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Small Biz is U.S. Cybersecurity 'Achilles Heel,' Experts Warn
- Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
Main Street businesses have become so vulnerable to cyberattacks that one cybersecurity expert calls them probably the economy’s “Achilles heel.” So reports BBC News.
Read more...Ransomware Attacks and Costs Surge, U.S. Treasury Reports
- Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
The costs of likely ransomware payments processed by U.S. financial institutions almost tripled in 2021, according to the Treasury Department. So reports The Record.
Read more...CISA’s Security Guidelines Seem Basic: Cybersecurity Experts
- Thursday, 03 November 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s recently issued cybersecurity performance goals are fairly rudimentary, which indicates that critical infrastructure operators often aren’t taking simple steps, according to industry experts. So reports Cybersecurity Dive.
Read more...Meta Warns Facebook Users Against Malicious Apps
- Thursday, 13 October 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Briefs
Facebook parent company Meta has cautioned that users of the social network are having their data targeted through malicious apps. So reports SC Magazine.
Read more...How to Handle Continuing Data Breach Problem?
- Saturday, 08 October 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
A fresh batch of survey results shows that data breaches remain highly prevalent at corporations around the world, with many organizations still not entirely protected against the next attack.
Read more...43% of Workers Take Risks to Skirt Authentication Rules: Study
- Thursday, 29 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Almost half (43%) of employees say they have engaged in risky behavior in order to get around complex authentication requirements, according to a study by 1Password. So reports CPO Magazine.
Read more...What to Know About Uber’s Major Data Breach
- Friday, 23 September 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
A data breach of Uber Technologies holds multiple lessons for security professionals.
Read more...Cybersecurity Tops U.S. Executives' List of Worries
- Monday, 05 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Business leaders have ranked cybersecurity as the No. 1 risk facing their organizations, ahead of talent acquisition and inflation. That’s according to a new PwC study.
Read more...How Can CISOs Maintain Cybersecurity After Quantum Computing?
- Wednesday, 10 August 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
New encryption standards recently announced by the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology could play a big role in how information is kept safe after the expected rise of quantum computing, according to various published reports.
Read more...Data Breaches Fell in First Half of 2022: Study
- Thursday, 21 July 2022
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
The quantity of data breaches in the first six months of this year was 4% less than during the same period of 2021, according to research by the Identity Theft Resource Center. So reports PropertyCasualty360.com.
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Jan 30 2020
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A final tally of U.S. data breaches for last year…
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Jan 25 2019
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
About 20,000 financial advisers who are clients of BlackRock had…
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Jun 01 2019
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Redtail Technology’s handling of an investor data leak possibly violated…
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May 27 2019
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Chinese government is conducting cybersecurity investigations of foreign companies…
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