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Healthcare Industry Most Affected by Data Breach

As per reports, healthcare industry was frequently attacked by cyber hackers. Vectra Networks survey suggests that 164 threats were detected per 1,000 host devices. The education industry has 145...

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IoT Security

The Internet of Things (IoT) is seeing the rapid rise but it seems to repeat the history of technology evolution. The pace of growth is not matched with security requirements. IoT helps automation as...

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Kmart Attacked by Hackers Again

Kmart suffered another data breach when its server was attacked by hackers. “Our Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malicious code that was undetectable by current anti-virus...

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Huge Gap in Demand and Supply for CyberSecurity Workforce

The 2017 Global Information Workforce Study (GISWS) conducted a survey which showed that cybersecurity workforce gap will rise to 1.8 million by 2022. Another study conducted by Frost & Sullivan...

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Half of the third party softwares are outdated

Synopsys conducted a study of 128,782 software applications which shows that almost fifty percent are old. “Over time, vulnerabilities in third-party components are discovered and disclosed, leaving a...

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Series B funding for Trusona

Before four months, Ariz.-based Trusona has Series A funding of $8 million. Now, they have got additional funding of $10 million in a Series B round. This new round was led by Microsoft Ventures along...

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Security of the end point devices

A Recent survey conducted by Ponemon Institute shows that Sixty-three percent of participants are not able to monitor endpoint devices after they leave the corporate network. Fifty-five percent of...

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New SiteLock Application to Protect WordPress

WordPress open-source publishing is the popular platform for companies. It has also attracted cyber criminals. Sites face attacks frequently. SiteLock, a Scottsdale, Ariz. website security vendor has...

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U.S Election Systems Attacked by Russian Hackers

Thirty-nine states were hit by Russian hackers prior to the 2016 U.S. election. In Illinois, hackers got access to the database and tried to delete or alter voters data. A software was also accessed...

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Ransomware Attack at Airway Oxygen

Michigan-based Airway Oxygen, Inc. recently suffered data breach due to ransomware attack. Facility is notifying patients that their PHI may have been affected. Airway Oxygen supplies medical...

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WannaCry ransomware attacked Honda

Honda recently stopped its production at its Sayama, Japan plant due WannaCry ransomware. The production facility manufactures 1,000 vehicles per day. The plant was started next day. Along with Honda,...

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Massive New Ransomware Attack

Recently world suffered a massive WannaCry attack. Now new ransomware attack was launched using same Windows vulnerability. Ukraine is the most affected country affecting government, transport systems,...

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Kmart Attacked by Hackers Again

Kmart suffered another data breach when its server was attacked by hackers.  “Our Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malicious code that was undetectable by current...

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IoT Security

The Internet of Things (IoT) is seeing the rapid rise but it seems to repeat the history of technology evolution. The pace of growth is not matched with security requirements. IoT helps automation as...

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Healthcare Industry Most Affected by Data Breach

As per reports, healthcare industry was frequently attacked by cyber hackers. Vectra Networks survey suggests that 164 threats were detected per 1,000 host devices. The education industry has 145...

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Content to Prevent Data Breach

Egnyte a Calif. based content collaboration and governance specialist has launched a new cloud-based solution which looks after insider threat. The product focus on IT security professionals. Nowadays...

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Google Employee Data at Risk

Google sent notification letters to a number of employees about the data breach. It mentioned that their names, contact information and payment card data may have been affected. “This did not affect...

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AI Security Company Series D Round

Darktrace U.K.-based startup which has offices in San Francisco has recently raised $75 million in a Series D round of funding. Nicole Eagan, CEO at Darktrace, mentioned that Insight Venture Partners’...

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Breach at Hotel Chains

The Trump, Four Seasons, Loews and Hard Rock hotel chains notified customer due to massive breach of Sabre’s SynXis reservations system. Earlier, Google also notified its employees that their personal...

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Kaspersky Lab Defends Allegations

Kaspersky Lab is accused of deep connections with Russia-based hacking efforts. The U.S. government has removed the firm from its vendor list which can be used for federal government. The step was...

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