Articles Tagged with ''data security''

Two U.S. senators filed a bill that would require the federal government to establish standards to ensure automakers secure a driver against vehicle cyber attacks.

Hackers broke into UCLA Health System's computer network and may have accessed sensitive information on as many as 4.5 million patients. 

Most consumers consider usernames and passwords cumbersome and are interested in using alternatives to them to protect their security on the Internet.

According to a new survey, a majority (77 percent) are anxious about their financial information and social security numbers being stolen or compromised. 

This fall, MasterCard will start experimenting with a new program: approving online purchases with a facial scan.

The Senate failed to advance a cybersecurity measure.

In the 2015 Anthem data breach, the compromise of an adminstrator’s credentials was the initial entry point that caused the breach and exposure of 13.5 million patient records. High-profile, high-impact breaches like this are spurring healthcare enterprises to institute more cybersecurity defenses and to monitor the insider threat.

According to benchmak study of 350 companies spanning 11 countries, the average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million.

Most Americans value privacy in their online and offline lives but feel they have little control over it, according to a new report.

Organizations that have suffered a ransomware attack before are more likely to pay up again, and keep mum about it too, according to a ThreatTrack study.