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Walmart Inc. was at the center of a hoax aimed at manipulating the price of Litecoin. The incident illustrates how fake news and misinformation campaigns on social media are becoming a greater threat to businesses. 

C-suite and other executives expect cyberattacks to increase over the next 12 months, yet only 33.3% say that their organizations have simulated ransomware attacks to prepare for such an incident, according to a recent Deloitte poll.

Oliver brings 11 years of experience from law enforcement roles to the position.

Apple has released an emergency software patch to plug a security hole Citizen Lab researchers discovered affecting all its operating systems, exploited to infect the iPhone of a Saudi activist with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

A new study shows that despite efforts to prevent corporate illicit activity, 84% of U.S. respondents still felt corruption had a significant impact on their organizations.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced it will host its fourth annual National Cybersecurity Summit this October. 

The grants will fund education and training programs covering the identification of infectious diseases including COVID-19. Training will also focus on preventative workplace safety measures and worker's rights information.

The university aims to curb crime on campus and in neighborhoods where students and faculty live and work. The campus safety department has announced an increased partnership with the Hennepin County Sheriff's office to accomplish that goal.

A 28-year-old Bellingham, Wash. woman was convicted of placing a ‘shunt’ – a device that interferes with train signals – on the BNSF Railway tracks.

MyRepublic Singapore discovered an unauthorized data access incident and has moved to support its customers in mitigating any possible risk.