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Chubb: People Are Using Multifactor Authentication to Log In…With a Pet Password

According to a poll by Chubb of adults in the U.S. and Canada, a little more than half said they use multifactor authentication to log into online accounts, which is twice the number of people from a survey a year …

Business Leaders Overconfident About Cyber Threats: Beazley

Cyber remains a top concern, but business leaders may be overconfident about their resilience against the threat, according to new research from Beazley. Cyber was chosen as the No. 1 technology risk for 28% of UK and U.S. respondents in …

New York’s $4.5M Cybersecurity Settlement with EyeMed Bars Insurance Recovery

Health insurance company EyeMed Vision Care LLC will pay a $4.5 million penalty to New York State for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation that officials said exposed hundreds of thousands of consumers’ personal health data, including data concerning minors. …

U.S. to Issue New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Aviation Systems

A U.S. transportation security agency said Wednesday it plans to issue new cybersecurity requirements for some key aviation systems after several U.S. airport websites earlier this week were hit with apparently coordinated denial-of-service attacks. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said …

Uber Says Lapsus$-Linked Hacker Responsible for Breach

Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday a hacker affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group was responsible for a cyber attack that forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications temporarily last week. Uber said the attacker had not accessed …

White House Touts $1 Billion in Grants to Fight Cybercrime

The Biden administration has called on states and local governments to apply for new cybersecurity grants worth $1 billion over four years. The move is part of US efforts to beat back attacks from criminal hackers, who have successfully targeted …

EU Proposes Rules Targeting Cybersecurity Risks of Smart Devices

From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to be assessed for their cybersecurity risks under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of cyber attacks. Companies face …

Cyber-Defense Agency Urges Companies to Automate Threat Testing

The US government’s cyber defense agency is recommending for the first time that companies embrace automated continuous testing to protect against longstanding online threats. The guidance, from a cluster of US and international agencies published on Wednesday, urges businesses to …

Phishing Triggers Majority of Cyber Claims in 2022 First Half: Coalition

Claims are down among Coalition policyholders in the first half of 2022, but small businesses became bigger targets and an organization’s employees remain the easiest was for cyber criminals to infiltrate and pull off scams. Coalition’s 2022 Cyber Claims Report …

Twitter Whistle-Blower Describes ‘Ticking Bomb’ of Security Gaps

Twitter Inc.’s security lapses were so grave that they threatened national security, the company’s former head of security-turned-whistle-blower told senators on Tuesday. Speaking before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Peiter Zatko, also known by his hacker name “Mudge,” said Twitter was …