Legislators Urge Equifax to Extend ID Theft Services to Three Years
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee signed a letter to Equifax on Tuesday requesting that the company extend by at least...
U.S. Justice Department Busts Global Ring of Cybercriminals
The US Justice Department announced Wednesday it has busted an Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise engaged in the large-scale acquisition, sale, and dissemination of stolen identities,...
Blumenthal, Cotton Urge Defense Department to Evaluate Security Implications of Fitness Trackers
U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis...
Senators Introduce Legislation to Prohibit U.S. Government Use of Chinese Telco Firms
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) on Wednesday introduced the Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, legislation that would prohibit the United States...
A Third of Businesses Rely on Antique Cybersecurity Tools to Counter Emerging Threats –...
Approximately a third (31%) of security teams depend solely on outdated tools such as basic search and monitoring for their cyber security needs, according...
US Emerges Top in Cyber Expertise, Most Small Businesses Have no Plans to Secure...
A study released on Tuesday by specialist insurer Hiscox revealed that nearly three-quarters (73%) of firms face major shortcomings in cyber security readiness. The...
Legislators Accuse Uber of Intentionally Concealing 2016 Data Breach From FTC
Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), both of whom are members of the House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection,...
Cisco Partners With Apple and Insurance Companies to Offer Cyber Insurance
Cisco, Apple, Aon and Allianz on Tuesday announced a new cyber risk management solution for businesses, designed to help a wider range of organizations...
Online Dating Scams on the Rise, Warns FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned that scammers are increasingly turning to dating sites, social networking sites and chat rooms to meet potential...
ISC Releases Security Advisories for BIND, DHCP
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released updates or workarounds that address vulnerabilities in versions of ISC Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Berkeley...