Don’t Fall For Louisiana Flood Disaster Scams – FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on scams that cite the recent flood disaster in Louisiana, said the Department of Homeland...
NIST Releases Two Special Publications for Cryptographic Standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released Special Publication (SP) 800-175A, Guideline for Using Cryptographic Standards in the Federal Government: Directives, Mandates...
Gaps in Security of Digital Strategies Could Cost Retailers One-Fifth of Customers: Report
A recent study has found that one-fifth of customers will walk away from a retailer if a breach occurs.
The 2016 KPMG Consumer Loss...
Researchers Demonstrate How To Hack a Smart Thermostat: Say IoT ‘Stupidly Insecure’
Security testing firm Pen Test Partners demonstrated how to hack a smart thermostat, among other IoT devices, at the IoT village during Def Con...
US-CERT Issues Alert on Fortinet Security Advisory to Highlight Vulnerability in Firmware
The United States Computer Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert regarding a security advisory by Fortinet to highlight a vulnerability in versions of...
Fortinet, Cisco Affirm Products Affected by NSA Hack
Fortinet and Cisco have confirmed their security software was affected by the alleged hack on the National Security Agency last week. Both companies said...
DOE Awards $34 Million in Funding to Projects Aimed at Securing the Smart Grid
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $34m in funding (subject to appropriations) for twelve projects representing energy sector organizations in nine states...
Oracle’s Micros POS Division Suffers Data Breach
Oracle Corp. has fallen victim to a computer hack that affected hundreds of systems and was allegedly conducted by a Russian organized cybercrime group....
Autonomous Bug-Hunting Bots Hold the Key to Better Cybersecurity – DoD
The Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) held a challenge August 4, which pitted machines against machines in a quest to...
Year’s Largest Healthcare Data Breach: Banner Health Cyberattack Affects 3.7 Million Records
Phoenix-based Banner Health said Wednesday that cyberattackers "gained unauthorized access” to a “limited number" of Banner Health computer servers, including the servers that process...