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White House Pushes Cybersecurity Defense for K-12 Schools

Issued by: DataBreach Today

The Biden administration says it want to get ahead of ransomware attacks against schools before tens of millions of pupils resume studies later this month. Typically understaffed and underfunded when it comes to cybersecurity, American K-12 schools have experienced a ramp-up in ransomware attacks, particularly after the novel coronavirus pandemic forced hasty adoption of remote…

Malware & Threats

BrandPost: How to build a good cyber defense routine

Issued by: CSO

Although it may seem fast-paced and glamorous, the cyber threat landscape is actually more populated with simple, garden-variety attacks than sophisticated and exotic techniques. With free tools and kits, it’s become easier than ever to engage in phishing, cross-site scripting, and other malicious activities. When we imagine all cybercriminals as masterminds using bleeding-edge tools, we…

Malware & Threats

How AI is stopping criminal hacking in real time

Issued by: CIO Security

Almost every day, there’s news about a massive data leak — a breach at Yahoo that reveals millions of user accounts, a compromise involving Gmail phishing scams. Security professionals are constantly moving the chess pieces around, but it can be a losing battle. Yet, there is one ally that has emerged in recent years. Artificial…

Malware & Threats

Trump’s DHS pick urges more coordination on cyberthreats

Issued by: CSO

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security chief wants to forge closer ties with the private sector in the cyber arena. Gen. John F. Kelly (Ret.), a more than four-decade veteran of the Marine Corps, appeared this week before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for his confirmation hearing, the second of Trump’s…

Network Security, Software Security

BrandPost: Fighting the cybersecurity knowns: 4 core components

Issued by: CSO

Earlier this year, SevOne fell victim to a phishing scam that resulted in the release of W-2 wage and tax data belonging to current and former employees of the network infrastructure monitoring company. After learning about the breach, management apologized and urged employees to follow “good data security” practices in order to lower their chance…

Malware & Threats

How security collaboration will prove vital in 2017

Issued by: Help Net Security

The escalation of high-profile hacking and data dumps recently has underscored the increasing boldness of digital threat actors, culminating in July’s Democratic National Committee email leak and its ripple effect through American politics. The group behind the hack and its attack patterns were known, and yet the attack was not thwarted, leaving many questions as…