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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Oct 5, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Kraft Technology Group Named to MSSP Alert Top 100 Managed Security
PR Newswire (press release) … enhanced email security, application whitelisting, secure web browsing, security information & event management, firewall and intrusion prevention … more.
Qualys Releases Highly Scalable IOC Cloud App Providing 2-Second Visibility
Markets Insider Qualys Releases Highly Scalable IOC Cloud App Providing 2-Second Visibility of Compromised Assets and Threat Hunting Capabilities. more.
Drive-In Chain Sonic Says Payment Cards Possibly Hacked
… some of its drive-in outlets may have allowed hackers to access customers’ debit and credit card information, the latest in a string of data breaches. more.
After Yahoo and Equifax, Just Assume You’ve Been Hacked
The alternative, to just wait and see what the company drips out over time, is not aging well in this era of massive, repeated data breaches. more.
Are you kidding? The IRS award of a no-bid contract for data services to
Dallas News The long-running list of data breaches in the U.S. created a market for data verification firms, many of which have not had their systems breached, … more.
Sen. Warren says credit bureaus are ‘raking in the money’ after data
ABC News Warren expressed frustration that credit monitoring companies like Equifax seem to profit from data breaches, which often lead consumers to sign up … more.
5 things you need to know as Yahoo data breach rises to 3bn accounts
… saw 140m credit card customers’ details stolen by hackers. It also comes in the wake of data breaches at the Securities and Exchange Commission … more.
Analyzing AVG Technologies NV (AVG) & Square (SQ)
Its Norman solutions include Norman Antivirus, Norman Security Suite, Norman Security Suite PRO, Norman Endpoint Protection, Norman Email … more.
Global IT spending to hit $3.7 trillion in 2018
… such as workstream collaboration, workforce analytics and video message-oriented middleware (MOM), security (endpoint detection and response), … more.
Cyberbit Opens New Office in Germany
EDR - endpoint detection and response powered by machine learning and behavioral analysis, detecting advanced and targeted threats, including … more.
Combat insider data breaches with privileged access management
The high risk of cybercrime for financial institutions means that they are generally quick to adopt new technologies which may alleviate the risk of a … more.
Kevin Mitnick, a legal hacker, warns of ‘the new normal’
His Houston presentation came the same week that Equifax and Yahoo expanded the number of people affected by their data breaches. In an era of … more.
Wall Street regulator needs to ‘better protect’ cyber data: inspector
The Hill The report, first reported by Reuters, comes on the heels of two major data breaches at Equifax and the Securities and Exchange Commission. more.
US financial regulator must beef up cyber security: inspector
… to a report the agency’s internal inspector released on Wednesday as the financial sector reels from recent revelations of two major data breaches. more.
Other web service data breaches pale in comparison to the 3-billion user
Business Insider When it was first announced in 2016, Yahoo’s breach of over 1 billion user accounts went down as one of the worst in history. On Tuesday, Yahoo … more.
Hirono among US lawmakers grilling former Equifax CEO on massive data
KHON2 Hirono and other Senate Judiciary Committee members questioned Smith and experts on data breaches in a hearing Wednesday afternoon. more.
After Equifax, is your data safe?
Over the past few years we’ve heard of data breaches of major corporations like Target, Sony, Anthem and even the personnel office of the U.S. … more.
US Senate panel to hold hearing on Yahoo, Equifax breaches
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Tuesday he plans to hold a hearing later this month over massive data breaches at … more.
Yahoo says every account was hacked in 2013
All of Yahoo’s 3 billion user accounts in 2013 were affected by its massive data breach not the 1 billion accounts initially reported, the company said … more.
Yahoo’s credibility is in shreds but will our data protection chief act?
This is usually what happens to companies investigated by the DPC for data breaches. Our legislative enforcement climate is arguably very lax. more.
Insider Trading at Palo Alto Networks Inc.?
The Company’s security platform consists of three elements: Next-Generation Firewall, Advanced Endpoint Protection and Threat Intelligence Cloud. more.
Sen. Warren says credit bureaus are ‘raking in the money’ after data
Warren expressed frustration that credit monitoring companies like Equifax seem to profit from data breaches, which often lead consumers to sign up … more.
Yahoo tops the list of largest ever data breaches - Oct. 4, 2017 - CNNMoney
The biggest data breach in history just got even bigger. Three times bigger. Three billion accounts at Yahoo were affected by a massive hack in 2013, … more.
The advantages of service mesh for containers, microservices
Concepts like application lifecycle management, log management and role-based access control are being delegated to container platforms because … more.
Push is on to get new for of ID
… a plan to replace Social Security numbers as the main way people identify themselves and as a protection against data breaches like Equifax that … more.
Research from OneLogin Finds Weak Passwords are Imposing Millions of
PR Web (press release) A new research report from OneLogin, the identity management provider bringing speed and integrity to the modern enterprise, finds that 87% of IT … more.
Previous Data Breach Actually Impacted All Users, Yahoo Reveals
Recently announced research from Gemalto indicates that data breaches increased substantially between 2016 and 2017, though Yahoo at least … more.
Exclusive: Department of Justice’s Rod Rosenstein Speaks at the Cambridge
CNBC Mass data breaches can be extremely costly to victims. Reports peg the average cost of the data breach at over $3.6 million, but, of course, that’s just … more.
Yahoo reveals every single account breached in 2013 cyber attack
Yahoo has revealed every single account on its system at the time of the 2013 data breach was affected in the cyber attack. The company said new … more.
Cyber Attacks Can Be Risky Business: Is Your Existing Insurance Enough
Lexology … cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated, and the costs of cyberattacks are increasing.5 The number of data breaches and the cost of these … more.
All 3 billion Yahoo accounts were breached in the 2013 data theft
Interestingly, the Verizon deal had come under scrutiny after Yahoo revealed two data breaches (here and here) after the deal was confirmed. The two … more.
One More Reason to Care about the Equifax Data Breach
The data breaches at Target and Sony kept them in the cybersecurity spotlight for several years – Target because it highlighted the need for better … more.
5 Deadly Sins of Privileged Access Management Put Firms in Harm’s Way
Data breaches continue to be a regular occurrence around the world as attackers exploit common weaknesses in enterprise infrastructure. A new … more.
Yahoo tops the list of largest ever data breaches
Three billion accounts at Yahoo were affected by a massive hack in 2013, the internet firm’s parent company, Verizon, revealed Tuesday. That’s up … more.
Yahoo now says 3 BILLION accounts hacked!
Yahoo admitted to one of the world’s largest data breaches on record near the end of 2016. The breach actually occurred in 2013 but the company … more.
Yahoo. Target. Equifax. Sonic: All Category 5 data breaches. Is your
Washington Post The updated figure comes as the public is still reeling from back-to-back reports of data breaches at Equifax and the fast-food chain Sonic, reported … more.
RedLock Report Indicates Data Breaches in the Cloud Will Continue to Rise
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RedLock, the Cloud Threat Defense company, today released a new report based on research from its … more.
Houston CFOs respond to corporate challenges at HBJ panel
Top financial executives around the Bayou City are responding to an ever-growing list of threats to their companies, from data breaches to retaining … more.
As companies struggle to discern the scope of cyberattacks, attention
CIO Dive Data breaches are different. Attackers try to access systems to unlock troves of data and use it for various purposes, usually nefarious. Though random … more.
Wisconsin lawmakers want to prohibit fees for freezing, unfreezing consumer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel From our perspective, as people’s personal information has become more vulnerable due to hacks and data breaches, we don’t believe consumers … more.
Cloud vulnerabilities are being ignored by the enterprise
Awareness of data breaches, patching, and critical security practices may be on the up with the constant stream of security incidents constantly hitting … more.
Data Breaches & the Delicate Art of News Hijacking
hijacking in relation to the recent data breaches that have hit headlines. more.
GOP chairman backs national data breach notification standard
… expressed support for a national standard for notifying individuals impacted by corporate data breaches, amid scrutiny over the Equifax breach. more.
IRS Hires Equifax To Safeguard Taxpayer Data
In the wake of one of the most massive data breaches in a decade, it’s irresponsible for the IRS to turn over millions in taxpayer dollars to a company … more.
Post-Equifax Breach, It’s Time for a Digital Universal ID
Perhaps we have become numb to these hacks and data breaches. What, my credit card number was compromised? The credit card company will … more.
RedLock Report Indicates Data Breaches in the Cloud Will Continu
cloud security. MENLO PARK, Calif. –(BUSINESS WIRE). RedLock, the … more.
Global IT spending to hit $3.7 trillion in 2018
… middleware (MOM), security (endpoint detection and response), analytics (smart data discovery) and storage (in-memory data grids). more.
Endgame Appoints Matthew Bruening as Senior Vice President of Sales to
SYS-CON Media (press release) On the heels of signing the largest EDR contract of 2016 with the Air Force, Endgame is rapidly becoming the standard endpoint protection platform … more.
Auth0 Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Appointments
… held positions as Business Information Security Officer at Nike and CISO at Sumo Logic, a leader in cloud-based log management and analytics. more.
Managed Security Services Market Outlook to 2025 Dell SecureWorks,
MilTech … Vulnerability Management, Log Management, Compliance Management, and SIEM); Threat Management Type, Deployment Type, Enterprise Size, … more.
Risk & Repeat: Are hacking victims taking too much blame?
Blaming, and even shaming hacking victims following high-profile data breaches and cyberattacks has become commonplace, but one top law … more.
Louise Eagle: Don’t let GDPR suck the oxygen out of your approach to
Third Sector No organisation can afford the kind of reputational and financial damage suffered by Talk Talk and Equifax as a result of their customer data breaches. more.
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