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Network Security

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One in 10 C-level execs say GDPR will cost them over $1 million

Companies are taking the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) much more seriously than HIPAA and PCI: 99 percent are actively involved in the process to become GDPR-compliant, despite the cost and internal reorganization involved, a new survey that polled 300 C-level security executives has shown. About half (49 percent) are 75 percent of the…

Network Security

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Industry leaders struggle to balance digital innovation and security

Companies are struggling with the tug-of-war between advancing digital innovation and ensuring secure digital experiences that maintain user trust and mitigate risk. As part of a study of more than 350 global information technology leaders conducted by Forrester Consulting for Akamai, the results also show that the companies defined as being the most digitally mature – best balancing innovation and security…

Network Security

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AI services market to reach $188 billion worldwide by 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has worked its way into a variety of industries, from the obvious (autonomous vehicles) to the hidden (anti-money laundering due diligence). But according to a new report from Tractica, while organizations are clearly recognizing the value associated with incorporating AI into their business processes, they are also encountering a number of challenges with…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Olympic Destroyer: who hacked the Olympics?

Long ago, during the Olympic Games, the participating countries halted their wars and put aside their political disputes. Today, the opposite is increasingly likely. The PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games started with a scandal: unknown hackers attacked the servers just before the opening ceremonies and many spectators were unable to attend the ceremonies as they were unable…

Malware & Threats

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Most top US higher ed institutions fail to protect students from phishing

88.8 percent of the root domains operated by top colleges and universities in the United States are putting their students, staff and other recipients at risk for phishing attacks that spoof the institution’s domain, according to 250ok. Phishing and spoofing attacks against consumers are likely when companies do not have a published Sender Policy Framework…

Network Security

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Hackers breached German government’s secure computer networks

The Russia-linked Sofacy hacking group has breached the secure computer networks of a number of German federal agencies. The group – also known as APT28, Fancy Bear, and Pawn Storm – has been targeting government institutions, political organizations and military/defense companies around the world for over a decade. Confirmation of the breach The confirmation of…

Vulnerabilities

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Intel offers to pay for Spectre-like side channel vulnerabilities

Intel is expanding the bug bounty program it started last March, and is raising considerably the awards it plans to give out for helpful vulnerability information. Where information about critical vulnerabilities in Intel software, firmware and hardware could have previously been rewarded with up to $7,500, $10,000 and $30,000, respectively, now the bounties in those same categories…

Vulnerabilities

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7 steps security leaders can take to deal with Spectre and Meltdown

Security and risk management leaders must take a pragmatic and risk-based approach to the ongoing threats posed by an entirely new class of vulnerabilities, according to Gartner. Spectre and Meltdown are the code names given to different strains of a new class of attacks that target an underlying exploitable design implementation inside the majority of computer…