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General Electric Discloses Data Breach Affecting Present and Former Employees

April 9, 2020

General Electric (GE), a global Fortune 500 company, has acknowledged a data breach affecting present and former employees and their beneficiaries. Between February 3-14, 2020, an unauthorized user gained access to the email account of Canon Business Process Services, which GE contracts with to process employee documents.

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Data Breach Report: RigUp Exposes More Than 70,000 Private Files

April 9, 2020

Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team recently discovered a breached database belonging to American software company RigUp, containing more than 70,000 private files belonging to its US energy sector clients. Read more to learn about this data breach and the cybersecurity implications.

Zoom Forms Cybersecurity Council; Alex Stamos Joins as an Advisor

April 9, 2020

Remote video conferencing services company Zoom announced that it has formed a CISO Council and Advisory Board, including security leaders from across industries; and Alex Stamos has joined Zoom as an outside advisor to assist with a security review of the company's platform.

Mike Jin Joins CNSI as SVP, CIO and CISO

April 8, 2020

CNSI, a provider of health information technology solutions, announced that Mike Jin has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer.

Nominations Open for the 2020 Women in Biometrics Awards

April 8, 2020

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally-recognized program co-founded by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecureIDNews and co-presented with sponsors IDEMIA, Biometric Update and the SIA Women in Security Forum.

30% Increase in Attacker Interest in Remote Desktop Protocol in March 2020

April 8, 2020

SANS Institute has identified a 30 percent increase in attacker interest in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers during the month of March 2020.

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FBI Anticipates Rise in Business Email Compromise Schemes Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 8, 2020

Fraudsters will take advantage of any opportunity to steal your money, personal information, or both. Right now, they are using the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic to further their efforts, warns the FBI.

BlackBerry Report: Decade of the RATs - Novel APT Attacks Targeting Linux, Windows and Android

April 8, 2020

BlackBerry researchers have released a new report that examines how five related APT groups operating in the interest of the Chinese government have systematically targeted Linux servers, Windows systems and Android mobile devices while remaining undetected for nearly a decade.

Preventing Cyberattack Penetration Can Save Enterprises $1.4 Million Per Incident

April 7, 2020

New Ponemon Institute research finds that 70 percent of security professionals believe the ability to effectively prevent cyberattack penetration strengthens their security posture, yet only 24 percent are focused on optimizing prevention capabilities –majority focus on detection and containment instead.

Report: Every State Gets Failing Cyber Grade

April 7, 2020

Webroot's fourth annual report reveals the most and least cyber-secure states in the U.S., and underlines the nation’s lack of cybersecurity education during the peak of remote work.