Security: Page 43
-
Dollar Photo Club
Equifax CIO, CSO retiring 'effective immediately'
The credit firm announced the personnel changes Friday and named the interim CIO and CSO.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 18, 2017 -
UPDATE: Best Buy removes Kaspersky products from shelves following congressional warnings
The retailer has sold Kaspersky products for over a decade, but the company's decision came from persistent reports on the unsecure nature of the products.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
jariyawat thinsandee via Getty Images
TrendlineIT Security
Security strategies benefit from nimbleness as companies respond to high-profile vulnerabilities and support internal talent gaps.
By CIO Dive staff -
How the Social Security Administration boosted secure user access
This summer, the agency launched a multi-factor authentication system with SMS and email options.
By Alex Hickey • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Shadow IT persists as apps take over the workplace
Employees use an average of more than nine apps in the workplace, some of which require more time from IT to monitor or train users.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2017 -
In rare turn, FTC announces Equifax investigation
Traditionally, the agency remains silent on its plan of action regarding ongoing investigations.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Dollar Photo Club
What caused the Equifax breach? Failure to patch a bug
Attackers were able to exploit a web application vulnerability — but a patch for the bug was available two months before Equifax was targeted.
By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2017 -
DHS announces Kaspersky software ban on federal computers
Although denied by Kaspersky Labs, U.S. officials are investigating the antivirus software provider about whether its products grant Russian-based intelligence operatives access to U.S. computers.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2017 -
Getty
Organizations turning to 'InsurTech' as technology industry evolves
The growing popularity of mobile payment applications, IoT devices and even blockchain have many consumers taking extra strides to ensure data integrity.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2017 -
Dollar Photo Club
Plan to distrust Symantec website certificates released, which is no longer its concern
In August, the company reached an agreement with DigiCert to sell its website security and PKI solutions business for $950 million.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 14, 2017 -
Adobe Stock
Cybersecurity sector facing understaffed teams and a growing skills gap
There are approximately 300,000 open cybersecurity positions in the United States and the number is expected to rise to 1.8 million by 2022.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 13, 2017 -
JPMorgan Chase hires new CIO to run $9.5B tech budget
The company has promoted Lori Beer from within its own ranks to oversee the company's technology strategy, including a new focus on machine learning and robotics.
By Alex Hickey • Sept. 11, 2017 -
UPDATE: Equifax criticism increases as lawsuits and investigations mount
Expert consensus says Equifax bungled the breach and the subsequent response. One firm filing a federal lawsuit plans to seek as much as $70 billion in damages.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 11, 2017 -
Dollar Photo Club
Equifax data breach impacts 143M customers, execs sell shares days before disclosure
Just before revelations of the major data breach, three company senior executives — including the CFO — sold a total of $1.8 million worth of company shares.
By Naomi Eide , Alex Hickey • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Deep DiveTechnobabble: The reality of tech addiction, cities vie for Amazon
Whether in the office, at home or walking down a sidewalk, people are glued to their smartphones, highlighting just how ever-present technology is in life.
By Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Recycled electronic waste adds to cybersecurity concerns
As the fastest growing form of waste, e-waste can leave valuable data traceable.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Majority of US working adults use a VPN but still trust public Wi-Fi
More than half of the 1,000 U.S. workers surveyed by Wombat Security trust free Wi-Fi in places such as hotels, coffee shops or airports.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Cyberattacks raise risk of access to US power system, Symantec says
The attacks in Europe and the U.S. could lead to hackers gaining control of power system operations, the security firm said.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 6, 2017 -
Lenovo settles FTC dispute over preinstalled adware, to pay $3.5M fine
The preloaded Visual Discovery software was removed in early 2015, shortly after it was unearthed in late 2014, the company said.
By Alex Hickey • Sept. 5, 2017 -
White House IT modernization plan calls for commercial cloud and shared services
In a follow up to a May executive order, the American Technology Council has released its recommendations to revamp federal IT for the modern computing era.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Path cleared for Yahoo to face data breach lawsuits
While many of the lawsuits against Yahoo were already dismissed, a U.S. District Judge in San Jose, California said plaintiffs can now revisit their complaints.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Sept. 1, 2017 -
US government cybersecurity continues to struggle, falling behind private sector
Across 18 industries,the U.S. government is ahead of only the telecommunications and education sectors in cybersecurity, according to SecurityScorecard.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 30, 2017 -
NYU researchers use backdoor to hack self-driving car AI
The group used a backdoor to manipulate AI systems' image recognition with over 90% success.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Hackers prove prowess with Android-based DDoS malware
The WireX botnet consisted of approximately 300 apps available in the Google Play market that cumulatively hit targets with up to 20,000 HTTP requests per second.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Researchers develop 'white worm' to boost IoT security
AntibIoTic uses the Mirai bot design to access and control IoT devices with poor security. The worm injects them with code that works like an antibiotic.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 28, 2017 -
AccuWeather changes course after users voice privacy concerns
The app allowed Wi-Fi router data to be transmitted to a third-party vendor.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 25, 2017
Previous
