The House Homeland Security Committee’s subcommittee on cybersecurity met on Wednesday to discuss how the recently passed Cyber Information Sharing Act (CISA) is progressing. The subcommittee discussed information-sharing across the
According to a study by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a standard data breach (less than 100,000 records) is now barely over $7 million, with an
The Fair Isaac Corp, more commonly known as FICO, is on the forefront of revolutionizing the assessment of cybersecurity threats. Known for its FICO credit score, a tool that allows
At a House Homeland Security cybersecurity subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, testimony was heard from many leading industry officials on the effects of the Cyber Security Act of 2015 (CISA). The
In 2011, Sony’s PlayStation network was hacked, with 77 million accounts affected, leaving the company with a final bill of $170 million in damages. Unfortunately for Sony, its general liability
On Tuesday, June 14, it was discovered that hackers, who are believed to have ties with the Russian Government, had access to the Democratic National Committee’s database for over a
A new study from F5 networks indicates that 36 percent of businesses still have yet to construct a plan of action in response to becoming victimized by a cyber-attack. When
On Thursday, June 9, Wendy’s announced that a point-of-sale (POS) data breach from last February may be much worse than initially anticipated. Back in May, the company reported that malware
Through a unanimous voice vote, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved a spending bill to increase the budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by $120.5 million,
Research firm Trend Micro has released a report finding that at least one ransomware group now offers a live chat option to help talk victims through the bitcoin purchasing process.
