Millions of Americans increasingly store personal information on their devices, raising privacy and security questions about state legislative efforts to require electronics manufacturers to provide all repair shops with access to source information that could compromise those devices, according to new CompTIA research.
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Richard Smith, CEO and Chairman of Equifax, retired suddenly Tuesday following the credit-reporting service’s data breach affecting the personal information of 143 million people.
A Tripwire survey has found that 79 percent of respondents said they believe the need for technical skills among security staff has increased over the past two years.
EC-Council announced the release of the new, fully-proctored Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) certification, which will be launched at Hacker Halted, 2017,
According to a new study, the cost of cybersecurity education for large enterprises at an all-time-high of $290,033 per year per organization, and user education is rocketing up the CIO’s priority list.
A breach results in loss of trust, proprietary information, trade secrets and consumer confidence. On the other hand, investing in cybersecurity and breach preparedness creates trust, boosts consumer confidence, and incites innovation – all generators of revenue.
If you thought phishing emails were going away anytime soon, think again. According to Symantec’s July Intelligence report, “one in every 1,968 emails” during the 31-day month was a malicious phishing message – the highest rate in the past 12 months.
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