Data breach involving 16 billion credentials is not what it seems
When news broke yesterday morning about a data breach involving 16 billion records, it soon became clear that...
Security
Cybersecurity has been a challenge from the beginning of IT and it will be until the end. It all started with endpoint and network security, but today we are also dealing with cloud security and training our employees to incorporate good security practices. All these new technologies that help us innovate also help cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers get new tools that they can use to access our systems and, in the worst cases, gain access to our most valuable data and trade secrets. Moreover, with new legislation such as GDPR, you have to make sure everything is secure or you will not only lose your reputation, but you could also be fined by the government. In short, protecting IT environments is more important than ever.
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Fraud detective Friss acquires Polonious
Friss, a fraud detection specialist, is acquiring Polonious. Friss develops fraud detection and prevention...
Nvidia data breach by Lapsus$ is actively exploited
A data breach at Nvidia allows cybercriminals to disguise malware with trusted code signing certificates. ...
Lapsus$ cybercriminals claim major cyberattack on Samsung
Hacker group Lapsus$ claims to have stolen 190GB of confidential data from Samsung. This mainly involves sour...
Ukraine says its websites are under ‘nonstop’ attack from Russia
The country's cyber watchdog agency says Russian hackers are attacking government websites. Ukrainian webs...
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Security industry is fundamentally broken: base investments on hard evidence
Many security investments do not deliver what was expected or hoped for. Organizations can do better, however...
Most people still use the same password for multiple accounts
SpyCloud analyzed 1.7 billion passwords and usernames. Roughly 65 percent of all Internet users use the same ...
Dutch government bans Kaspersky software without evidence of abuse
The Dutch government continues to ban Kaspersky's antivirus software despite a lack of evidence for alleged s...
‘Number of API attacks rose by nearly 700 percent’
Over the past twelve months, the number of API attacks increased by 681 percent. "It's no surprise that attac...
CrowdStrike launches Falcon Identity Threat Protection Complete
CrowdStrike introduces Falcon Identity Threat Protection Complete. The managed security service protects orga...
Nvidia confirms: malware group Lapsus$ has personal company data
Nvidia acknowledges that trade secrets and personal data have been stolen by ransomware group Lapsus$. Accord...