Determining Heartbleed Exfiltration
A notion emerging from the Heartbleed bug is that organizations can’t determine if the vulnerability caused data to be exfiltrated. But CERT’s Will Dormann says that may not always be the case. View...
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Teen Charged in Heartbleed Breach
Allegedly Stole Data from Canada Revenue AgencyThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old London, Ontario, man for his alleged role in exploiting the Heartbleed...
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Retailer LaCie Confirms Breach
Customer Transaction Data Compromised for Nearly a YearComputer hardware retailer LaCie is notifying customers about a breach involving payment card data that went on for almost a year. A forensics...
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Chase Ramps Up Security: Is It Enough?
Bank Announces Cybersecurity Centers, Other InitiativesThe nation’s largest financial institution, JPMorgan Chase, is taking an appropriate leadership role by describing how it’s ramping up its...
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CISO Showcase: Intel’s Malcolm Harkins
Malcolm Harkins has a unique role. He oversees both security and privacy for global technology vendor Intel. What tips does he offer individuals who seek to build careers in either discipline – or...
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Mandiant: Heartbleed Leads to Attack
Attackers Exploited Flaw One Day After Its Disclosure By Eric Chabrow, April 18, 2014. Follow Eric @GovInfoSecurity Within one day of the disclosure of the flaw known as Heartbleed, an attacker posing...
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States Advance Breach Notification Laws
Kentucky Becomes 47th State to Enact Requirements By Eric Chabrow, April 18, 2014. Follow Eric @GovInfoSecurity California Assemblymen Roger Dickinson, right, and Bob Wieckowski. As Congress dawdles...
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Online Retailers at Increased Risk
Experts Say E-Commerce Transactions Easy Targets for HackersThe breach of e-commerce retailer LaCie is the latest indicator that more fraudsters are targeting online merchants because card-not-present...
View ArticleThe Marketing of Heartbleed
Performing a Public Service Can Help the Bottom LineTwo weeks after the launch of Heartbleed.com, traffic to the site remains strong and tweets still flow at a brisk pace. Site creator Codenomicon is...
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Mass. AG Probes Breach Tied to Experian
Two Other States Also Investigating the IncidentThe Massachusetts attorney general has launched an investigation into a data breach involving a subsidiary of Experian. Earlier, attorneys general in...
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