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CISOs Report Putting Remote Work Ahead of Cybersecurity
- Thursday, 07 January 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Fully 85% of chief information security officers (CISOs) indicate that they sacrificed cybersecurity to allow a faster shift to remote work, according to a new survey by data security firm Netwrix.
Read more...What the Cybersecurity Industry Can Learn from SolarWinds Hack
- Saturday, 02 January 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
As 2020 wound to a close, cybersecurity company FireEye was the first to report a data breach that, it later emerged, also hit multiple U.S. agencies, large companies and other organizations.
Read more...Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Portnox Probing Alleged Iranian Hack
- Saturday, 02 January 2021
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Israeli cybersecurity company Portnox has said that it is investigating a data breach purportedly committed by Iranian hacker group Pay2Key. So reports the Jerusalem Post.
Read more...E-retailer CafePress Inks $2M Settlement Over Data Breach
- Saturday, 02 January 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Online retailer CafePress has reached a $2 million settlement with seven states following a 2019 data breach. So reports WZZM 13, an ABC affiliate in Michigan, one of the states affected.
Read more...Trump Admin Pushes Split of NSA, Cyber Command
- Saturday, 02 January 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Trump administration has proposed breaking up oversight of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. So reports CNN, citing a U.S. defense official.
Read more...Hotel Booking Firm Sabre to Pay $2.4M in Breach Settlement
- Saturday, 02 January 2021
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- Written by Kurt Martin
Sabre Corp., a travel booking system operator, has agreed to pay $2.4 million in a settlement with 27 states after a 2016-2017 data breach. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Twitter Fined $547k By EU Watchdog Over 2018 Breach
- Saturday, 02 January 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Ireland’s data regulator has fined Twitter €450,000 (U.S.$547,000) in connection with a 2018 bug that made some users’ protected tweets public. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Port of Los Angeles, IBM Team on $7M Cybersecurity Center
- Friday, 11 December 2020
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
IBM has announced a nearly $7 million deal with the Port of Los Angeles to set up a center focused on cybersecurity. So reports StateScoop.
Read more...UAE Infosec Chief Warns of Mideast 'Cyber Pandemic'
- Friday, 11 December 2020
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A “cyber pandemic” is underway in the Middle East as hacking efforts involving the coronavirus soar, the United Arab Emirates’ cybersecurity boss has cautioned. So reports CNBC.
Read more...COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Already Facing Cyberattacks
- Friday, 11 December 2020
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
IBM’s cybersecurity division has uncovered a wave of cyberattacks on organizations involved in global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. So reports The New York Times.
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A final tally of U.S. data breaches for last year…
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May 27 2019
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Redtail Technology’s handling of an investor data leak possibly violated…
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