All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 14 2018 // What could be less threatening than the old office fax machine? Nothing. That’s precisely why it’s used as a backdoor for hackers to get into an organization’s network.Check Point, a cyber security firm...
Aug 13 2018 // Chubb announced the appointment of Raheila Nazir as cyber underwriting manager for the UK and Ireland.In this role, Nazir will have responsibility for the leadership and direction of Chubb’s UK&I Cyber...
Aug 13 2018 // The U.S. is bracing for cyberattacks Iran could launch in retaliation for the re-imposition of sanctions this week by President Donald Trump, cybersecurity and intelligence experts say.Concern over that cyber threat has...
Aug 10 2018 // The nightmare scenario for computer security – artificial intelligence programs that can learn how to evade even the best defenses – may already have arrived.That warning from security researchers is driven...
Aug 9 2018 // The third transitional period for New York’s first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation for all Department of Financial Services (DFS) regulated entities ends on September 4, 2018.Beginning on September 4, banks,...
Aug 8 2018 // Samsung’s Galaxy S7 smartphones contain a microchip security flaw, uncovered earlier this year, that has put tens of millions of devices at risk to hackers looking to spy on their users, researchers told Reuters.The...
Aug 6 2018 // Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, is recovering from a debilitating computer virus but warned of delayed shipments and reduced revenue because of the impact...
Aug 6 2018 // California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is likely to have broad implications for organizations providing services to, or collecting data from, California...
Aug 6 2018 // Cybersecurity is the top directors and officers (D&O) liability concern for organizations today, while claims brought by employees, including claims for harassment or discrimination, and regulatory enforcement risks...
Aug 2 2018 // Three Ukrainians have been arrested on criminal hacking charges including stealing payment card numbers, in attacks on more than 100 U.S. companies that cost businesses tens of millions of dollars, the U.S. Justice...
Aug 1 2018 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said it will bolster collaboration with the private sector to defend the nation against cyber attacks by working more closely with industry to combat emerging...
Jul 31 2018 // Attacks targeting business email accounts continued to climb in the second quarter. Hardest hit were organizations using Office 365, the popular cloud-based product, according to data released by specialty insurer...
Jul 31 2018 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has appointed Eric C. Cernak has the head of its cyber practice. In this role, Cernak is responsible for overseeing corporate cyber strategy across all of its commercial lines and...
Jul 31 2018 // British electricals and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone said on Tuesday that about 10 million records containing personal data of customers may have been obtained in a cyber attack in 2017, much higher than its...
Jul 30 2018 // Chubb has partnered with cyber security company DynaRisk to offer a cyber loss mitigation service to Chubb’s Cyber Enterprise Risk Management policyholders in the UK and Ireland.The DynaRisk service assesses a...
Jul 27 2018 // NAS Insurance has launched a stand-alone cyber insurance product for high net worth individuals and their families.NetGuard SELECT provides cyber protection, fraud detection, and dark web and social media monitoring...
Jul 27 2018 // California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is likely to have broad implications for organizations providing services to, or collecting data from, California...
Jul 26 2018 // Slice Labs Inc., a U.S. company offering cloud-based on-demand insurance, has partnered with XL Catlin to offer an on-demand cyber insurance product for U.S. small and medium-sized business (SMBs) built on the Slice...
Jul 25 2018 // At least a dozen companies and government agencies have been targeted and thousands more are exposed to data breaches by hackers exploiting old security flaws in management software, two cyber security firms said in a...
Jul 24 2018 // Paul Nakasone, U.S. cyber commander and director of the National Security Agency, confirmed that he’s created a special task force to address Russian threats in cyberspace.Russia has “great capabilities on...