The bank lost two unencrypted files with personal information for more than 90,000 Massachusetts customers, but didn’t tell anyone for seven months.
Poodle returns to torment 10% of Global Sites
Repurposed attack easier than last time as it targets TLS
UK Police Lack Skills and Resources to Fight Cybercrime – Report
Only around a third are adequately tooled up
Target Ruled Negligent in Massive Holiday Data Breach
Banks and other financial institutions now have the go-ahead to pursue compensation from the retail giant via class-action lawsuits.
(ISC)² Appoints COO David Shearer as Next Executive Director
Shearer will succeed executive director Hord Tipton at the end of 2014.
IoT, Mobility to Drive Fresh Identity Management Ideas
With IoT apps such as remote control of household appliances, health monitoring devices and hotel room keys, the need to verify the identities of mobile device users will become even more urgent.
bebe Suffers First PoS Hack of the Holiday Season
The bebe breach bucks the trend of cyber-criminals going for larger retailers; the attackers targeted customers with higher spending limits.
SpoofedMe Social Login Vulnerability Threatens Web
IBM has uncovered a vulnerability in the social log-in services provided by Amazon and LinkedIn that allow consumer impersonation.
Microsoft Schedules Three Critical Patches for December
Last Patch Tuesday of the year will be relatively light