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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Feb 22, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Verizon Yahoo Deal Amended: $350M Lower Price After Data Breaches Lowered
Tech Times Yahoo’s data breaches lowered its valuation, however, as Verizon knocked $350 million off its initial offer. ( Justin Sullivan | Getty Images ). more.
Focus On Protecting What’s Most Important – The Data
Based on the seemingly constant headlines of data breaches across companies large and small, or the high profile hack of the DNC email servers by … more.
cPacket Adds 100Gbps to Its Next-Generation Network Performance Monitoring
Telecom Reseller (press release) … said Brendan O’Flaherty, CEO of cPacket Networks, and that is the need to monitor network behavior without questioning the integrity of the data. more.
Verizon cuts Yahoo price tag by $350m following massive data breaches
US telecom giant Verizon and Yahoo have announced that they have agreed to cut $350m (280m) from the originally agreed price to acquire the … more.
Cyber attacks and data breaches remain top business concerns
Cyber attack is once again the top threat perceived by businesses, according to research published today by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in … more.
ITR Technology announces ManageEngine launch of log analysis, auditing
ITWeb Log management plays an integral role in an enterprise’s security strategy. However, logging in the public cloud is a challenge, as access and controls … more.
How HR professionals can effectively counter ‘insider threats’
While high profile data breaches through external hacks are often those that make the news, the reality is that the majority of data breaches fly under … more.
Verizon negotiates $350m discount on Yahoo purchase in wake of data
The Drum Telecoms giant Verizon has negotiated a $350m discount on its agreed purchase price for Yahoo, valuing the business at $4.48bn ahead of its … more.
Massive Data Breaches Cost Yahoo $350 Million in Sale to Verizon
$4.85 billion deal now sees amended terms wherein Verizon will also share costs … more.
Yahoo slashes price of Verizon deal $350 mn after data breaches
New York: Yahoo slashed the price of the sale of its core Internet business to Verizon by $350 million following a pair of major data breaches at Yahoo … more.
Why Verizon Is Still Buying Yahoo Despite Major Data Breaches
This agreement, which was originally announced in July, had been postponed as the companies assessed the fallout from 2 data breaches. more.
Cybercrime: New mandatory data breach reporting requirements
On 13 February 2017, the Senate passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016, set to receive royal assent. Finally bringing … more.
IT security breaches: Why users shouldn’t take all the blame anymore
While many hacks and data breaches are caused by human error, there are ways of enabling users to experiment with what’s a good approach and … more.
Next-Gen Endpoints Risks and Protections: Results of the SANS 2017 Endpoint
PR Newswire (press release) Of the 53% of significant breaches that respondents knew about, just 48% were detected through endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. more.
Verizon, Yahoo deal price lowered by $350M after Yahoo breaches reported
Despite Yahoo’s recently reported data breaches, Verizon still plans to … Additionally, Yahoo’s data breaches won’t be taken into account when … more.
Verizon lops off $456 million from Yahoo price
… business to US$4.48 billion (A$5.84 billion), lowering its original offer by A$456 million in the wake of massive data breaches at the latter company. more.
Healthcare data breaches up 40% in 2016, hitting 15.9M patient records: 5
Becker’s ASC Review Healthcare data breaches up 40% in 2016, hitting 15.9M patient records: 5 … Healthcare data breaches are up 40 percent from 2015, according to a … more.
Verizon deal: Breaches discount Yahoo 350 million below original price
… and Northern Europe at CyberArk told SC Media UK that, Verizon’s cut-price deal to acquire Yahoo shows just how costly data breaches can be. more.
Lightower Launches Robust Optical Encryption Service
“With the ongoing proliferation of data breaches across all industries and governments, encryption of in-flight data should be a cornerstone of any … more.
Yahoo slashes price of Verizon deal $350m after data breaches
NEW YORK Yahoo slashed the price of the sale of its core Internet business to Verizon by $350 million following a pair of major data breaches at … more.
Verizon and Yahoo agree to $350M discount, shared liabilities
… to last summer, and the companies agreed to share “certain legal and regulatory liabilities arising from certain data breaches incurred by Yahoo. more.
ProfitStars launchs breach detection and notification tool
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the … more.
Australia’s New Data Breach Notification Law: What Does it Mean for You?
… the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) requiring regulated entities to report “eligible data breaches” to the Privacy Commissioner and to affected individuals. more.
Cyber Security Alone is No Longer Enough
Data breaches have become a regular feature of modern life. This will continue as long as efficiency and ease of data access trump security, a state of … more.
Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) Market in United States
Satellite PR News (press release) The Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) market provides detailed market segment level data on the international market. The Physical … more.
76 Percent of Healthcare Organizations Plan to Increase Security Spending
eSecurity Planet … making, while globally, the leading motivations are preventing data breaches (39 percent) and protecting reputation and brand (39 percent). more.
Advisers must comply with new cyber laws
Previously, under the Privacy Act 1988, businesses did not have to disclose data breaches. The new mandatory disclosure law is set to trigger more … more.
US Data Breaches Hit All-Time High
The number of reported U.S. data breaches hit an all-time high in 2016, thanks in part to new CEO phishing hacks that send phony emails to … more.
Sunny with a chance of stolen credentials: Malicious weather app found on
We Live Security (blog) Android users were the target of new banking malware with screen locking capabilities, which was disguised as a weather forecast app on Google … more.
Verizon cuts Yahoo deal price by $350 million
Verizon Communications will pay $350 million less for Yahoo after two major data breaches reported by the struggling Internet pioneer. Yahoo. more.
New technologies and old habits drive data breaches and risk in global
Cambridge Network Thales, a leader in critical information systems, cybersecurity and data security, announces the results of its 2017 Thales Data Threat Report, … more.
Verizon joins forces with Nanyang Technology University’s Business School
Broadway World Verizon’s “2016 Data Breach Investigations Report” analyzes more than 2,260 confirmed data breaches and more than 100,000 reported security … more.
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