A cooperative effort by Europol, Eurojust and law enforcement agencies from the US, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Germany and Bulgaria has resulted in the takedown of an organized cybercrime network that …
Half of companies missed GDPR deadline, 70% admit systems won’t scale
A new DataGrail survey shows that half of US companies were not GDPR compliant by the time the EU's sweeping data protection bill went into effect on May 25, 2018, despite having been given two years …
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EU leaders: We won’t follow Trump’s Huawei ban
One day after US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over telecom threats, thereby enabling the US government to extend its ban on Huawei technology to the private sector, the leaders …
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Stack Overflow confirms breach, but customer data said to be unaffected
Stack Overflow, the world's largest question and answer site for programmers, suffered a cyberattack on May 11. While the attackers managed to gain "some level of production access," the website says …
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Google is replacing Bluetooth Titan Security Keys because of a vulnerability
Google is offering to provide owners of Bluetooth Titan Security Keys with free replacements because the products are affected by a serious security vulnerability. The company has discovered that a …
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Huawei hits back after Trump declares national emergency on telecoms ‘threat’
As many analysts expected, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order enabling it to forbid US firms from using Huawei telecommunications equipment. The order signed by Trump …
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Baltimore Ransomware Siege Enters Second Week of Bitcoin Extortion Attack
The City of Baltimore, Maryland still has not recovered from the ransomware infection that prompted it to shut down most of its servers on May 7. While the city’s most essential services such as …
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When all else fails, organizations realize they must share threat intel
A new IronNet survey shows that over 94% of organizations share certain intelligence (such as malicious IP's and domains) as a form of collective defense and the same number of firms is open to share …
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How to create a business-driven cybersecurity strategy: 3 tips
A new PwC study looks at the characteristics of security "trailblazers," i.e. the top 25% of firms in terms of cybersecurity. According to the report, over 80% of the trailblazers indicated that their …
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Hospitals Failing on Cybersecurity Hygiene
New Forescout research highlights how reliance on outdated systems is putting healthcare organizations (HCOs) at risk. The study found that a staggering 71% of Windows devices in HCOs run Windows 7, …
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