THE KEY (Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg) A slight majority of digital security experts surveyed by The Cybersecurity 202 say the United States should follow in the European Union’s footsteps and pass a law that requires companies to disclose data breaches quickly.  Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation requires companies with customers in the E.U. to notify regulators of a breach within 72 hours or face […]

John Sileo, opening speaker at the Cyber Symposium Monday in Colorado Springs, told cybersecurity and information technology professionals that hackers target people, not machines. … read more at: https://gazette.com/business/cybersecurity-expert-hackers-target-humans-not-machines/article_708aab3e-ccd7-11e8-a6a9-0b1240e0fc84.html

Aaron Gregg October 14 at 2:15 PM Almost all of the U.S. military’s newly developed weapons systems suffer from “mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities,” a review of government security audits conducted from 2012 to 2017 found, suggesting military agencies have rushed to computerize new weapons systems without prioritizing cybersecurity. The findings were released Tuesday in a report […]

John Sileo, opening speaker at the Cyber Symposium Monday in Colorado Springs, told cybersecurity and information technology professionals that hackers target people, not machines. … read more at: https://gazette.com/business/cybersecurity-expert-hackers-target-humans-not-machines/article_708aab3e-ccd7-11e8-a6a9-0b1240e0fc84.html

Aaron Gregg October 14 at 2:15 PM Almost all of the U.S. military’s newly developed weapons systems suffer from “mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities,” a review of government security audits conducted from 2012 to 2017 found, suggesting military agencies have rushed to computerize new weapons systems without prioritizing cybersecurity. The findings were released Tuesday in a report […]

iStock 41% of total breaches in 2017 targeted the healthcare industry, making it the most popular target for breach attempts. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) combined with user credentials tops the percentage of breaches with 29% according to Wipro’s report. 88 records were lost or stolen every second in 2017 according to Wipro’s analysis. Machine learning […]

iStock 41% of total breaches in 2017 targeted the healthcare industry, making it the most popular target for breach attempts. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) combined with user credentials tops the percentage of breaches with 29% according to Wipro’s report. 88 records were lost or stolen every second in 2017 according to Wipro’s analysis. Machine learning […]

On the eve of the seventh annual North American International Cyber Summit, where leaders, strategists and operators gather to collaborate on ways to solve national cybersecurity problems, we need to take stock of our progress in addressing cyber threats to Michigan government, businesses and citizenry. While much progress has been made over the last eight […]

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, a great time for citizens and businesses to take stock of their online security measures. Cyber threats targeting personal and business interests continue to increase, and it’s important to take whatever steps you can to secure your technology, data and personal information. … read more at: https://www.chron.com/news/article/BBB-on-Homes-October-is-National-Cyber-Security-13303132.php

Buy Photo Erik Fretheim teaches his cybersecurity class at Olympic College in Poulsbo. Western Washington University has teamed with Olympic College to offer a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity at Olympic College.(Photo: MEEGAN M. REID / KITSAP SUN)Buy Photo POULSBO – In one exercise last year, students in Western Washington University’s new cybersecurity program set to […]