Cybersecurity

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security is the protection of computer systems from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Cyberthreat Analysis Startup Raises $8M

Cyberthreat Analysis Startup Raises $8M
Cyberthreat Analysis Startup Raises $8M
February 11, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Hexadite, a cybersecurity firm that specializes in orchestration and automation, announced it closed a $8 million Series A funding round Wednesday (Feb. 10). The seed...

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Barclays Sets Precedent With Cybercrime Analyst Appointment
Barclays Sets Precedent With Cybercrime Analyst Appointment
February 09, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

In an effort to promote information sharing and improve its response time to looming cybersecurity threats, Barclays has become the first bank to have a...

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Russian Authorities Allegedly Nab BoA, JPMorgan Hackers
Russian Authorities Allegedly Nab BoA, JPMorgan Hackers
February 08, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Three months ago, Russian authorities staged raids on a Moscow film production and distribution company, tied to an effort to shutter what Reuters reported Saturday (Feb. 6)...

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OPM Officials Issued Subpoena Over Breach Details
OPM Officials Issued Subpoena Over Breach Details
February 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

As the investigation into the massive data breach that rocked the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) rolls on, the House Oversight and Government Reform...

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TalkTalk Shares Costs Of Massive Payments Breach
TalkTalk Shares Costs Of Massive Payments Breach
February 03, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Just months after British broadband provider TalkTalk suffered what has been regarded as one of Britain’s biggest online security breaches, the company has confirmed that...

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Fed’s $6B Security System Not Up To Snuff
Fed’s $6B Security System Not Up To Snuff
February 02, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

A secret audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which released a public version of its findings last week, found that a federal security system...

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MasterCard Adds Cybersecurity-Focused Exec To Ranks
MasterCard Adds Cybersecurity-Focused Exec To Ranks
February 02, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

MasterCard took another step in securing its cybersecurity-focused plans when it announced the appointment of Alexander N.M. Niejelow as its senior VP of public policy, starting...

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Inside JPMorgan’s Half-Billion Dollar Cybersecurity Bet
Inside JPMorgan’s Half-Billion Dollar Cybersecurity Bet
February 01, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Back in August we learned that JPMorgan Chase had plans to double its cybersecurity spending budget to about $500 million by 2016. Get the Full...

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