Security News

New York, Canada, Ireland Launch New Investigations Into Facebook Privacy Breaches
2019-04-27 10:48

Facebook has a lot of problems, then there are a lot of problems for Facebook—and both are not going to end anytime sooner. Though Facebook has already set aside $5 billion from its revenue to...

How digital transformation affects the people of New York City
2019-03-07 22:19

Dan Patterson spoke with the deputy CTO for the NYC mayor's office about taking a community-centered approach to digital transformation and cybersecurity, as well as its Moonshot Challenge.

Selling fake likes and follows is illegal, rules New York
2019-02-04 11:02

A groundbreaking settlement in New York finds that selling fake likes and followers is illegal.

New York Investigating Apple's Response to FaceTime Spying Bug
2019-02-01 07:10

New York authorities have announced the launch of an investigation into the recently disclosed FaceTime vulnerability that can be exploited to spy on users. The probe focuses on Apple’s failure to...

Firms That Sold Fake Social Media Activity Settle With New York State
2019-01-31 18:44

Companies that sold fake social media activity have reached a settlement with the state of New York in a case that, for the first time, established such activity as illegal, the state's attorney...

New York Manufacturing Firm Discloses Data Breach
2019-01-09 14:35

New York City-based manufacturing company OXO International says that hackers attempted to steal customer payment card data several times over the past couple of years. read more

WebSphere and loathing in New York: IBM yanks buggy application server security fix from admins
2018-10-11 21:52

Patched server, or working server. Pick one... IBM has withdrawn a patch for a significant security vulnerability in its WebSphere Application Server after the code knackered some systems.…

Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Websites of New York City Comptroller and West Point
2018-10-06 16:28

The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced that a California man has pleaded guilty to hacking the websites for the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military...

ISO 27001 & cybersecurity training and qualifications: Now in New York
2018-02-23 20:15

Achieve globally recognized ISO 27001 qualifications by learning from experienced practitioners. Get practical and interactive instruction with classroom and live and online training from...

New York State Proposes Stricter Data Protection Laws Post Equifax
2017-11-03 14:28

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman introduced new legislation Thursday, designed to protect New Yorkers from corporate data breaches like the recent Equifax breach that affected...