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Feds Kick Off 2020 Cybersecurity Race with Silicon Valley Talks
- Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The fight to preserve the information security of the 2020 U.S. election is underway. First, government officials met with Facebook, Google, Twitter and Microsoft in Silicon Valley earlier this month to talk about how they’re getting ready for the polls in 2020, as CNBC reports.
Read more...Cybersecurity Startup HackerOne Raises $36.4M
- Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
HackerOne, a startup that provides a “bounty” for discovering bugs, has announced $36.4 million in venture capital funding. So reports VentureBeat.
Read more...Bluetooth Security Flaw May Let Hackers Intercept Data
- Saturday, 31 August 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Researchers have announced a security weakness in the Bluetooth wireless standard that could allow hackers to access sensitive data, including keystrokes. So reports Ars Technica.
Read more...Capital One Suspect May Have Breached 30 Other Organizations
- Saturday, 31 August 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Federal prosecutors have indicated that Paige Thompson, the woman accused of hacking Capital One, potentially breached more than 30 additional organizations. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...FaceApp Viral Scare Adds Wrinkles to Cybersecurity Debate
- Sunday, 04 August 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cybersecurity concerns went viral last month as celebrities like Drake and the Jonas Brothers helped popularize FaceApp, a photo filter app for smartphones.
Read more...Data Breach Hits Millions of LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics Patients
- Saturday, 08 June 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A data breach at third-party collections firm American Medical Collection Agency, also known as AMCA, affected 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients and 7.7 million LabCorp patients, the medical testing companies have revealed. So reports USA Today.
Read more...In a First, Equifax Faces Moody’s Downgrade Over Cyberattack
- Saturday, 01 June 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Equifax has become the first company to have its ratings outlook downgraded by Moody’s for the cited reason of cybersecurity issues. So reports CNBC.
Read more...WhatsApp Hack Stirs Debate Around Online Privacy
- Sunday, 26 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Reports earlier this month that hackers had been able to install spyware on WhatsApp users’ phones has brought fresh attention to the security of private digital messages.
Read more...Ex-Mossad Chief Calls Cybersecurity the World’s Top Threat
- Sunday, 26 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cybersecurity “is the biggest threat that the free world, our planet, is dealing with these days,” said Tamir Pardo, the former director of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Hospitals Urge Medical Device Makers to Boost Cybersecurity
- Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Medical device makers are under pressure to shore up the security of their Internet-connected products as hospitals ramp up their concerns about cyber attacks. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
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