Undisclosed number of TurboTax accounts breached
11:42 26 February in Industry News
Intuit, the company behind tax preparation software TurboTax, said users’ accounts may have been accessed by an unauthorized party....
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Russian Cyberattackers are in and Gone in Less than 20 Minutes
14:26 19 February in Industry News
Russian threat actors are almost eight-times faster at taking advantage of a compromised system compared to other nation-state actors, a tribute to their operational tradecraft, according to Crowdstrike’s 2019 Global Threat report....
Collection 1 Breach Prompts Calls for Security Updates, Investment
10:37 21 January in Industry News
While the Collection 1 data dump – a whopping 773 million unique emails – dazzled with its size, it also underscored the need to shift away from reliance on passwords and renewed calls for investments in more up-to-date and reliable security. ...
German data breach prompts calls for improved online security
13:52 07 January in Industry News
BERLIN (Reuters) - German government officials called on Monday for a tightening of data security laws after a far-reaching breach exposed the documents of hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel....
Seven Steps to Secure Privileged Access
11:13 17 December in Industry News
If privilege is part of your strategic security priorities, here are seven steps to drive down the risk associated with unprotected privileged access:...
City of North Bend Hit with Ransomware
15:33 10 December in Industry News
The city of North Bend, Ore., was hit with a ransomware attack which temporarily locked out city workers from their computers and databases....
Marriott Breach Exposes More than Just Customer Info
11:51 03 December in Industry News
Marriott’s massive data breach exposed more than just 500 million customer records, it is also shining a light on the role cybersecurity needs to play when a firm is in acquisition mode, along with the damage that even one slip up by an employee can...
Make-A-Wish website compromised for cryptomining campaign
11:26 19 November in Industry News
Not even the Make-A-Wish Foundation is off limits for some unscrupulous cybercriminals, as evidenced by a cryptojacking operation that compromised the charitable organization’s international website....
Election Day: Securing the Vote
09:43 07 November in Industry News
Amid the blue and red banners dotting social media, mailers, billboards, flyers and just about everything else, Election Day is finally here. After all the guesswork and polls, Americans don’t know which way the political winds are going to blow or whether security measures taken...
Pentagon data breach exposed 30,000 travel records
15:03 15 October in Industry News
The U.S. Department of Defense suffered a data breach through a third-party vendor resulting in at least 30,000 service members and employees having some of their personal and payment card information compromised....