Citizens’ interests better safeguarded with monitoring After two years of efforts to enhance cyber security, China’s internet has been significantly purified, with citizens’ interests better safeguarded, specialists said. Thursday marks the second anniversary of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech in which he called for enhancing the development of the internet and harnessing it for the […]
An emailed debit note sent to members of the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association last month has reinforced the need for constant vigilance to avoid cyber scams. The note purporting to be from a club employee asked for payment of outstanding funds but there was a clue that something was amiss — the […]
MILWAUKEE — A British cybersecurity expert currently living in Los Angeles who was once heralded as a hero for stopping the WannaCry worldwide computer virus is due in a Milwaukee courtroom Thursday, where he will ask the judge to toss statements he made to the FBI after his arrest for allegedly writing and distributing malicious […]
Post written by Bill Duenges … read more at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/04/19/good-cybersecurity-at-work-starts-at-home/
From the Equifax breach this past September to the recent hack of MyFitnessPal data through Under Armour, the number of high-profile cyberattacks has continued to climb in recent months. Every company, regardless of size, must be prepared for the possibility that they’ll be the next victim. Shutterstock One important step every business should take to protect […]
Michael Yaeger focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense and investigations, securities enforcement, internal investigations, accounting fraud, cybercrime/cybersecurity and data security matters, as well as related civil litigation. Yaeger also leads internal investigation and cybercrime-related representations for financial services companies and provides guidance on drafting written information security plans and incident response plans for […]
At the 2018 RSA Conference, TechRepublic editor Jason Hiner spoke with Sridhar Muppidi, Co-CTO of IBM Security about the company’s efforts to help cybersecurity teams collaborate like the attackers they’re working against. Watch the video, or read the full transcript of their conversation below: Muppidi: We think collaboration, just like the bad guys are collaborating […]
Polyverse CEO Alex Gounares. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Polyverse has raised more funding to fuel growth of its Linux cybersecurity technology. The Seattle-area startup just reeled in another $2 million from existing investors like SpringRock Ventures, bringing total funding to date to $7 million. The 3-year-old company is picking up traction with its Polymorphic Linux product, which […]
Some of the biggest tech companies pledged to stand up to governments that launch cyberattacks. On Tuesday, Microsoft, Facebook and 32 other companies signed on to the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a pact to work together on cybersecurity issues. In addition to stymieing governmental cyberattacks, the companies also agreed to collaborate on stronger defense systems and […]
Monica Lewinsky at a 2017 anti-bullying event put on by the Diana Award in London, England. On Wednesday, Lewinsky urged cybersecurity experts to help keep people safe from invasions of privacy. Eamonn M. McCormack / Getty Images … read more at: https://www.cnet.com/news/monica-lewinsky-asks-cybersecurity-pros-to-aid-the-vulnerable/