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EY escalates battle against cybercrime with launch of first-of-its-kind managed security operations center
June 10th, 2015
In an environment where cybercrime is an increasing threat for organizations across the globe, EY today announces the launch of its Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) services. The high-end and bespoke service is designed to meet the unique cybersecurity ...
Bitcoin: A Remarkable Innovation and Its Limitations
May 20th, 2015
My own sense is that popular interest in Bitcoin peaked about 12-18 months ago. Perhaps that interest will return. But for now, my sense is that Bitcoin represents a remarkable–indeed, a breakthrough–innovation which nonetheless is beginning to show its limitations. Rainer ...
Citigroup Report Chides Law Firms for Silence on Hackings
March 31st, 2015
Every month it seems another American company reports being a victim of a hacking that results in the theft of internal or customer information. But the legal profession almost never publicly discloses a breach. The unwillingness of most big ...
Entry Point of JPMorgan Data Breach Is Identified
December 23rd, 2014
The computer breach at JPMorgan Chase this summer — the largest intrusion of an American bank to date — might have been thwarted if the bank had installed a simple security fix to an overlooked server in its vast ...
Sony Hackers Demand ‘The Interview’ Be Canceled – or Else
December 9th, 2014
A group that claimed to be responsible for the massive computer hack at Sony Pictures Entertainment demanded that the company cancel the release of “the movie of terrorism” — apparently referring to “The Interview,” a comedy that depicts an ...
Obama Had Security Fears on JPMorgan Data Breach
October 9th, 2014
President Obama and his top national security advisers began receiving periodic briefings on the huge cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase and other financial institutions this summer, part of a new effort to keep security officials as updated on major cyberattacks ...
JPMorgan faces cyber attack with more than 76 Million accounts compromised
October 3rd, 2014
The disclosure by the bank dwarfs earlier estimates that hackers had gained access to roughly one million customer accounts. A cyberattack this summer on JPMorgan Chase compromised the accounts of 76 million households and seven million small businesses, a ...
Home Depot reports 56 million card details likely stolen in breach
September 19th, 2014
Home Depot Inc (HD.N) Thursday said some 56 million payment cards were likely compromised in a cyberattack at its stores, suggesting the hacking attack at the home improvement chain was larger than last year’s unprecedented breach at Target Corp ...
Cybercriminal strikes can be small, but mighty
July 23rd, 2014
Cybercrime is a growing threat for businesses as attackers are getting more creative and skilled in their methods of stealing information. Cyberattacks on large companies such as Target, Neiman Marcus and P.F. Chang’s made headlines across the country and ...
Report: Leaked Snowden documents show NSA hacked Chinese telecom company
March 24th, 2014
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by the New York Times reveal efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Times reported the U.S. National Security Agency monitored communications of top Huawei executives ...
