Universities Get Schooled by Hackers
Colleges and universities are prime targets for criminals due to huge sets of personal information and security that is weaker than in many
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Despite Breaches, Many Organizations Struggle to Quantify Cyber-Risks to Business
Enterprises are struggling with familiar old security challenges as a result, new survey shows.
Source: Dark Reading – Mobile Security – Despite
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Bomb Threat Bitcoin Demands Cause Disruption, Evacuations
An email campaign is demanding large sums of money in return for not blowing up schools, banks and businesses.
Source: Threat Post
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Facebook Bug Bounty Makes Biggest Payout Yet
Despite Cambridge Analytica and a damaging hack, Facebook’s bug bounty program offers a bright spot.
Source: Wired – Facebook Bug Bounty Makes
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Cybercrime Is World's Biggest Criminal Growth Industry
The toll from cybercrime is expected to pass $6 trillion in the next three years, according to a new report.
Source: Dark
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Setting the Table for Effective Cybersecurity: 20 Culinary Questions
Even the best chefs will produce an inferior product if they begin with the wrong ingredients.
Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence
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Grammarly Launches Public Bug Bounty Program
The online spell check platform is taking its private bounty program public in hopes of outing more threats.
Source: Threat Post –
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Google Beefs Up Android Key Security for Mobile Apps
Changes to how data is encrypted can help developers ward off data leakage and exfiltration.
Source: Threat Post – Mobile Security –
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Education Gets an 'F' for Cybersecurity
The education sector falls last on a list analyzing the security posture of 17 US industries, SecurityScorecard reports.
Source: Dark Reading –
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The Economics Fueling IoT (In)security
Attackers understand the profits that lie in the current lack of security. That must change.
Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence –
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