A former member of the NullCrew hacking group has pleaded guilty to participating in attacks against several organizations, including Bell Canada, Comcast and the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense, which the gang claimed to have exploited via SQL injection flaws.
The government of India reports an increase in the annual number of cybersecurity incidents. But what is being done to curb this increase? Security experts offer their recommendations for tracking and reducing these crimes.
A possible settlement between MasterCard and Home Depot to compensate card issuers affected by the retailer's 2014 data breach has created confusion for some banks and credit unions, say attorneys representing institutions in a class action lawsuit.
Turns out electronic learning products can be bad for children's privacy - and for their parents too. The VTech breach highlights how, despite repeated warnings, too many manufacturers continue to not take security seriously.
Top American and Chinese government officials, meeting this week in Washington, agreed to create a common understanding on cyberthreats and how to respond to them, but the two sides offered different characterizations of the tone of the dialogue.
The breach of Hong Kong toymaker VTech highlights security experts' growing concern over manufacturers selling devices - for enterprises, medical purposes, schools as well as homes and now toy boxes - that don't appear to be secure by design.
Indian enterprises are increasingly vulnerable to cyber fraud, according to Kroll's new Global Fraud Report. But too many of these organizations rely solely on a reactive approach to fraud, says Kroll's Reshmi Khurana.
The Chinese government concedes the attack on U.S. Office of Personnel Management computers emanated from China, but it contends the culprits were criminals, not individuals working for the Chinese government or military. Some experts in the United States aren't buying the Chinese government's explanation.
Target Corp. has reached a proposed $39.4 million settlement with a group of financial institutions that sued the retailer over fraud losses and expenses suffered as a result of Target's December 2013 data breach.
Most businesses use the cloud for at least some applications - collaboration, email, backups and disaster recovery. And many more plan to in the next 12 months. According to "Orchestrating Security in the Cloud," a SANS survey, 40 percent of businesses store or process sensitive data in the cloud. But is it safe from...
To avoid being breached, you have to get your defenses right every single time. To breach you, hackers only have to get their attack right once. Experts advise breaches are inevitable. According to Ponemon Institute, the average time to resolve a cyber attack is 45 days, with an average cost of $35,647 per day. The...
The SANS 2015 survey of the incident response capabilities of more than 500 security professionals found good news and bad news. The good news is that reported malware incidents, breaches, and remediation time declined slightly compared to last year, indicating a maturing of defenses and incident response...
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The security of Internet-connected toys is in the limelight after toymaker VTech acknowledged suffering a data breach that affects 5 million accounts and personal information and photographs relating to more than 200,000 children.
In his new role as DSCI's chief, Nandkumar Saravade shares details on the latest developments and initiatives at the organization, with a brief overview of the industry body's plans for the coming year.
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