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Card-Not-Present Fraud Costs Mount
2019-01-11 10:33

A Juniper Research analysis of why card-not-present fraud will continue to grow leads this week's edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: Updates on a Neiman Marcus breach lawsuit...

Government Shutdown: Experts Fear Deep Cybersecurity Impact
2019-01-11 10:33

Readiness, Morale, Investigations and Recruitment at Risk as Standoff PersistsThe U.S. government shutdown is impacting agencies integral to the nation's cybersecurity readiness, and experts fear...

El Chapo was brought down by a sysadmin
2019-01-11 10:30

Christian Rodriguez says he set up secure VoIP communications for the cartel: a system whose encryption keys he wound up giving to the FBI.

DDoSing Hospital Networks Landed This Hacktivist in Jail for Over 10 Years
2019-01-11 09:48

A simple DDoS attack could land you in jail for 10 years or even more. A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for launching DDoS attacks against the computer network of...

No plain sailing for Anon hacktivist picked up by Disney cruise ship: 10 years in the cooler for hospital DDoS caper
2019-01-11 09:05

Healthcare networks pummeled amid drama over teen girl's custody Five months after he was found guilty of orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service attack against US healthcare providers, the...

Hacktivist Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for DDoS Attack on Hospitals
2019-01-11 07:37

A 34-year-old man from Somerville, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against two healthcare organizations in the...

PyLocky Ransomware Decryption Tool Released — Unlock Files For Free
2019-01-11 07:03

If your computer has been infected with PyLocky Ransomware and you are searching for a free ransomware decryption tool to unlock or decrypt your files—your search might end here. Security...

Four cybersecurity trends every CIO should know
2019-01-11 07:00

The cybersecurity landscape in 2019 will likely bolster bigger, more complex threats and developments. Given the intricacy of today’s cyber security challenges, organisations will need to adopt a...

Infosec products of the week: January 11, 2019
2019-01-11 06:45

FireEye updates Email Security with new threat detection and evasion defenses In addition to the executive impersonation protection capabilities, FireEye Email Security – Server Edition...

There’s a sizable gap between confidence in security programs and their effectiveness
2019-01-11 06:15

A Syncsort survey of over 300 respondents found that while 85 percent of respondents are either very or somewhat confident in their organization’s security program, 41 percent said their company...