Articles Tagged with ''cyber security''

 Microsoft has sued a group of hackers who have allegedly stolen millions of dollars from computer users and financial institutions using malware disguised as its Windows software.

A public hospital in Washington state is suing Bank of America to recoup some of the losses from a $1.03 million cyberheist.

A new Government Accountability Office report has found that the country’s air traffic control systems are vulnerable to hackers.

I recently interviewed Marc Goodman, founder of the Future Crimes Institute and author of the recently published book “Future Crimes: Everything is Connected, Everyone is Vulnerable, and What We Can Do About It.” In his book, Goodman sets forth with great precision the frightening extent to which current and emerging technologies are harming national and corporate security, putting people’s lives at risk, eroding privacy, and even altering our perceptions of reality.

San Francisco city employees working at the de Young and Legion of Honor museums are protesting use of their thumbprints in biometric authorization.

 Mastercard and Visa are implementing new cybersecurity measures to ensure that hacked credit card data will be less valuable to hackers.

Hackers have stolen approximately $1 billion from 100 banks. 

Two U.S. senators want new-vehicle stickers to include a “cyber dashboard” that would include ratings for cyber security systems. 

The U.S. government is creating a new agency to monitor cybersecurity threats.

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced plans for a College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity to be located at the University at Albany.