TransUnion Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 4.4 Million U.S. Consumers in Salesforce Attack
TransUnion, one of the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies, has confirmed a data breach impacting over 4.4 million people in the United States....
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IBM to Acquire Agile 3 Solutions
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Virtru is Like a Spell Check for Security: We Take Privacy Very Seriously – Virtru CEO
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TransUnion Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 4.4 Million U.S. Consumers in Salesforce Attack
TransUnion, one of the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies, has confirmed a data breach impacting over 4.4 million people in the United States....
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EU Begins Enforcement of Landmark AI Law, Imposing Tough Restrictions and Fines
The European Union has officially begun enforcing its groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) law, marking a major step in global AI regulation. As of Sunday,...
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Bipartisan Bill Would Bolster Security Defenses Against Open-Source Software Vulnerabilities
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, have proposed a bill to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security...
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Takata to Plead Guilty, Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Faulty Airbags
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