SAN FRANCISCO - Let's face it, 2014 was a terrible year for computer security, leaving everyone feeling a little more vulnerable. Hackers stole 56 million credit card numbers and 53 million email addresses from Home Depot between April and September. They took contact information for 76 million households and 7 million small businesses from JPMorgan's
SAN FRANCISCO - Japan is boosting its online defenses for fear of becoming the next victim of a North Korean cyberattack, according to a new report. The Japanese government is formulating a possible diplomatic response and improving its cyberdefenses in the event that its networks are hacked by North Korea, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing comments
WASHINGTON DC - Few companies could have prevented the cyberattack that devastated Sony Pictures, the FBI said during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on cybersecurity and the finance industry. "[T]he malware that was used would have gotten past 90 percent of the Net defenses that are out there today in private industry and [would have
SAN FRANCISCO - A new product from Dashlane could take much of the hassle out of changing your major website passwords, which could be particularly handy in the event of a security breach. Available as of today, the Dashlane Password Changer works by displaying a list of your password-protected websites, CNET.Com reported. You click on
LIVONIA ? ISSA Motor City Chapter is hosting its annual Holiday Party Dec. 18 at the VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College. Enjoy a nice selection of appetizers prepared by chefs of the Culinary Arts Program and hear two presentations, one on Cloud Security and the other on the Internet of Things. VisTaTech Center is located
WASHINGTON DC ? Is North Korea hacking Sony Pictures to prevent the release of a film about its leader Kim Jong-un? Perhaps, according to reports circulating on the Internet. But the FBI did issue a warning this week that hackers have used malware to launch destructive attacks against U.S. business, following the attack on Sony
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Facebook on Wednesday announced a new partnership with ESET that will add the security vendor's software directly into the social network's abuse detection and prevention systems. ESET is the third such vendor used by Facebook to fight malware -- malicious software that hides behind tempting but bogus links or on similarly
MONTREAL, Canada - PasswordBox will become part of Intel Security, a branch of the chipmaker that focuses on Internet security, the startup said in a blog post last week. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. PasswordBox lets users store log-in credentials to websites and apps in a secure repository and log in to
LIVONIA ? The December meeting of ISACA Detroit will offer up two presentations: One called Cloud Computing Demystified and the other an Overview of Cyber Security Risks at the ERP Level. Pre Dinner Topic: Cloud Computing Demystified Juman Doleh Alomary CISA, CISM, CRISC, ISO27001 Lead Auditor After Dinner Topic: Overview of Key Cyber Security Risks
WASHINGTON DC - Lawmakers' efforts to overhaul some of the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance programs were dealt a setback Tuesday when a reform bill failed to garner enough votes to proceed in the Senate. The USA Freedom Act would have curbed powers granted to the NSA under the Patriot Act -- including the NSA's