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Experian: More Than a Third of Companies are Unprepared to Respond to a Data Breach

Sixth annual corporate preparedness study also reveals that businesses lack confidence in preventing an attack.

March 4, 2019

Are companies ready for today's sophisticated cybercriminals and impact of data breaches? Experian's new study says that progress has been made, but companies need to do better.

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Students from Carnegie Mellon University Win 2019 Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition

College students representing 15 universities compete at Deloitte University for a real-world challenge of cyber and business complexity.

March 4, 2019

Four students from Carnegie Mellon University won the 2019 Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition. Team members Karttik Panda, Veera Nandiraju, Sanika Suwant and Nishith Yadav each received $2,000 in scholarship money. Carnegie Mellon University teams have competed since the competition began five years ago, and always rank amongst top performing teams. This is the first win for the university.

Walmart's Ken Senser Announces Retirement; Brian Murphy Named VP of Global Security and Aviation

March 4, 2019

Ken Senser, Senior Vice President of Global Security, Aviation, and Travel (GSAT) for Walmart, has announced his retirement, and Brian Murphy has been named Vice President of Global Security and Aviation, effective March 2019.

CompTIA and Immersive Labs Issue Penetration Testing Challenge

March 4, 2019

CompTIA and Immersive Labs are challenging cybersecurity professionals in the United States and United Kingdom to test their penetration testing skills this month.

FedEx Unveils Autonomous Delivery Robot

March 1, 2019

FedEx introduced the FedEx SameDay Bot — an autonomous delivery robot designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers.

GA Senators Perdue, Isakson Introduce Disaster Relief Package

March 1, 2019

U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced a disaster relief package to provide critical funding for Georgia and other states recovering from recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael.

Forty Percent of Malicious URLs Found on Good Domains

March 1, 2019

While tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, new threats emerge daily, and new vectors are being tested by cybercriminals.

Unknown in Users, Data, Devices, and Apps are Major Concerns for CISOs

February 28, 2019

Cisco's 2019 CISO Benchmark Study results show security professionals are placing higher priority on vendor consolidation, collaboration between networking and security teams, and security awareness exercises to strengthen an organizations security posture and reduce the risk of breaches.

Florida Chamber of Commerce Launches Institute for a Safer Florida

February 28, 2019

The Florida Chamber of Commerce launched the Institute for a Safer Florida (ISF) to “focus its energy and expertise on enhancing school and workplace safety.”