Security News

Louisiana Schools Suffer Cyberattacks Ahead of Year's Start
2019-07-31 15:22

With the school year beginning next week, a fourth Louisiana school district is assessing damage caused by hackers targeting its computer network. read more

Cyberattacks on connected cars could gridlock entire cities
2019-07-31 10:40

It would require taking over and stranding 20% of a city's cars to freeze traffic, and only 10% to impede ambulances, physicists calculate.

Louisiana Gov Declares Emergency After Cyberattacks Plague Schools
2019-07-26 19:44

Attacks on at least three school districts and likely others have prompted the state's first emergency due to cyberattack.

66% of SMBs don't believe they are vulnerable to cyberattacks
2019-07-26 14:36

SMBs aren't prioritizing cybersecurity prevention strategies, even though they are at risk of attack, according to a Keeper Security report.

Email persists as a major avenue for cyberattacks in 2019
2019-07-25 14:50

A new report from Barracuda Networks reveals that email-based attacks are having a major impact on businesses, despite increased confidence in email security systems.

Hackers Expose Russian FSB Cyberattack Projects
2019-07-22 11:17

More nation-state activity in cyberspace, this time from Russia: Per the different reports in Russian media, the files indicate that SyTech had worked since 2009 on a multitude of projects since...

Will Cyberattacks Lead to Prolonged Conflicts?
2019-07-16 20:03

There's good news and bad news about the current state of cybersecurity, according to Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake, two former federal advisers who have written a new book. Learn about...

Cyberattacks Inflict Deep Harm at Technology-Rich Schools
2019-07-16 17:11

Over six weeks, the vandals kept coming, knocking the school system’s network offline several times a day. There was no breach of sensitive data files, but the attacks in which somebody...

Threatlist: 68% of Overwhelmed IT Managers Can’t Keep Up with Cyberattacks
2019-07-14 19:54

Most respondents in a recent survey say they're losing the battle despite having up-to-date protections in place.