique for generating Read More …

CategoriesNews February 2017TagsMalware, Netherlands, Research and Development

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