The $190 million merger aims to combine their online education programs and expand professional development training for IT security professionals, given the projected need for them in both the public and private sectors. The global ed-tech company Cengage Group is adding cybersecurity training to its portfolio with the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in letters to seven governors, is reaffirming the need for members of their states’ Army and Air National Guards to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine or lose their Guard status. In nearly identical letters signed late last week, Austin tells the…
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it has begun expelling Venezuelan migrants to Colombia without a chance to seek asylum after entering the United States from Mexico, its latest use of pandemic-related authority. The development also was confirmed by Colombian officials. The U.S. Department…
In late January 2022, Google users looked to Reddit and elsewhere to find out if an email for the status of the Equifax data breach settlement was a “scam or legit,” as readers often do after receiving such notices. The email had the subject line, “Equifax Data Breach…
Anti-Phishing, DMARC , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service James E. Lee on Criminals’ Changing Behavior and How to Reduce Risk of Breaches Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • January 31, 2022 James E. Lee, COO, Identity Theft Resource Center In 2021, the overall number of data compromises was 1,862…
Anti-Phishing, DMARC , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service James E. Lee on Criminals’ Changing Behavior and How to Reduce Risk of Breaches Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • January 31, 2022 James E. Lee, COO, Identity Theft Resource Center In 2021, the overall number of data compromises was 1,862…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers forward Nassir Little will miss the rest of the season because of a left shoulder injury that requires surgery. Little was injured in the fourth quarter of Portland’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 25. The team announced he will…
3rd Party Risk Management , Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Critical Infrastructure Security Ransomware Gang Is Said to Have Disbanded, But Will Others Fill the Gap? Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 31, 2022 U.S. authorities have mixed news for the healthcare and public…
As we settle into the new year, it is important than ever to stay diligent about maintaining proper data security measures and to quickly resolve any newly discovered security vulnerabilities. In our latest security digest, we’ve curated news about the FlexBooker data attack, a very dangerous memory corruption…
The past 20 months have created a lot of transitions in how people work. Some companies still have the majority of their employees working remotely and intend to keep it that way permanently. Other businesses have tried to come back fully in-person only to send workers home again…
