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  • "ThriveDX Partners with the University of Chicago to Offer Cybersecurity Bootcamps"
    ThriveDX, the global leader in cybersecurity and digital skills training and cyber talent development, has announced a new partnership with the University of Chicago to provide cybersecurity bootcamp training to the Chicago area. The 400-hour training…
  • "US States Announce $16M Settlement With Experian, T-Mobile Over Data Breaches"
    Recently, authorities in 40 US states have reached a settlement totaling more than $16 million with Experian and T-Mobile over data breaches suffered by the companies in 2012 and 2015.  The multi-state settlement with Experian totals more than $13.…
  • "COLUMN: Test and Verify That Cybersecurity Products Can Protect Critical Infrastructure"
    Vergle Gipson, Senior Advisor for the Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Cybercore Integration Center, recently testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation. He concluded that…
  • "Cyberattack Causes Disruptions at Canadian Meat Giant Maple Leaf Foods"
    Canadian meat giant Maple Leaf Foods has recently confirmed that it is experiencing an outage after falling victim to a cyberattack.  Maple Leaf Foods has more than 14,000 employees and has a market presence in Canada, the US, and Asia, offering…
  • "DOJ Says It Seized Billions in Bitcoin Stolen by Hacker From Silk Road Darknet Marketplace"
    The US Department of Justice (DOJ) searched the home of James Zhong, a hacker who pleaded guilty to charges related to incidents involving the now-defunct Silk Road darknet marketplace. This was the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the DOJ's history.…
  • "New Laplas Clipper Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Users via SmokeLoader"
    A new clipper malware strain called Laplas through another malware known as SmokeLoader is targeting cryptocurrency users. According to a Cyble analysis, SmokeLoader, which is delivered via weaponized documents sent by spear-phishing emails, also acts as…
  • "Unencrypted Traffic Still Undermining Wi-Fi Security"
    The RSA Conference in February taught us that even cybersecurity professionals must improve their security posture. Cisco and NetWitness' Security Operations Center (SOC) captured 55,525 cleartext passwords from 2,210 unique accounts. In one SOC…
  • "Malicious Droppers on Google Play Deliver Banking Malware to Victims"
    To reduce the possibility of downloading malware, Android users are often told to download mobile apps from Google Play, the company's official app marketplace. Google examines apps before releasing them to the public. However, malware distributors…
  • "Azov Ransomware Is a Wiper, Destroying Data 666 Bytes at a Time"
    The Azov Ransomware is still widely distributed worldwide, and it has now been proven to be a data wiper that destroys victims' data and infects other programs. A threat actor began distributing 'Azov Ransomware,' which pretended to encrypt victims'…
  • "Cybersecurity May Fail Without Nudge in the Right Direction"
    New research conducted in collaboration with Duke University psychologists has linked employee security behavior to attitudes and emotions. Cybersecurity research has revealed that most employees would try to avoid security controls put in place to…
  • "Cybersecurity Breaches Call for Rental Data Collection Overhaul"
    Recent data breaches have further raised concerns about the security of personal information handled by corporations. However, one industry where a large-scale cybersecurity breach would be disastrous is real estate. Renters are increasingly concerned…
  • "Global Supply Chains Threatened by the Rise of Ransomware"
    Mark Atwood, Gartner's Global Research and Advisory leader points out that cyberattacks continue to pose an ongoing, evolving threat to businesses across all industries, citing NCC Group's Annual Threat Monitor report, which found that ransomware attacks…