Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable to ransomware gangs that can steal confidential data and disrupt operations. Since a White House conference …
If yours is like many companies, hackers have infiltrated a tool your software development teams are using to write code. Not a comfortable place to be. Developers have long used sites like stackoverflow.com as forums where they could get code …
Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 has seen a “worrying resurgence” in ransomware and extortion claims as the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, Allianz Commercial writes in a new report. The business insurance company’s analysis …
Microsoft Corp., battered for its role in several major hacks, said it’s revamping the way it provides cybersecurity protection, using artificial intelligence and other methods to speed the company’s response to vulnerabilities and better protect customers. In a blog post, …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued software company SolarWinds Corp. and its top information security executive, saying they defrauded investors by hiding cybersecurity weaknesses during a massive hack targeting the U.S. government. The SEC lawsuit in Manhattan …
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Computer systems for almost all of Kansas` courts have been offline for five days because of what officials call a “security incident,” preventing them from accepting electronic filings and blocking public access to many of their …
Internet companies Google, Amazon and Cloudflare say they have weathered the internet’s largest-known denial of service attack and are sounding the alarm over a new technique they warn could easily cause widespread disruption. Alphabet Inc-owned Google said in a blog …
Budgets and insurance policy costs have increased exponentially despite doubts surrounding efficacy of cyber practices, according to a recent survey gauging cybersecurity practices among global debt issuers conducted by Moody’s Investors Service. Increased C-suite focus on cyber risk has led …
The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center – a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems, the agency`s outgoing director announced Thursday. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone …
Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to buy Splunk Inc. in a deal valued at about $28 billion, representing its biggest acquisition yet and a massive push into software and artificial intelligence-powered data analysis. The networking giant will pay $157 a share …
