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NJ AG Smacks Practice With Hefty Fine for Vendor Breach
2018-04-06 09:05

Settlement Spotlights Vendor Risks, Plus State Enforcement TrendsThe New Jersey state attorney general has smacked a medical practice with a $418,000 penalty for a 2016 HIPAA breach involving a...

The Future of Secure Payments
2018-04-06 09:05

Jim Cunha of the Boston Fed on Future-Proofing Against FraudThe Secure Payments Task Force was established by the Federal Reserve Bank in 2015 in part to determine areas of focus and priorities...

Art Coviello on Fraud and the 2018 State of Security
2018-04-06 09:05

RSA's Ex-CEO Opens up on Cybercrime and Social Media RisksArt Coviello, ex-CEO of RSA, is concerned about fraud trends and social media vulnerabilities. But he also is bullish on the opportunity...

Best Buy Hit by [24]7.ai Payment Card Breach
2018-04-06 05:43

After Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings, Best Buy has also come forward to warn customers that their payment card information may have been compromised as a result of a breach suffered by online...

WhatsApp phishing – how it works, and what to do [VIDEO]
2018-04-05 23:10

When you think of phishing, you probably think of email - but the crooks know how to abuse closed messaging systems like WhatsApp, too.

Delta, Sears Breaches Blamed on Malware Attack Against a Third-Party Chat Service
2018-04-05 22:48

Security experts say breaches impacting Delta Air Lines and Sears customers is tied to malware planted on a third-party chat service.

Sears Holdings, Delta and others leak credit cards in “multibreach”
2018-04-05 22:12

If a third party leaks credit card numbers they were holding on your behalf... it's still your neck on the block.

Thousands of Sears, Delta customers affected by data breach
2018-04-05 22:01

A third-party vendor used by both companies announced that its system had been breached for two weeks starting in September 2017.

Where is blockchain heading?
2018-04-05 19:21

At Code PaLOUsa 2018, HMB consultant Brett Koenig explained what blockchain is and what industries will use it in the near future.

Microsoft Adds New Security Features to Office 365
2018-04-05 18:50

Microsoft today announced new protections for Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal subscribers, aimed at helping them recover files, protect data, and defend against malware. Courtesy of the...