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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United States, Finland Conduct Bilateral Cyber Defense Exercise
Finland and the United States will conduct the bilateral cyber defense exercise Cyber Lightning in Finland on 11-15 September 2017.
The goal of the exercise...
AT&T, Microsoft Partner to Deploy Cloud-Based IoT Management Tool for Enterprises
AT&T said Monday it is partnering with Microsoft to debut an IoT solution for quick deployment of asset monitoring and management solutions in the...
Energy Department Awards Funds to Improve Security of Nation’s Vital Energy Infrastructure
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday announced awards of up to $50 million to DOE’s National Laboratories to support early stage research and...
R3 Collaborates With UK Regulator and Banks on Blockchain-Based Mortgage Reporting
Enterprise software firm R3 said Tuesday it has collaborated with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), RBS and another major global bank to build a...
Spanish Data Watchdog Fines Facebook 1.2 Million Euros for Violating Privacy Laws
Spanish data protection agency, AEPD, has fined Facebook 1.2 million euros ($1.4 million) for the unauthorized collection of the personal information of users in...
T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon & Sprint Form ‘Mobile Authentication Taskforce’
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon said Friday they are joining forces and resources to develop a more secure solution for two-factor authentication through the...
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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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Maersk and Partners to Deploy ‘World’s First’ Blockchain Platform for Marine Insurance Sector
Consultancy EY said on Wednesday it is set to deploy the “world’s first blockchain platform for the marine sector,” in collaboration with data security...
Cyber Attacks Target US, European Energy Sectors – Symantec
Security researchers Symantec report that the North American and European energy sectors are being targeted by what it describes as “a new wave of...
House Passes Self Drive Act, Bipartisan Driverless Car Bill, Paving Way for Driverless Trucks
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved landmark self-driving car legislation, the SELF DRIVE Act.
The legislation, H.R. 3388, is the first bill passed...
Massive Cyber Breach at Equifax Has Dire Consequences for 143 Million Customers
Credit reporting agency Equifax on Thursday announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers.
According to Equifax, Criminals exploited a U.S. website...
NIST Publishes Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has published Special Publication 800-181, the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework,...
Waymo Patents Self-Driving Vehicles With Adjustable Rigidity
Autonomous car development company Waymo plans to design autonomous vehicles with less severe impacts in the event of a crash. According to Waymo, the...