Majority Of IT Workers Unprepared To Handle Cybersecurity – Survey
A recent survey of cybersecurity and information security professionals shows that seventy-four percent of respondents indicated they think it is highly likely or likely...
SWIFT Reinforces Global Banking System Security Following Breaches
SWIFT initiated a new customer program to strengthen the security of the global financial community against cyber threats, with the aim of consolidating and...
Symantec Completes Blue Coat Acquisition: Creates ‘Largest Pure Play Cyber Security Company’
Symantec announced Monday that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Blue Coat, Inc., a provider of web security for enterprises and governments worldwide....
U.N. Launches Training Aimed at Tackling Cryptocurrency-Enabled Organized Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Monday it has developed what it termed a “world-leading Cryptocurrency Investigation Train-the-Trainers course,” and...
NIST Releases Draft Guidance for Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps
NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), in collaboration with the healthcare community and manufacturers, has developed cybersecurity guidance, draft NIST Special Publication 1800-8:...
Ukraine Under Siege by Major Cyberattack
Ukraine is under siege by a major cyberattack which has crippled the government’s IT network. The cyberattack has affected airports, the Ukrainian central bank,...
Industry Group Wants Government to Refrain from Regulations That Could ‘Derail’ IoT
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), standards and trade organization for the consumer electronics industry in the United States, has issued a white paper in...
Tech Firms Urge FCC to Shelve Plans to Reverse Net Neutrality Rules
The Internet Association, a group representing major tech firms including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon, on Monday urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
ProtonMail, Encrypted Email Service Comes Out Of Beta, Launches Mobile Apps
Swiss Encrypted Email Provider ProtonMail announced Thursday that the service is leaving beta and will be allowing open registrations for the first time in...
Cybersecurity Concerns May Hamper Use of IoT Devices – Report
A new report by the cyber arm of Auditing firm KPMG states that cybersecurity concerns may adversely affect the realization of the full potential...