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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Cyber Risks Pose Challenge to CBDC Rollout in India; Digital Payments Growing at Record Highs
Cyber Risks Pose Challenge to CBDC Rollout in India; Digital Payments Growing at Record Highs
December 08, 2021  |  CBDC

Cybersecurity and the risk of cyber fraud pose challenges to the successful rollout of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

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ACI Worldwide, Dover Fueling Solutions Focus on Data Breach Prevention at the Pump 
ACI Worldwide, Dover Fueling Solutions Focus on Data Breach Prevention at the Pump 
December 07, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Global software company ACI Worldwide, a provider of real-time digital payment software, and Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), a developer of advanced fuel dispensing, payment and connectivity solutions...

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BOXX Insurance Teams With Equifax for Identity Theft Protection
BOXX Insurance Teams With Equifax for Identity Theft Protection
December 07, 2021  |  Safety and Security

Cyber insurer BOXX Insurance is teaming up with Equifax to offer $1 million in identity theft protection coverage as holiday shopping gears up for record...

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Kasada Gets $23M Investment Toward Bot Protection
Kasada Gets $23M Investment Toward Bot Protection
December 06, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Kasada has announced a $23 million series C funding round and says it’s seeing more demand for its bot protection tech, which can stop automated...

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Crypto Company to Hackers: Give Back Our $119M
Crypto Company to Hackers: Give Back Our $119M
December 06, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The blockchain company BadgerDAO has a message for whoever stole $119 million in cryptocurrency from its platform: Please give it back. As Vice reported on...

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Coinbase to Buy Crypto Security Tech Firm Unbound Security
Coinbase to Buy Crypto Security Tech Firm Unbound Security
December 01, 2021  |  Acquisitions

Coinbase has acquired Israeli-based Unbound Security, which will add more options for crypto-security applications, per a company announcement Tuesday (Nov. 30). The release says Unbound...

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Russian Gets Jail Term for Hosting Cybercriminals
Russian Gets Jail Term for Hosting Cybercriminals
December 01, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

A Russian man, Aleksandr Grichishkin, has been sentenced for giving shelter to cybercriminals for years, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday (Dec. 1). He reportedly...

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CyCognito Closes $100M Series C to Advance Attack Surface Protection
CyCognito Closes $100M Series C to Advance Attack Surface Protection
December 01, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Attack surface management (ASM) startup CyCognito raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by The Westly Group, according to a press release...

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Malicious Google Play Apps Show Password Vulnerabilities
Malicious Google Play Apps Show Password Vulnerabilities
December 01, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

In the endless cycle of cybercrime whack-a-mole, fraudsters just scored a win with a sophisticated campaign using real-seeming apps as “droppers” carrying trojan code designed...

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