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Extortionists Wipe Thousands of Databases, Victims Who Pay Up Get Stiffed

11

Jan

2017

Tens of thousands of personal and possibly proprietary databases that were left accessible to the public online have just been wiped from the Internet, replaced with ransom notes demanding payment for the return of the files.

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Hardware Bitcoin Wallet KeepKey Informs Users of Breach

03

Jan

2017

KeepKey, a hardware wallet designed for the secure storage of bitcoin and other virtual currency, informed users on Saturday that the company’s systems had been targeted by a hacker on Christmas Day. KeepKey founder Darin Stanchfield said the attacker activated a new phone number under his PIN-protected Verizon account and used it to hijack his […]

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Using big data for security only provides insight, not protection

28

Dec

2016

Cybersecurity experts are excited about big data because it is the “crime scene investigator” of data science. If your organization is hacked and customer information compromised, your use of big data to collect massive amounts of information on your systems, users and customers makes it possible for data analysts to provide insight into what went […]

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