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Cybercrime

Target agrees to $19 million data breach settlement with MasterCard

Target agrees to $19 million data breach settlement with MasterCard

Cybercrime

Target agrees to $19 million data breach settlement with MasterCard

Target has ended its dispute with MasterCard over the retail giant's 2013 data breach by agreeing to a $19 million reimbursement to issuers.

Alan Martin20 Apr 2015


Privacy

Emails and documents leaked during Sony hack released by WikiLeaks

Emails and documents leaked during Sony hack released by WikiLeaks

Privacy

Emails and documents leaked during Sony hack released by WikiLeaks

Hundreds and thousands of documents and emails breached during last Christmas' cyberattack on Sony Pictures have been published on WikiLeaks, reports the BBC.

Alan Martin17 Apr 2015


Scams

Will people always ignore security warnings?

Will people always ignore security warnings?

Scams

Will people always ignore security warnings?

How much of people's willingness to ignore security warnings is down to their brains?

Karl Thomas17 Apr 2015


Cybercrime

Hackers could control planes over in-flight Wi-Fi, warns US government

Hackers could control planes over in-flight Wi-Fi, warns US government

Cybercrime

Hackers could control planes over in-flight Wi-Fi, warns US government

Planes offering in-flight Wi-Fi are vulnerable to being hacked and controlled by onboard passengers, a US government watchdog has warned.

Kyle Ellison16 Apr 2015


Privacy

Data breach bill passes House committee despite concerns

Data breach bill passes House committee despite concerns

Privacy

Data breach bill passes House committee despite concerns

The Data Security and Breach Notification Act has passed The House Energy and Commerce Committee by a vote of 29-22, reports The Hill.

Alan Martin16 Apr 2015


Cybercrime

Healthcare security shows little sign of improvement, finds Verizon report

Healthcare security shows little sign of improvement, finds Verizon report

Cybercrime

Healthcare security shows little sign of improvement, finds Verizon report

Security in the healthcare sector has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months, and a new report has found that the industry is showing little sign of cleaning up its act.

Kyle Ellison15 Apr 2015


Mobile Security

How secure is your smartwatch?

How secure is your smartwatch?

Mobile Security

How secure is your smartwatch?

Last week’s Apple Watch launch has put the spotlight back on the ‘smart’ inter-connected watches that are expected to change how we interact with each other and the internet. But how secure are they?

Karl Thomas15 Apr 2015


Malware

Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive

Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive

Malware

Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive

A lawyer in Arkansas is claiming that police planted three different pieces of malware on an external hard drive in a controversial whistleblower case against the police force, reports 5 News Online.

Alan Martin15 Apr 2015


How To

Advanced Persistent Threats: Using multi-layered detection to defend against APTs

Advanced Persistent Threats: Using multi-layered detection to defend against APTs

How To

Advanced Persistent Threats: Using multi-layered detection to defend against APTs

Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are a growing concern to the world's companies and networks. This recorded webinar looks at real-world data breaches resulting from APTs and how multi-layered proactive detection can combat this threat.

Aryeh Goretsky15 Apr 2015