Most US Healthcare Workers Can’t Prevent Breaches
Nearly three-quarters are branded either a security novice or a risk
Month: April 2017
PCI DSS disses multi-step authentication
The PCI Council has published an “Information Supplement” on multi-factor authentication (pdf). The document that multi-step and mutl-factor authentication are not the same and that the former is not acceptable.
PCI DSS requires that all factors in …
McAfee is Back, Spun Off from Intel
Intel retains a 49% non-controlling investment stake. Private equity firm TPG now has 51% of the company.
Half of Large British Businesses Victims of Ransomware
36% of British businesses are not “very confident” in efforts to completely eradicate a recent ransomware attack.
Lazarus Group Exposed with Major New North Korea Link
Kaspersky Lab researchers highlight huge scale and sophistication of operations
Chinese Hackers Targeted Global Firms Via Supply Chain
APT10 group pegged for massive Operation Cloud Hopper campaign
Bogus Nintendo Switch Emulator Scams Gamers
The emulators are duping gaming enthusiasts into downloading unwanted applications and more.
Most Users Haven’t Changed Social Media Passwords in a Year
About 53% of users haven’t changed their social network passwords in more than one year—with a fifth having never changed their passwords at all.
New Study to Explore Relationship Between Autism and Cybercrime
Bath university researchers will start project today
IT Admin Guilty of Hacking of Former Employer
El Paso bootmaker suffered serious downtime and extra costs following incident