States Average a C- in Election Security
There is still serious risk but signs of improvement for election security, says the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
Month: October 2018
UK Construction Firms Hemorrhage Log-Ins to Dark Web
RepKnight finds hundreds of thousands of credentials up for sale
GDPR Alert as Average ICO Fines Double in a Year
Latest stats show total value increased 24%
US Bans Exports to Chinese DRAM-Maker
Micron rival put on Entity List after suspected IP theft
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 227
https://www.zdnet.com/article/equifax-engineer-who-designed-breach-portal-gets-8-months-of-house-arrest-for-insider-trading/
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3314557/security/ransomware-attack-hits-north-carolina-water-utility-following-hurricane.html…
IBM to Acquire Red Hat for $34bn
In what it calls the third-largest tech deal in the US, IBM announced it will acquire Red Hat.
Hackers Target Fortnite with V-Buck Scams
ZeroFOX has generated more than 53,000 alerts related to Fortnite scams.
EFF Says DMCA Expansion Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The Copyright Office adopted new exemptions for DMCA, including smartphones, home appliances and home systems.
Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
Thousands may have been affected in Orange County
Canadian Crypto-Exchange Shutters After $6m ‘Hack’
Commentators suggest MapleChange may be exit scamming