Vulnerabilities (159)
FBI Warns As Ransomware Attacks Ramp Up
- Sunday, 13 October 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Ransomware incidents keep spreading and seem to be getting worse, leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue a formal alert.
Read more...DoorDash Data Breach Highlights Mobile Ordering Risks
- Saturday, 05 October 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A data breach at DoorDash has brought the issue of cybersecurity vulnerabilities home to the growing mobile-delivery sector.
Read more...Few Employees Receive Annual Cybersecurity Training
- Saturday, 28 September 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Businesses may not be doing enough to educate employees about cybersecurity, a new survey by Chubb suggests. So reports The National Law Review.
Read more...Healthcare Data Breaches Have Affected 169 Million People
- Saturday, 28 September 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
More than 169 million Americans have had their health records exposed in data breaches over the past decade, a new study in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine finds. So reports Salon.com.
Read more...Google Found a Big iPhone Security Flaw. What Does it Mean?
- Saturday, 07 September 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A claim by Google researchers that malicious websites managed to put spyware on potentially thousands of iPhones has raised questions about the state of Apple’s cybersecurity.
Read more...Fingerprint Data Leak Highlights Biometric Cybersecurity Risks
- Saturday, 31 August 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The recent revelation that a security flaw exposed fingerprints and facial recognition information has renewed attention on how organizations handle biometric data.
Read more...How Capital One’s Data Breach Happened and What’s Next
- Saturday, 24 August 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
More details have surfaced about a massive data breach at Capital One as the fallout from the cyberattack continues to spread.
Read more...Working from Home Poses Cybersecurity Risk, Warns Nationwide
- Saturday, 24 August 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
One of the biggest cybersecurity threats to small business comes from miscues by telecommuters, according to Nationwide Insurance. So reports Fox Business.
Read more...Big Banks Face Endless Defense Against Cyberattacks
- Sunday, 04 August 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Capital One data breach shows how large financial companies are locked in an endless battle against hackers. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...What’s the Best Response to a Ransomware Attack?
- Friday, 19 July 2019
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A recent spate of crippling ransomware attacks on American cities has stoked a debate about how public and private organizations should address hacker demands.
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