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Expert: NY breach report highlights third-party risk

New York reported a record high number of breaches last year, just after a new set of cybersecurity regulations went into effect in the state.

“In 2016, New Yorkers were the victims of one of the highest data exposure rates in our state’s history,” said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in a statement released last week. “The total annual number of reported security breaches increased by 60% and the number of exposed personal records tripled.”

According to the report, the stolen data consisted overwhelmingly of Social Security numbers and financial account information, and hacking was the leading cause of the breaches. The 1,300 breaches involved the private data of 1.6 million state residents, and 81 percent of the breaches involved the loss of Social Security numbers or financial information.

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By Maria KorolovMarch 29, 2017

CSO, Network World

Bitcoin rise fuels social media scams

The price of a single Bitcoin passed that of an ounce of gold for the first time this month, and scammers were quick to get in on the action with Ponzi schemes and phishing sites spread via social media.Victims are lured in with fake Bitcoin wallets…

By Maria KorolovMarch 24, 2017

Network World, Reprint

Experts: US needs a federal CISO

Last week, the Trump administration announced the appointment of a White House cybersecurity coordinator. That’s a good first step, security experts say, but the government also needs to have a federal CISO.”It’s a big leadership vacancy,” said Sanj…

By Maria KorolovMarch 23, 2017

Network World, Reprint

Experts divided on value of Cyber National Guard

This past weekend at SXSW, two Congressmen suggested that the U.S. create a cybersecurity reserves system, similar to the National Guard, but the idea has received a mixed welcome from the cybersecurity community.According to House Rep. Will Hurd, a…

By Maria KorolovMarch 17, 2017

Network World, Reprint

Expert: Apple may have deployed unauthorized patch by mistake

Last month, reports came out that Apple accidentally installed a fake firmware patch on internal development servers. That’s a lesson to all companies to be careful about where they get their patches.What may have happened is that an Apple employee …

By Maria KorolovMarch 16, 2017

CSO, Network World, Networks Asia

Danes targeted by malware spread through Dropbox

Earlier this week, Danish-speaking users were hit by malware spread through Dropbox, but the company responded quickly to shut down the attack.
According to a research report by AppRiver, the attack hit Denmark, Germany, and several surrounding Sca…

By Maria KorolovMarch 10, 2017

Network World, Reprint

Researchers link Middle East attacks to new victim in Europe

Kaspersky Labs announced new research this morning that shows some links between the massive Shamoon attack that took down 35,000 computers in Saudi Arabia to a new attack against a target in Europe.The Shamoon attack, which occurred in 2012, was fo…

By Maria KorolovMarch 6, 2017

Network World, Reprint

Security pros most worried about clouds, mobile

Companies were least prepared to assess the security risks of cloud and mobile technologies, according to a survey of cybersecurity professionals released this morning.Around 60 percent of companies were able to assess security risks in cloud enviro…

By Maria KorolovDecember 5, 2016

CSO, Network World

AI is coming, and will take some jobs, but no need to worry

The capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning are accelerating, and many cybersecurity tasks currently performed by humans will be automated. There will still be plenty of work to go around so job prospects should remain good, esp…

By Maria KorolovDecember 2, 2016

Network World, Reprint

Scholars, infosec experts call for action on Russian hacking

In the wake of reports about Russian involvement in fake news and hacks against political targets leading up to the recent presidential election, scholars and security experts are calling for federal action.As of Sunday, 158 scholars have signed an …

By Maria KorolovDecember 1, 2016

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Report: Most cybercriminals earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month

Most cybercriminals make between $1,000 and $3,000 a month, but 20 percent earn $20,000 a month or more, according to a recent report.The data is based on a survey conducted by a closed underground community, said report author Andrei Barysevich, di…

By Maria KorolovNovember 30, 2016

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SIEMs-as-a-service addresses needs of small, midsize enterprises

The city of Lewiston, in north central Idaho, has a population of around 32,000 and an information systems budget of around $800,000 a year.But it wasn’t too small for attackers. For example, the city council meetings, streamed online, were being wa…

By Maria KorolovNovember 30, 2016

Network World, Reprint

Report: Surveillance cameras most dangerous IoT devices in enterprise

Networked security cameras are the most likely to have vulnerabilities when it comes to securing Internet of Things devices in the enterprise, according to a new report by Zscaler.”I would consider the entire video camera category as particularly da…

By Maria KorolovNovember 17, 2016

Network World, Reprint

Visibility, security top concerns for cloud computing adoption

Enterprises considering adopting public clouds are concerned about where their data is located and how it’s protected, according to a new survey by IDG.Companies will have about 60 percent of their IT environment in public, private, or hybrid clouds…

By Maria KorolovNovember 10, 2016

CSO, Network World

AI makes security systems more flexible

Advances in machine learning are making security systems easier to train and more flexible in dealing with changing conditions, but not all use cases are benefitting at the same rate.
Machine learning, and artificial intelligence, has been getting …

By Maria KorolovNovember 8, 2016

Maria Korolov

Boston-based journalist covering cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and extended reality.

Category: Network World

Expert: NY breach report highlights third-party risk

Bitcoin rise fuels social media scams

Experts: US needs a federal CISO

Experts divided on value of Cyber National Guard

Expert: Apple may have deployed unauthorized patch by mistake

Danes targeted by malware spread through Dropbox

Researchers link Middle East attacks to new victim in Europe

Security pros most worried about clouds, mobile

AI is coming, and will take some jobs, but no need to worry

Scholars, infosec experts call for action on Russian hacking

Report: Most cybercriminals earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month

SIEMs-as-a-service addresses needs of small, midsize enterprises

Report: Surveillance cameras most dangerous IoT devices in enterprise

Visibility, security top concerns for cloud computing adoption

AI makes security systems more flexible