The Internet of Things is coming, which means there is going to be an exponential increase in the number of hacks as more devices talk to each other. Aiming to prevent hackers from taking control, the U.S. Department of Defense’s research unit, DARPA, hosted its...
According to a new report from SecureWorks, a gang of 30-40 Nigerian cybercriminals are leveraging an email scam to loot a variety of businesses – mostly those involved in trading large shipments including chemical manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and those who deal in heavy machinery. Get...
FireEye – a leading cybersecurity firm – has announced the planned layoff of 300-400 members of its 3,400 member workforce owing to falling demand for their services. Shares in the firm fell 16.2 percent on the announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
When it comes to ransomware, the bad guys don’t discriminate, which means companies of all shapes and sizes could fall victim to the scam that holds their data hostage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
EU lawmaker Marc Tarabella thinks so and is calling for the European Commission to investigate the online dating platform for collecting the personal data of its users without explicit consent, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Aug. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The dog days of summer are finally upon the retail world, and if department stores didn’t take the spring and early summer to make up for the slow sales of a warm winter, it might be too warm and muggy to do much about that now. Get...
Today, Mastercard announced that 80 percent of its U.S. consumer credit cards are now enabled with chips, marking an 88 percent increase in chip card adoption since the Oct. 1, 2015 EMV liability shift. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
As we’ve all learned the hard way over the last two or three years – cybercriminals are an incredibly inventive group. No matter what new and brilliant ideas the best white hats in the world come up with to keep them at bay – the...
While FinTech’s current focus is creating and securing a consumer’s digital identity, nearly 40 percent of all adults living in the world lack a physical identity that’s the digital identity’s starting point. In July’s Digital Identity Tracker™, we speak with industry experts who describe the...
