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Specops researchers analyzed more than 800 million compromised passwords to determine the popularity of Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision programs and their team mascots and nicknames appearing on breached passwords lists.  

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) opened registration for the third annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition.

The Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced $5 million in security grants to go to 27 higher education institutions in the state to fund security enhancements.  

According to a new report, cybercriminals are shifting the targets away from hospitals toward outpatient facilities and connected associates.

Fermín Serna has been appointed Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Databricks, where he will lead Databricks' network, platform and user security programs, and governance and compliance efforts.

In another lawsuit this year, two truck companies were found negligent in their hiring practices, not performing due diligence when it came to hiring drivers for their companies. 

A security vulnerability in popular dating app Bumble could have enabled attackers to pinpoint other users’ precise location.

A critical security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Azure cloud database platform – Cosmos DB – could have allowed complete remote takeover of accounts, with admin rights to read, write and delete any information to a database instance.

While COVID-19 upended many security leaders’ plans for technology initiatives, now is the time to move forward and implement measures to protect network security.

Campus police at the Alabama-based public university, have deployed Omnilert, which gives students the ability to speak or chat with an on-campus police officer directly.