Companies Should Assume Cyber Attackers Are Already Inside: McAfee
Companies seeking to shield valuable data from criminals and government spying should assume the attackers have already penetrated their systems and adjust defensive strategies, security firms McAfee...
View ArticleHackers Increasingly Target Banks, Corporations Instead of Consumers
Hackers are increasingly stealing directly from banks and other companies and helping organized crime to operate more efficiently, according to the chief of cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab. Examples...
View ArticleIsrael’s Illusive Networks Aims to Foil Hackers by Directing Them to Fake Data
Israeli start-up Illusive Networks says it can foil cyber hackers by lulling them into thinking they have found a way to steal data, which is actually fake. The company, set up last year, says...
View ArticleRussia Cracks Down on Financial Hacking Ring, Raiding Moscow Office: Sources
Russian authorities in November raided offices associated with a Moscow film distribution and production company as part of a crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious financial hacking...
View ArticleRussian Hackers Moved Ruble-Dollar Rate at Regional Bank: Cyber-Security Firm
Hackers used malware to penetrate the defenses of a Russian regional bank and move the ruble-dollar rate more than 15 percent in minutes, according to a Moscow-based cyber-security firm hired to...
View ArticleWhat to Do About Newly-Discovered Computer Security Flaws
Researchers from Google, academia and cybersecurity firms discovered two flaws in computer chips that affect nearly all modern computers. “Meltdown” is a flaw that affects laptops, desktop computers...
View ArticleIntel Downplays Effect of Security Flaw as Investors Worry About Liability
Security issues with Intel Corp. microchips are only slowing computers slightly, technology companies said, as researchers played down the need for mass hardware replacements to protect millions of...
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