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Social media review may become part of visa application process
One of the San Bernardino shooters pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State terror group in a Facebook on the day of the shooting.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 16, 2015 -
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IDC: Data breaches will affect 25% of population by 2020
The research firm also predicts that one quarter of all worldwide electronic transactions will be authenticated biometrically by 2020.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 15, 2015 -
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Security strategies benefit from nimbleness as companies respond to high-profile vulnerabilities and support internal talent gaps.
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Twitter notifies some users they may have been victims of cyberattack
Google and Facebook have also started issuing warnings to users possibly targeted by state-sponsored attacks.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 15, 2015 -
EU could approve new strict privacy law today
The proposed law has been subject to intense lobbying from technology firms, who maintain it will increase risks and costs.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 15, 2015 -
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OPM can't locate 1.5 million victims of hack
The agency says these victims did not receive notification letters because their addresses have changed or are not on file.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Anonymous says it's responsible for taking down Trump Tower website Friday
The group says recent comments by Trump will help the Islamic State group recruit terrorists.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Despite growing threat landscape, endpoint security still lacking: Report
Gaps in endpoint protection are putting companies at risk.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Deep DiveH-1B program at risk in rising political environment
Current legislation could have significant impact on the H-1B program.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 11, 2015 -
FBI director wants tech companies to change encryption-based business models
FBI Director James Comey wants companies to sell products that enable law enforcement “backdoors” to encrypted data to help track down terrorists.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 11, 2015 -
Lack of encryption on mobile apps put customer data at risk
Wandera says 16 companies that serve an estimated half million customers a day failed to properly encrypt payment card data.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 10, 2015 -
Google aims to help companies protect data with new tool
The tool can scan inside the contents of attachments to make sure the files being sent with emails conform to company policy.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 10, 2015 -
FTC settles with Wyndham Hotels in closely watched security case
The FTC order is the first to establish data security standards for protecting payment card information.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Former IBM employee arrested for source code theft
The employee is charged with one count of theft of a trade secret.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Congress mulls how best to fight violent extremism online
A variety of private briefings are underway this week to determine how to curb ISIS’ use of technology.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Cyberattacks on healthcare records show no sign of slowing down in 2016: IDC
IDC’s Health Insights group predicts one in three consumers will have their healthcare records compromised by cyberattacks in 2016.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 9, 2015 -
Google releases new security fixes for multiple vulnerabilities
A significant number of flaws were again located in the OS' media processing components.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 8, 2015 -
EU lawmakers agree to new Network and Information Security Directive
The new directive is the first EU-wide cybersecurity law.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 8, 2015 -
More vulnerabilities found pre-installed in popular PC models
Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba have all reported vulnerabilities in the last month.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 8, 2015 -
FTC appoints new chief technologist
Lorrie Cranor says she will focus on consumer privacy and data security.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 7, 2015 -
President asks tech companies to help track terrorists online
A senior administration official said the White House wants tech firms to restrict the use of social media for violent ends.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 7, 2015 -
SMBs worldwide under attack from new threat
The so-called “Black Atlas” has compromised businesses around the world.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 4, 2015 -
China and U.S. agree to new cybercrime guidelines
The talks that took place this week were seen as potentially significant in establishing acceptable norms for cyber espionage.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 4, 2015 -
China says OPM hack was not state-sponsored
The country’s official news agency says the hack of U.S. government data that exposed sensitive personal information of more than 22 million people was criminal in nature.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Deep DiveTech giants hard at work to fight increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals
CIOs face a growing threat environment, and tech companies want to make sure they don’t take cyber attacks lying down.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 2, 2015 -
China and U.S. convene cyber security talks
The meetings are seen as potentially significant in establishing acceptable norms for cyber espionage.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 2, 2015
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