Daily Archives: November 10, 2017

Google says hackers steal almost 250,000 web logins each week

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Google is digging into the dark corners of the web to better secure people’s accounts.

Looking at cybercriminal black markets and public forums, the company found millions of usernames and passwords stolen directly through hacking. It also uncovered billions usernames and passwords indirectly […]

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180 million smartphones face risk of hacking due to apps coding errors: report

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Up to 180 million smart phone owners are at risk of having some of their text messages and calls intercepted by hackers because of a simple coding error in at least 685 mobile apps, cyber-security firm Appthority warned on […]

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Equifax profit falls as hacking costs take toll

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Equifax Inc (EFX.N) on Thursday reported lower quarterly profit, and quarterly revenue missed estimates, as the credit bureau warned that its massive data breach had prompted some customers to hold back business.

The breach, which compromised sensitive data of 145.5 million […]

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Cracking down on encryption could ‘make it easier for hackers’ to penetrate private services

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A former head of Britain’s domestic security agency has warned that cracking down on the use of online encryption could lead to more illicit hacking.

Lord Jonathan Evans, who was head of MI5 between 2007 and 2013, told the ABC […]

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AU officials sign agreement to allow for intelligence & cyber training internships

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Ashland University officials have signed an agreement that will allow AU students to enroll in internships in the Wright State Applied Research Corporation’s (WSARC) intelligence and cyber training programs.

The agreement, which is effective Jan. 1, 2018, allows Ashland University junior […]

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NATO just added cyber weapons to its armoury

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NATO wants to add the cyberwarfare capabilities of member states to its range of military options.

“We must be just as effective in the cyber domain as we are on land, at sea and in the air, with real-time understanding of the threats […]

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The measurability riddle: How much money should you put in cyber security?

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Very nice article and really explained well by Saket.

It has hardly been a few weeks since one of the biggest breaches ever—the hack of little-known Equifax, an American consumer credit reporting company—which compromised the personal data of about 145 million […]

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Cyber security conference: ‘Need for India to move from IT security to cyber security’

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Speakers at a cyber security conference on Thursday said private organisations must find a balance between setting the law into motion and managing their reputations in the face of constant threat from cyber attacks. On the first day of the Cyber […]

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Defense expert stresses importance of cyber security at Jacksonville University discussion

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There are two types of companies in the world: Companies that know their information has been breached and companies that don’t know their information has been breached.

A room of about three dozen people at Jacksonville University received that warning […]

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