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February 29, 2016

90 Percent of All SSL VPNs Use Insecure or Outdated Encryption

Information security firm High-Tech Bridge has conducted a study of SSL VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and discovered that nine out...

February 22, 2016

Squid vulnerability allows remote attackers to launch DoS attacks

Squid, a Unix-based caching proxy, patched a handling server error. The vulnerability (CVE-2016-2390) allowed remote attackers to launch a denial-of-service...

February 22, 2016

OpenSSL patches flaw that exposes an encryption key

The OpenSSL project issued an update to patch a vulnerability that would allow a malicious remote user to obtain a...

February 19, 2016

Data breach lawsuits indicate a troubling trend for enterprises

A number of recent enterprise data breaches have resulted in class-action lawsuits, and those data breach lawsuits have revealed a...

February 18, 2016

State attorney general releases Data Breach Report; more than 49 million records compromised

California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Tuesday addressed the Stanford Cyber Initiative to release a comprehensive report detailing the nature...

February 18, 2016

Cyber Thieves Make Millions Off High Profile Data Breaches

Cyber thieves who steal credit and debit card numbers are making millions of dollars in profits, fueling a global criminal...

February 17, 2016

Over 49 million records of Californians’ personal information at risk in last four years: Attorney General

The personal information records of more than 49 million Californians have been at risk over the past four years, according...

February 16, 2016

I-Team Investigation Reveals Massive Security Breach in Dallas County

Your social security number–and your child’s– may have been exposed on a government website for more than decade. The CBS...

February 16, 2016

Government Security and Data Breaches: Problems and Solutions

Last year’s massive data breach at the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) compromised the personal information of more than...

February 16, 2016

Hacking of Healthcare Records Skyrockets

For John Kuhn, a simple X-ray after a snowboarding accident turned into an accounting nightmare when the hospital billed him...

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