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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Feb 16, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Yahoo-Verizon Deal Nearly Done But Verizon Lowers Offer By $250 to $350
Tech Times Verizon wants a big discount from Yahoo, and the latter might have no option but to see it as a good deal following the biggest data breaches in history … more.
Carbon Black Only Vendor to Secure Perfect Prevention Score in NSS Labs’
ResponseSource (press release) Carbon Black Only Vendor to Secure Perfect Prevention Score in NSS Labs’ Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) Test; Stopped All Attacks in Test. more.
Physical Security Market Is Expected to Reach USD 158.79 Billion by 2022,
Satellite PR News (press release) … Video Surveillance, Screening & Scanning, Perimeter Intrusion Detection, Safety & Security, Physical Security Information Management), By Service … more.
Is cyber insurance really worth it?
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 is currently before the Federal parliament. It provides for mandatory disclosure for certain … more.
Verizon gets $250M break on its deal to buy Yahoo following data breaches
Yahoo’s security breaches are costing the company a cool quarter of a billion dollars. According to a Bloomberg report, Verizon Communications, … more.
Review: Symantec Advanced Threat Protection Puts 175 Million Eyes on the
FedTech Magazine We tested that by deploying McAfee endpoint protection and Malwarebytes anti-malware on several virtual clients in our test bed before adding the … more.
Information commissioner Timothy Pilgrim on making data breach
StartupSmart Organisations often fail to disclose data breaches fearing reputational damage, as the news is almost certain to become public, but Pilgrim does not … more.
Data Breaches in 2017: No Relief in Sight
Moreover, unlike in earlier years, data breaches are not limited by a company’s size or industry. For example, restaurants and supermarkets have … more.
Clavister Launches Innovative Endpoint Protection Solution
Clavister (Nasdaq: CLAV), a leader in high-performance network security, has launched a new endpoint security solution to protect devices including … more.
Morning Agenda: Yahoo, Asian Conglomerates, Trump and Fox News
What’s the cost of two enormous data breaches? About $300 million if you’re Yahoo and you’re trying to sell yourself to Verizon. Instead of battling to … more.
What do the data breach notification laws mean?
Australia finally have laws making it mandatory for certain organisations to disclose data breaches. We explain what the laws mean for businesses. more.
The legal landscape on cybersecurity is changing with stiffer fines for
Out-Law.com The two main things that the new legislation will deliver is increased transparency over data breaches and cybersecurity incidents and the risk of … more.
Yahoo data breaches force deal discount
for Verizon to buy Yahoo’s core business. more.
EMA Releases Annual Research on Next-Generation Endpoint Security
The approach was to identify as many vendors in the endpoint protection space as possible, letting the research participants identify whether or not … more.
The Human Factor Remains Strong In Data Breach Incidents
Humans continue to play a significant role in data breaches and cybersecurity incidents, fulfilling the roles of threat actors, targeted victims and … more.
Data breaches becoming more complex, pervasive and damaging Verizon
Data breaches becoming more complex, pervasive and damaging Verizon … Humans continue to play a significant role in data breaches and cyber … more.
Verizon could get price cut in Yahoo deal following data breaches
Two Republican senators are demanding more answers from Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer about the data breaches. Yahoo sent new … more.
Daily Report: Yahoo May Pay a Steep Price for Data Breaches
So how much does it cost when hackers have breached your corporate defenses and stolen information from at least a billion user accounts? more.
Privacy law update - data breaches must now be notified
On Monday, Parliament passed the Privacy Amendments (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 (the Bill), which will make it mandatory for entities … more.
Endpoint Protection Manager v14 REST API
information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more … more.
Data breaches could cost Yahoo up to $350M USD, Reuters says
Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters and Bloomberg are reporting that Verizon Communications Inc. now plans to buy the former Internet … more.
Mandatory data breach notification laws to become a reality in Australia
After years of deliberation, a mandatory data breach notification scheme in the form of the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 … more.
Advice to help prevent data breaches at your company
Prevent a Breach, to get advice on how to best approach cyber security at your … more.
Canadian firms lag in cyber breach detection
Canadian firms lag in cyber breach detection With cyberattacks becoming more frequent and the associated risks becoming greater, companies … more.
Rippleshot: Machine Learning Firm Using Analytics To Detect Data Breaches
Rippleshot is a fraud analytics firm that uses data analytics and machine learning to detect data breaches. The Company is transforming the way that … more.
Rippleshot: Machine Learning Firm Using Analytics To Detect Data Breaches
is a competition to showcase the companies with the most impressive … more.
Yahoo warns users about data breaches tied to past attacks
(UPI) Yahoo is warning some users their online accounts may have been attacked by a state-sponsored attacker between 2015 and 2016 and … more.
Fourth Circuit Weighs In on Article III Standing in Data Breach Suits
McDonald, is a consolidated appeal that arose out of two lawsuits brought by veterans whose medical information was compromised by data breaches … more.
Memorial Healthcare Systems to pay $5.5M over potential HIPAA violations
A recent Protenus report found 31 health data breaches occurred this January affecting 388,307 patient records, 59.2% of the breaches impacting … more.
Law Firm Data Breaches Demonstrate the Expanding Scope of Cyber Attacks
cyber meets securities fraud, the United States Attorney’s Office for the … more.
State Data Breach Notification Laws: February 2017 Privacy Update
The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (the OCABR) in Massachusetts has created a public web-based archive of data breaches … more.
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