All Cybersecurity articles – Page 22
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ArticleUsing data to fight fraud fire with fire
When it comes to ferreting out and thwarting fraud, one must think like the fraudster, advises financial crime expert Martin Woods, who offers tips on using data to make your firm a hostile environment for bad actors.
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ArticleHow Twitter got hacked, and what you can learn from it
Twitter just suffered the biggest cyber-attack in its history. But is it being set up for something bigger? We explore that possibility and much more.
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ArticleGiant Twitter hack impacts Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, others
Perhaps the biggest Twitter hack of all time was perpetrated Wednesday against such notable figures as Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, former President Barack Obama, and Jeff Bezos, among others.
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ArticleOCIE issues ransomware alert to financial services
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations is advising financial firms to beware of a rise in more sophisticated ransomware attacks.
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ArticleStudy: U.S. largest target for ‘significant’ cyber-attacks
The United States has been on the receiving end of more significant cyber-attacks over the last 14 years than triple any other country, according to new research.
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ArticleBill proposes national cyber-security czar
A bill with bipartisan Congressional support proposes to create a national cyber-security czar who would report directly to the president.
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ArticleReport slams ‘woefully lax’ cyber-security controls at CIA
Cyber-security protections deployed for some of the nation’s most secret data was “woefully lax,” according to a 2017 intelligence brief that detailed shortcomings at the CIA following the agency’s 2016 data breach.
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ArticleFive cyber-security lessons from the pandemic
Verizon Public Sector Counsel David Kessler, winner of CW’s “Excellence in Compliance: Cyber-Security” award, offers five lessons garnered from the pandemic to assist companies with their cyber-security compliance.
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ArticleReport: Average data breach costs public companies $116M
An Audit Analytics report on cyber-security breaches at public companies found the sensitivity of customer information stolen—along with length of time it took companies to report breaches—greatly affected the financial damage the breaches caused.
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ArticleFive ways to protect yourself from coronavirus cyber-attacks
Cyber-criminals are making attempts to test the cyber-security of those working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are ways to help defend yourself and your business from these potential threats.
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EventCoronavirus has made CW2020 a (virtual) gathering like no other
The coronavirus pandemic has made getting together for our annual National Conference impossible, but it’s also made this virtual gathering (Monday and Tuesday) perhaps the most important one we’ve ever had.
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ArticleRewriting the cyber-compliance playbook
Former U.S. deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein provides some best practices companies can employ in their fight against a new era of cyber-crime.
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ArticleCyber-criminals have supply chains, too
All cyber-attacks leave a trail. These trails can be complex, of course, but the criminals cannot avoid them. Thus, they leave a supply chain of intelligence and data.
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ArticleCurrent cyber-environment calls for proactive approach
The conventional wisdom on cyber-security is to play defense and respond quickly to breaches. But these are not normal times, and proper cyber-hygiene is more important than ever.
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ICA, ICTTF partner on new cyber-risk offering
The International Compliance Association announced it has partnered with the International Cyber Threat Task Force to offer a new program in cyber-risk management.
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EventFirst round of finalists named for Excellence in Compliance Awards
Compliance Week has pared down its list of more than 300 nominees for its first annual Excellence in Compliance Awards and is pleased to announce the finalists for nine of the 15 categories.
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ArticleLessons from Zoom: Coronavirus exposes videoconference risks
Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic have led to explosions of use for popular videoconferencing platforms, some of which have struggled to adjust to new privacy concerns.
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Latest Marriott breach exposes 5.2M guests
Marriott International says a breach may have compromised the personal data of 5.2 million customers, the second significant data breach for the hotel chain since 2018.
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ArticleApp offers $1M bounty for proof of alleged hacking smear campaign
Popular face-to-face social networking app Houseparty is on the defensive amid claims of a data breach, offering a $1 million bounty for proof in what it believes may be a “paid commercial smear campaign.”
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ArticleCCPA, SHIELD Act to take back seat during coronavirus pandemic?
With state attorneys general now fixated on “stay at home” directives amid the coronavirus pandemic, oversight of data privacy regulation may dip. But consumers—and the plaintiffs’ bar—are still watching.