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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Aug 15, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Dragos, a Global Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Startup, Raises
GlobeNewswire (press release) Services range from threat hunting to incident response, as well as lightweight software for routine assessments. The company’s biggest technological … more.
The New Pandemic: Healthcare Data Breaches
Exposed medical data can cost healthcare companies millions of dollars in federal and state fines, civil actions, corrective action plans, credit … more.
AWS Macie secures sensitive cloud data using AI
The service is designed to protect companies from large-scale data breaches using machine learning. For example, the system should be able to flag … more.
Lessons Learned from 2017 OCR HIPAA Enforcement Actions
New features include: 1) breaches currently under investigation and reported within the last 24 months; 2) an archive of all older data breaches; 3) tips … more.
It’s the doctors who need help as breach notification looms
On 13 February, the Senate passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 which forces companies with more than $3 million in … more.
Energy Impact Partners Closes $10 Million Investment in Dragos
… partnerships with Deloitte, the global audit and financial advisory services firm, and CrowdStrike, a provider of cloud-delivered endpoint protection. more.
ThreatMetrix Report Reveals Dramatic Cybercrime Growth Targeting Digital
Marketwired (press release) “As new business models take the digital economy by storm, innovative methods of monetizing stolen credentials found on the Darknet are emerging. more.
Four New Risks Under China’s New Cybersecurity Law for Companies With
JD Supra (press release) Private entities may civilly sue companies for data breaches. Private entities harmed by company network breaches can sue the breached companies … more.
Lacework Brings Zero-Touch Anomaly Detection to AWS Accounts
Providing unprecedented visibility, Lacework Polygraph compresses the breach detection cycle, reduces false positives, delivers precise alerts and … more.
How to auto allow the program access to network in unmanagement Endpoint
Protection - 14.x , Endpoint Protection , Windows 10; Groups: Subscriptions (0). more.
Compromised credentials and the enterprise: an accident waiting to happen?
As cloud and mobile trends continue to take off, and more and more data breaches lead to compromised credentials, organisations are being left … more.
Corrs hires ethical hacker as it launches cyber rapid response team
The Australian law firm is ready to rock when it comes to data breaches, hacks or cyber security issues. Bruce Rolff. The firm will ensure that in the … more.
Wi-Fi hackers halted: Kaspersky Lab introduces secure connection Freemium
Daily News & Analysis The company?s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection and a number ofspecialized security solutions and services to … more.
Taking stock of GDPR: How ready are we?
With data breaches occurring on an almost daily basis across Europe, day-to-day top priorities are often related to the need to reduce the risk of falling … more.
Encryption and Mindset: 2 Keys to Securing Modern Communications
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) 2016 Data Breach Report, the U.S. hit a record high for data breaches last year, with the … more.
HOPZERO Corporation Develops New Security Control Technology To Protect
Benzinga Even stolen credentials outside the protected server’s sphere never get a login prompt, obviating attacks. Sensitive devices can be protected from … more.
Amazon Hopes AWS Macie Machine Learning Tool Will Stem Cloud Data Loss
The announcement follows several data breaches in which major companies were found to have stored sensitive data on AWS Simple Storage … more.
How Cybersecurity Became 2017’s Hot New Major
U.S. companies and government agencies suffered 1,093 data breaches in 2016, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit that … more.
IT Governance launches Phishing and Ransomware Human patch e-learning
EIN News (press release) … (GDPR) due to be enforced in less than a year’s time, businesses can no longer afford the financial repercussions associated with data breaches.. more.
Customers Go to Keystone Technology Management to Avoid Data Breaches
Langhorne, PA – (SBWIRE) – 08/15/2017 – Since 2001, Keystone Technology Management has specialized in purchasing and reselling, as well as … more.
The time to take action is now, says Scott Simpson on GDPR
The Information Commissioner’s Office will levy fines for noncompliance or data breaches of up to four per cent of global turnover or 20 million Euros, … more.
Retail cybercrime doubles as hackers target shopper data
The number of data breaches at UK retailers has doubled year on year as pressure mounts for the sector to plough investment into cyber security. more.
Caution advised with information security surveys
Seventy-nine percent of IT security pros say their organizations are suffering more hacks and data breaches in 2017 compared to 2016! Then write … more.
There’s one type of coverage brokers just can’t get enough of
The media is swamped with news of global ransomware attacks and mass data breaches, forcing the world to finally open its eyes to the severity of … more.
A Proposed Anti-Doxxing Law in the UK Could Make Personal Data Less Secure
Personal medical information from one in every four Americans has been stolen. On average, there were three data breaches in the U.S. every day … more.
ICIT hails new HHS cybersecurity communications center as a ‘quantum leap
FierceHealthcare He argued that cybersecurity self-regulation has failed within the industry, as evidenced by the growing number of attacks and data breaches. more.
The best enterprise anti-virus protection may not be enough
NSS Labs has also been running tests of both traditional and next-generation endpoint protection tools. In its latest rounds of testing the company has … more.
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