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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

FTC Can Hold Companies Liable For Lax Cybersecurity
FTC Can Hold Companies Liable For Lax Cybersecurity
August 25, 2015  |  News

A federal court said on Monday that companies that fail to provide their consumers with “reasonable protections” against data breaches can be sued by consumer...

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Business Security Gets Crowdsourced
Business Security Gets Crowdsourced
August 24, 2015  |  Hmmm

As the nature of security threats, both physical and cyber, continue to evolve so have the strategies companies are using to combat the sophisticated nature...

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Facebook’s Cybersecurity Platform Hits Critical Mass
Facebook’s Cybersecurity Platform Hits Critical Mass
August 24, 2015  |  News

More than 90 companies are now using Facebook’s cybersecurity platform ThreatExchange to share security and threat information.

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China Cracks Down On Cybercrime With 15K Arrests
China Cracks Down On Cybercrime With 15K Arrests
August 24, 2015  |  International

Chinese police arrested 15,000 people for allegedly committing cybercrimes, which came as a result of the investigations of more than 7,400 cases involving offenses such...

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Cybersecurity Firm iSight Eyes $100M Funding Round
Cybersecurity Firm iSight Eyes $100M Funding Round
August 21, 2015  |  News

Cyber intel company iSight Partners plans to raise $100 million or more in the coming months as it prepared for an initial public offering slated...

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FireEye Partners Up To Fight Cybercrime
FireEye Partners Up To Fight Cybercrime
August 18, 2015  |  International

Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) has inked a deal with cybersecurity company FireEye in an ongoing effort to combat cybercriminals in Europe.

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Russian Antivirus Firm Duped Rivals With Fake Malware
Russian Antivirus Firm Duped Rivals With Fake Malware
August 17, 2015  |  International

Former employees of one of the world’s largest security companies are claiming the firm purposely triggered its antivirus software to misidentify malicious files as a...

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FBI Breaks Cybercrime Barriers With Private Partnerships
FBI Breaks Cybercrime Barriers With Private Partnerships
August 17, 2015  |  News

When you think of the city making the most strides in the fight against cybercriminals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, may not be the first place that comes...

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