The Latest Cyber Security News and Updates
Aug
22
Do I Need Cyber Security? A Guide Cyber security insurance offers protection against electronic threats and data breaches. Businesses are beginning to include cyber security insurance in their overall security strategies. Data…
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Biometric Data Leak: August 2019: The first major biometric data leak has happened. And it’s exposed over a million individual fingerprints and facial recognition information. The South Korean company Suprema runs Biostar…
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What is Multifactor Authentication (MFA)? MFA is a security feature that verifies our identities when we log in to our devices, accounts, and networks. As the cyber-connected world has evolved, the way…
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Weak password: 5 signs your password needs work One of the largest security threats companies face is weak passwords. Employees at all levels of a company, executives included, are guilty of using…
Jul
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Data Breach: Hacker Infiltrated Capital One’s Firewall Yesterday evening, Capital One disclosed a massive data breach that exposed the personal and financial information of 100 million people in the U.S. and…
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Equifax Data Breach Settlement Equifax has agreed to pay up to $425 million in a settlement to those affected by one of the largest data breaches in history. Many affected people are…
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FaceApp & fake accounts: Smartphone risks in 2019 The paranoia that followed the viral installation of the FaceApp shines light on how much we don’t know, or worse, choose to ignore about…
Thousands of U.S. businesses potentially compromised, says Microsoft Foreign hackers launched 10,000 cyber attacks on the U.S. in the last year alone, Microsoft announced. 84% of these hacks targeted U.S. businesses, while…
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The EU imposes record-high GDPR fines after data breaches The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is fining The Marriott and British Airways record-breaking penalties for 2018 data breaches. The ICO announced its intention…
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Bitcoin Ransomware: Online Extortion Ransomware attacks have been on the rise since 2013. There are now over 500 families of ransomware and almost all of them ask for payment in Bitcoin. Bitcoin…