Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity (402)

How Zoom’s COVID-19 Spotlight Exposed Cybersecurity Flaws

The video conferencing app Zoom was a rare business success story as the coronavirus pandemic upended daily life, but where cybersecurity is concerned, it may end up as a cautionary tale.

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Cyber Insurer Chubb Investigates Reported Ransomware Attack

Chubb, a leading cyber-insurance provider, has become a target of a cyberattack itself. So reports TechCrunch.

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Congressional Report Urges Cybersecurity Overhaul

A bipartisan congressional report pushes for the United States to rethink how it handles cybersecurity in the face of threats from Russia, Iran and North Korea. So reports The New York Times.

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Spending Increases Not Sufficient to Curb Breaches: Surveys

The strategic threat to businesses from lax cybersecurity is significant, and boosting spending hasn’t been enough to stop breaches. That’s the takeaway from sifting through a pair of recent surveys.

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Cybersecurity Execs Still Suffer from High Stress

A new report finds that, just like last year, top cybersecurity pros are reporting high degrees of stress that are affecting their work and personal lives.

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Equifax Data Breach: What China’s Role Means

American charges that four members of China’s army hacked the credit agency Equifax have rekindled warnings about cyber threats to national security.

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Cyber Attacks Could Trigger Next Financial Crisis: ECB

The head of the European Central Bank has sounded the alarm about the potential for a coordinated hack on key banks to cause a financial meltdown. So reports the Independent.

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Is the Skills Shortage in Cybersecurity Overblown?

Week after week, reports warn of the cybersecurity business’ talent gap. One chief information security executive argues that the problem is misunderstood.

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Travelex Breach Highlights Threat of 'REvil' Ransomware

Foreign currency firm Travelex has become only the highest-profile victim of the recently surging Sodinokibi ransomware campaign, also known as REvil.

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Iran Conflict Stokes Fears of Cyber War

Recent military actions between the United States and Iran have raised concerns that the regime in Tehran will launch attacks on American computer systems.

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