Hackers

Plan to Make NYC ‘Home’ for Cybersecurity Pros

Nate Swanner, 

June 20, 2017

If you’re interested in becoming a cybersecurity professional, New York City may be the place to be. New York Works, a new 10-year plan introduced by …

Can Bug Bounties Replace IT Security Staff?

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 23, 2017

Bug bounties offer the tantalizing possibility of closing off major vulnerabilities in exchange for a relatively paltry amount of cash. That thinking has led many companies …

Yahoo Hack Proves Security Is About Diligence

Nate Swanner, 

September 23, 2016

  Yahoo’s security breach is worse than imagined. While initial rumors pegged the total number of affected users at 200 million, the company confirmed it’s actually …

What to Do If You’re Hacked

Nick Kolakowski, 

June 30, 2015

The high-profile hackings of Target, Sony Pictures, and other major corporations has led some executives to tighten up their security—but that might not be enough to …

Rising Cyberattacks Mean Opportunity for Security Pros

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 14, 2015

The Web can be a dangerous place: According to the latest annual “Internet Security Threat Report” from Symantec (PDF; registration required), sophisticated attacks such as highly …

10 Reasons Why You Need a Cybersecurity Plan

Stephen Lahanas, 

February 16, 2015

Over the past year, we’ve witnessed all the hype surrounding cybersecurity finally transform into a frightening new reality, one where corporate and government organizations seem helpless …

Auto-Deleting Emails: The Next Hot Feature?

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 16, 2015

The ability to archive and search through email is a valuable business tool: Who hasn’t cycled back through a year’s worth of messages to find an …

Penetration Testing Is a White-Hot Industry

Myra Thomas, 

September 10, 2014

In the wake of high-profile IT breaches at Target and other major corporations, penetration-testing firms are more popular than ever. Companies and government agencies have woken …

Hack of Russian Defense Firm Called ‘Cyberwar’

Kevin Fogarty, 

March 6, 2014

New anti-Putin hacktivist group cracks Russian arms-export firm, posts (infected) 500MB of documents and passports.

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Expert: Real Cyberwar Will be Worse Than Ukraine-Russia Fight

Kevin Fogarty, 

March 5, 2014

Both sides use the Internet well, but can’t attack “real things” from cyberspace.

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