With all the talk about Artificial Intelligence, little has been said about developments or quality protocols in data management. And with a technology that is only as good as the data that enables …
North Korea is using the internet ‘like a criminal syndicate’
"North Korea has long been known as a hermit kingdom, but it is learning to embrace the internet. The Asian country has ‘dramatically’ changed its internet use patterns, according to a new report, …
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Most enterprise vulnerabilities remain unpatched a month after discovery
"The majority of vulnerabilities remain unpatched by the enterprise a month after discovery, researchers have found. According to CA Veracode's latest State of Software Security (SOSS) report, up to …
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Abandoned Websites Haunt Fortune 500 Corporations
"Websites that never go away continue to bring security threats to their owners, says a new report. Old Web applications don't go away — they linger and spread security vulnerabilities around their …
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It’s Time to Organize Volunteer Hackers in Civilian Cyber Corps, Think Tank Says
A recent proposal from the New America think tank recommends the creation of a “Civilian Cyber Corps” organized along the lines of the Civil Air Patrol and volunteer firefighters. Like these two …
DoD bug bounty program to expand to more sensitive systems
"In yet another contract allowing outside hackers to test systems for vulnerabilities, the Department of Defense is opening the doors to more sensitive systems. In the past the bug bounties, as …
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Yahoo agrees to pay $50 million to settle data breach lawsuit
"Yahoo must pay $50 million in damages to victims of one of the largest data breaches on record. On Monday, a settlement was filed with the United States District Court in California which laid to …
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Phishing Report Shows Microsoft, Paypal, & Netflix as Top Targets
"A new phishing report has been released that keeps track of the top 25 brands targeted by bad actors. Of these brands, Microsoft, Paypal, and Netflix are the top brands impersonated by phishing …
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Trade.io loses $7.5Mil worth of cryptocurrency in mysterious cold wallet hack
"Cryptocurrency exchange Trade.io admitted to a security breach on Sunday. The company said that an unknown party has withdrawn over 50 million Trade tokens (TIO) from its cold storage wallets. The …
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The most interesting Internet-connected vehicle hacks on record
"Several years ago, a team of IOActive researchers demonstrated how they could compromise a connected car system in order to run a Jeep off the road. Since then, automakers and connected vehicle …
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