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Government Agencies Must Update Microsoft Exchange as Feds Warn of ‘Unacceptable' Security Risk
CISA warns the vulnerabilities being patched “pose an unacceptable risk to the Federal enterprise and require an immediate and emergency action.”
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Cybersecurity Start-Up Darktrace Plans to Go Public in London Despite Deliveroo's IPO Flop
Darktrace on Monday announced plans for an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.
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Okta Expects Annual Revenue to Jump by 30% With Addition of New Products
The cybersecurity company said Wednesday it expects revenue for the fiscal year to grow by 30% as it unveiled two new products.
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The Extortion Economy: Inside the Shadowy World of Ransomware Payouts
Marc Bleicher is a hostage negotiator, but he’s not trying to rescue human hostages, he’s trying to rescue data.
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Facebook Says It Blocked Hackers in China Who Were Trying to Spy on Uyghur Muslims Abroad
Facebook said it had blocked a group of hackers from China who were trying to infect the devices of Uyghur Muslims living abroad to enable surveillance.
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Covid-Related Fraud Has Cost Americans $382 Million
More than 217,000 people have reported coronavirus-related fraud since last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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New Alert Warns of Tax Season Cyberscam
A new report to be released Thursday says it has identified a new hacking campaign designed to capitalize on users’ tax anxieties with spear-phishing emails.
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Scammers Are Promising to Get Your Student Loans Forgiven. Be Wary
As student debt grows, so have the scams. How to avoid them.
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Britain Changes Policy So It Can Use Nuclear Weapons in Response to ‘Emerging Technologies'
The U.K. has changed its defense policy which may enable it to use nuclear weapons in response to “emerging technologies.”
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401(K) Investors Vulnerable to Cyber Hacks, Watchdog Warns
The Labor Department hasn’t taken enough steps to safeguard 401(k) data and savings from cyber criminals, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Encrypted Messaging App Signal Appears to Be Blocked in China
Encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped working in China and is now only accessible by users of a virtual private network (VPN).
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Microsoft's Big Email Hack: What Happened, Who Did It, and Why It Matters
The Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability and exploitation by Chinese hackers could spur organizations to increase security spending and move to cloud email.
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PayPal Is Acquiring Crypto Security Company Curv, for Less Than $200 Million
PayPal is acquiring crypto security firm Curv as part of its push into digital tokens, the company announced Monday.
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U.S. Reportedly Prepares Action Against Russia After Major Cyberattack
The move comes as the Biden administration begins to grapple with the revelation of another allegedly state-sponsored attack seeming to come from China.
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Op-Ed: The Movie ‘I Care A Lot' Can Teach Us How to Prevent Elder Financial Abuse
New Netflix film “I Care A Lot” holds lessons on the dangers of elder financial abuse, a growing problem as Americans over age 50 hold 70% of national wealth.
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Okta CEO Defends $6.5 Billion Deal for Rival Auth0 After Shares Fall
Okta CEO Todd McKinnon said rival identity management company Auth0 was on a path to go public and that the acquisition would be growth accretive to Okta.
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Okta CEO Defends $6.5 Billion Deal for Rival Auth0 After Shares Fall
Okta CEO Todd McKinnon said rival identity management company Auth0 was on a path to go public and that the acquisition would be growth accretive to Okta.
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In Battle With U.S., China to Focus on 7 ‘Frontier' Technologies From Chips to Brain-Computer Fusion
China laid out seven technology areas it will focus research on including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors and space.
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China Spending on Research and Development to Rise 7% Per Year in Push for Major Tech Breakthroughs
China is going to focus on developing a number of technology areas including semiconductors, health care, quantum computing and cloud computing.
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Microsoft President: The Only Reason We Know About SolarWinds Hack Is Because FireEye Told Us
He planned to tell lawmakers that private sector companies should be required to be transparent about significant breaches of their systems.