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Companies Hiring Cybersecurity Experts To Screen Potential Acquisitions
Security & Fraud // June 27, 2017

Companies and investment funds are adding an extra layer of scrutiny to mergers and acquisitions by hiring cybersecurity experts to screen targets for security risks. According to Bloomberg Technology, the need for cybersecurity expertise became clear after a 2014 Yahoo! Inc. hack affected about 500...

Verizon Communications Files Blockchain Patent Application
Blockchain / Distributed Ledger // August 23, 2016

Telecommunications provider Verizon Communications has been experimenting with blockchain technology, which is what powers bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. According to Business Insider, which got ahold of a copy of a U.S. patent filed on May 10 by Verizon Communications, Verizon wants a patent on a passcode...

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Yahoo Lawsuit Over Data Breaches Can Go Forward

September 01, 2017
Internet search browser company Yahoo, which was sold to Verizon Communications, will face a nationwide lawsuit lodged against it on behalf of more than 1 billion users. Those users were affected by the company’s recent data breaches, cyber attacks that were the largest ever. According to a report in the New York Post, citing a decision […]

Companies Hiring Cybersecurity Experts To Screen Potential Acquisitions

June 27, 2017
Companies and investment funds are adding an extra layer of scrutiny to mergers and acquisitions by hiring cybersecurity experts to screen targets for security risks. According to Bloomberg Technology, the...

Verizon Communications Files Blockchain Patent Application

August 23, 2016
Telecommunications provider Verizon Communications has been experimenting with blockchain technology, which is what powers bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. According to Business Insider, which got ahold of a copy of a U.S....