The Internet Archive, a pioneering 20-petabyte digital repository, is raising funds to replicate its data in Canada. The group's founder fears that the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president portends an uncertain privacy rights future.
Score one for preparation: In the wake of a ransomware attack that infected 900 workstations, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency says it's restoring affected systems, vowing to not give the attackers a single bitcoin of their ransom demand.
A ransomware attack against San Francisco's Muni public transportation network attack over the busy Thanksgiving holiday - and Black Friday shopping - weekend left more than 2,000 fare-handling systems locked, leading officials to let people ride for free.
If ransomware has not already had a significant impact on your organization, it is most likely because you have simply been lucky...so far. Almost half of entities in the U.S. have been hit this past year alone and have lost not only money, but also reputation, IT hours and in some cases, total business functionality....
Yahoo in 2014 spotted that an attacker - later revealed to have compromised 500 million accounts - was inside its network, according to a new SEC filing. With Yahoo's $4.8 billion sale to Verizon still pending, the admission adds to the search giant's complications.
Cybercriminals are continuing to refine their art: Researchers say there are now more than 200 ransomware families, which complicates ongoing attempts to disrupt such attacks.
The hack of health insurer Anthem exposes data on 80 million Americans. A breach of an electronic health records vendor affects dozens of clinics. A California hospital pays a ransom to get data decrypted by hackers. These and other headline-grabbing breaches are getting the attention of CEOs and boards of directors....
The U.S. intelligence community has blamed the Russian government for attempting to interfere in U.S. elections by hacking and leaking documents. It also said Russia could be behind recent attempts to probe states' election systems.
In 2016, three absolute facts were made relevant when it comes to security: 1) an organization cannot prevent all attacks; 2) an organization's network is going to be compromised; and 3) 100% security does not exist. This means that adversaries will breach your organization's protection � if they haven't already. The...
Ransomware has become one of the biggest cyber security threats in the world, with instances of ransomware in exploit kits increasing about 44% in the last six months. According to FBI statistics, hackers extorted business and institutions for more than $209 million in ransomware payments in the first three months of...
Blunting Yahoo's attempt to blame nation-state attackers for its record-breaking breach, security firm InfoArmor says it's traced the 2014 hack to a cybercrime gang that's quietly resold the stolen data several times over.
A new cyberattack trend report from Europol notes that while online criminals continue to refine their capabilities, old and unsophisticated attacks too often still succeed, thanks to poor digital hygiene and a lack of security by design and user awareness.
In the face of evolving cyberthreats, organizations of all sizes need a more resilient cybersecurity architecture. Michael Kaczmarek of VeriSign describes how to achieve this resiliency.
The handling of a recent data breach - the details of which are still unfolding - by Oakland, Calif.-based web services company Regpack provides a look into how the discovery and disclosure of a breach can turn into a real train wreck.
Recent data breaches involving mental health and substance abuse information highlight some of the special challenges that organizations can face in protecting extra-sensitive patient records. In one incident, stolen patient data was reportedly posted on the dark web.
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