Security breaches stories - Page 8

​Recent research reveals that cybersecurity is still taking a backseat despite the vast majority of businesses experiencing a breach in recent times.

Piers Wilson says that in some ways, it is genuinely shocking that the NSA has allowed a contractor to expose vital US cyber-defence data like this.

Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.

​In just the last few weeks we've had three major breaches go public, and experts say this one could have been easily prevented.

There were 918 data breaches that led to a staggering 1.9 billion records being compromised around the world in the first half of 2017 alone.

Most cyber breaches are caused by non-malware attacks. Those attacks can't be prevented by technologies like machine-learning AV and traditional AV.

At the end of an education and awareness initiative, all users should be able to understand how to identify security threats & how to respond to them.

The infections spread quickly, reportedly hitting as many as 100 countries, with Russian systems affected more than others. What was going on?.

How do you keep ransomware out? That question is on every organisation's lips as the number of attacks spikes to unprecedented levels.

Hackers are like burglars targeting vulnerable homes: they look for easy access and attack the least protected targets first. #cybersecurity.

Recently, Unit 42 identified a spear phishing e-mail from the Sofacy group that targeted the United States government - here is a rundown.

Google is one of the latest victims of a minor security breach after confidential information about Google Employees was sent to an outside business.

The UK Government has sponsored a survey that reveals a significant fraction of businesses have been breached this year.

FireEye and Mandiant have discovered a widespread Android vulnerability allowing attackers to escalate privileges.

Verizon's 2016 report: Outsider threats dominate breaches, fast detection crucial, and mitigation key when patching's not possible.

No matter how much money we throw into cybersecurity, it seems to have little impact on reducing the damage of breaches and attacks.

Alarming Strategy Analytics report finds IoT security lax as firms grapple with data breaches and rising cyber threats.

LogJam allows an attacker to weaken what is believed to be a secure encrypted connection between a user and a server, according to Trend Micro.

A new approach to security has to be adopted. The firewall is still a major aspect of a security strategy, but is only part of the story.

Virtualisation renders a single point of defence but comes with unique security challenges, necessitating a robust focus on safeguarding the host system.