Grant Bourzikas has been named Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at HSBC Bank Plc, a banking and financial services organizations with 7,500 offices in more than 80 countries.
A California-based consumer-advocacy group is putting it in starker terms, suggesting a mass cyberattack against such vehicles could lead to Sept. 11-level casualties.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a security alert for small planes, warning that modern flight systems are vulnerable to hacking if someone manages to gain physical access to the aircraft.
Seven in 10 senior financial executives at the world’s largest companies believe their insurer would cover most or all of the losses their company would incur in a cyber attack. Many of the losses they foresee, however, are rarely covered by insurance.
NY Governor Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security - or SHIELD - Act, which imposes stronger obligations on businesses handling private data to provide proper notification to affected consumers when there is a security breach.
A five-year, $4.63 million award from the National Science Foundation will enable a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas to recruit, educate and train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
The majority of UK parents are in the dark when it comes to advising their children on a career in cybersecurity, research from global cybersecurity training provider, SANS Institute, shows.
