New York Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations to Guide Financial Systems
New York’s Department of Financial Services On Tuesday issued a new set of proposed regulations on cybersecurity. The proposed regulations would require banks and...
Ransomware is Growing Rapidly Because There’s a Lot of Money to be Made In...
Ransomware Attacks Escalating
Symantec's Kevin Haley explains the effects of ransomware in the public and private sector
Ransomware is growing rapidly because there is a lot...
GovRat 2.0, Malware Targeting U.S. Government and Military Offered on Dark Web
An updated version of a sophisticated piece of malware called GovRat is on sale on the Dark Web, according to cybersecurity firm InfoArmor. GovRat...
Justice Department Forms Research Group to Analyze Threats to IoT
The U.S. Justice Department has formed a threat analysis team to study potential national security challenges from internet of things devices.
The goal of the...
U.S., U.K. Sign ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Cyber Agreement
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his British counterpart Michael Fallon on Wednesday signed a “first-of-its-kind agreement” to jointly advance offensive and defensive cyber capabilities,...
Kaspersky Lab Launches Cybersecurity Index to Gauge Cyberthreat Levels
Kaspersky Lab Wednesday launched its Kaspersky Cybersecurity Index, which it called “the first global index to measure the current cyberthreat levels faced by internet...
Obama Administration Names Retired Air Force General as Nation’s First Cybersecurity Chief
The Obama Administration has reportedly named retired Air Force Brigadier General Gregory Touhill as the United States’ first cybersecurity chief, in move calculated to strengthen...
SWIFT Warns Banks to Expect More Cyberattacks: Says They Must Improve Cybersecurity
SWIFT, the global provider of interbank money transfer services, has confirmed more cyber attacks on its member banks.
The attacks occurred after SWIFT updated security...
Dropbox Hacked, Over 68 Million User Data Compromised
Hackers have stolen more than 68 million account details for online cloud storage platform Dropbox. Last week, Dropbox urged users to change their passwords...
Opera Server Breach Leads to Forced Password Reset for 1.7 Million Users
Opera issued a warning to users Friday that it detected a hack in its sync system that may have given hackers access to login...