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Google gets tough on security
April 3, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google recently began enforcing security changes to Gmail that are designed to protect users, foil phishing attempts and reduce unwanted spam by targeting bulk email senders – a welcome development for the industry.
Security measures designed to protect vulnerable users from targeted attacks align with the priorities of industry data privacy experts.
“It's more than just the sort of bad actors that might be attempting to use that,”...
Picus Security simulation analysis shows only 6/10 cyber attacks prevented
August 9, 2023SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO – Picus Security has used its pioneering Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) technology to run over 14 million simulated attacks, and in a published report has noted four “impossible tradeoffs” for security teams.
According to the analysis performed by Picus Security, only 6 out of every 10 cyber attacks are prevented statistically by organizations. Trying to shore up defenses against these kinds of attacks put cybersecurity teams in a situation where they must...
Fintech company Revolut plagued by security issues
July 12, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
LONDON – It’s been a tough week for global neobank and fintech company Revolut as it deals with the fallout of both a system flaw and cybersecurity data breach.
A flaw in the banking entity’s U.S. payment system allowed criminals to steal as much as $20 million in funds over a span of several months in 2022. According to reporting by the Financial Times the incident has yet to be publicly disclosed and is the latest setback for the company as it struggles to obtain its banking...
U.S. Marshals suffer ransomware breach containing personal data
February 28, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) suffered a cybersecurity data breach in February, affecting what it referred to as “sensitive personal data.”
First reported by NBC News, USMS spokesperson Drew Wade, chief of the Office of Public Affairs, told the outlet that a ransomware attack occurred and constituted a major incident. The breach occurred on Feb. 17, according to Wade, and was limited to a “stand-alone USMS System." An investigation revealed that...