Cybersecurity (402)
Hospitals Urge Medical Device Makers to Boost Cybersecurity
- Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Medical device makers are under pressure to shore up the security of their Internet-connected products as hospitals ramp up their concerns about cyber attacks. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
Read more...WhatsApp Breach Allows Hackers to Install Spyware on Phones
- Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A security flaw in WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook, enabled cyber attackers to install Israeli spyware on a “select number” of phones, the company revealed. So reports Reuters and the Financial Times.
Read more...Nation States Playing Bigger Role in Cyber Attacks: Study
- Sunday, 12 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Nation states and groups with links to them account for 23% of data breaches, up from 12% last year and 19% in 2017, Verizon’s 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report finds. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...Hackers Steal $40M from Binance Bitcoin Exchange
- Sunday, 12 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has disclosed that hackers took 7,000 bitcoins, worth about $40 million, in a single withdrawal as a result of a “large scale security breach.” So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Cybersecurity Talent Shortage is Getting Worse: Study
- Sunday, 05 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A new study puts hard numbers behind the cybersecurity industry’s often-discussed talent shortage, and they’re bleak.
Read more...Slack Warns of Cyber Risk to Stock Price Ahead of IPO
- Sunday, 05 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
As Slack prepares to go public, the workplace messaging platform has cautioned investors on how cyber attacks could threaten its share price. So reports IR Magazine.
Read more...Automation May Not Solve Cybersecurity Talent Shortage: Survey
- Saturday, 27 April 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Even as most information technology leaders bet on automation as a way to ease the cybersecurity skills gap, some admit that emerging tools like artificial intelligence may not reduce the number of staffers they need.
Read more...Presidential Candidate Proposes Department of Cybersecurity
- Saturday, 20 April 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Former U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) has become the first presidential candidate to mount a serious cybersecurity push, calling for the creation of a Department of Cybersecurity. So reports The Verge.
Read more...Jamie Dimon: Cybersecurity No. 1 Threat to Finance Industry
- Saturday, 13 April 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned the financial services industry that the “biggest threat” it faces is cybersecurity. So reports Yahoo Finance.
Read more...Cyber Pros, Rank-and-File Divided Over Security: Surveys
- Monday, 08 April 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Three new surveys highlight a cybersecurity perception gap between information technology departments and other employees. Experts recommend organizations use training and software to close this divide and protect sensitive data.
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