ZDNet Companies are losing revenue opportunities and customers because of bad data practicesZDNet - Bob Violino New report shows that poor data structure seems to be a significant barrier at many organizations. Businesses are missing out on revenue opportunities …
ZDNet U.S. enterprises want to expand IT teams, but face skilled worker shortagesZDNet - Larry Dignan Security and cloud professionals are in short supply even as 67% of companies plan to expand their IT teams, according to Robert Half …
ZDNet ICO slams UK Met Police for failure to handle public data requestsZDNet - Charlie Osborne With GDPR in full swing, the data watchdog wants to help consumers access the information the police have on them. The UK's Information Commissioner's …
ZDNet Malicious URL attacks using HTTPS surge across the enterpriseZDNet - Charlie Osborne Organizations should be aware of the latest impersonation techniques and file service exploits. Cyberattacks launched against the enterprise which …
ZDNet UK ransomware firm ‘helps’ victims by paying off hackers, tacking on massive feeZDNet - Charlie Osborne Red Mosquito allegedly has a profitable sideline in place for ransomware victims. A Scottish IT services provider is allegedly skimming off the top …
ZDNet Amazon, Facebook internet outage: Verizon blamed for 'cascading catastrophic failure'ZDNet - Liam Tung Cloudflare loses 15 percent of traffic due to an error at Verizon. A Verizon error resulted in a "cascading catastrophic failure" that triggered …
ZDNet Bitfinex hackers arrested after three yearsZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Two brothers arrested in Israel last week have been linked to the massive 2016 Bitfinex hack. Two Israeli brothers have been arrested for their …
ZDNet These hackers broke into 10 telecoms companies to steal customers' phone recordsZDNet - Danny Palmer Researchers at Cybereason say a nation-state-backed intelligence operation has compromised at least 10 global telco companies - to such an extent the …
ZDNet Facebook's bid to quash data breach lawsuit dismissed by judgeZDNet - Charlie Osborne Whether the social media giant likes it or not, the court case is going ahead. Facebook has failed in its attempt to prevent a lawsuit over a data …
ZDNetPlay button New Mac malware abuses recently disclosed Gatekeeper zero-dayZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Researchers find new OSX/Linker malware abusing still-unpatched macOS Gatekeeper bypass. Mac malware developers have jumped on a recently disclosed …
ZDNet US bill to force tech giants to tell users how much their data is worthZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Bill would also force large tech companies to disclose what user data they collect and how they're monetizing it. Two US senators have proposed on …
ZDNet Cybersecurity staff burnout risks leaving organisations vulnerable to cyberattacksZDNet - Danny Palmer Survey of security professionals reveals that almost two thirds have considered leaving their jobs or the industry all together. So who will fill the …
ZDNet Stringent data protection regulation has gone globalZDNet - Forrester Research New privacy regulations are emerging worldwide, from California to Brazil to India. Standards for data protection are also becoming more …
ZDNet Microsoft: We're fighting Windows malware spread via Excel in email with bad macroZDNet - Liam Tung Don't enable macros, Microsoft warns, because a new malware campaign is aiming at fully patched Windows PCs. Microsoft is drawing attention to a …
ZDNet Big bad Libra: Do we really need (or want) Facebook to reinvent money?ZDNet - David Gewirtz Facebook's cryptocurrency scheme will undoubtedly generate value and a following. But if the hairs on the back of your neck start to raise up, you're …
ZDNet Anonymous hacker exposed after dropping USB drive while throwing Molotov cocktailZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Anonymous Belgium hacker sentenced to 18 months in prison for past cyber-crimes. In a bizarre investigation, Belgium police have identified a member …
ZDNet Cop awarded $585,000 after fellow officers abused DMV database in search of her dataZDNet - Charlie Osborne A police officer in Minnesota has been awarded $585,000 after winning a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and two fellow police officers after …
ZDNet First Chrome version with Manifest V3 to land in Canary this summerZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Will ad blockers still work in Chrome? We'll see starting late July, early August. Chrome users will be able to test the first version of the Chrome …
ZDNet US launches cyber-attack aimed at Iranian rocket and missile systemsZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Attack took place last week, after President Trump backed off from using conventional weapons to strike Iran. The US has responded to a recent rise in …
ZDNet User data stolen from ‘human hacking’ forum Social Engineered, published on rival siteZDNet - Charlie Osborne A forum dedicated to the art of social engineering, Social Engineered, has been compromised and its users' data leaked on a rival website. The data …
ZDNet Huawei ramps up its technological Cold War propagandaZDNet - Stilgherrian Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei positions himself as a humble student of American science and innovation, and his company as a servant of humanity. If …
ZDNet Australia's future airport is closer than you thinkZDNet - Asha Barbaschow Your biometric information will continue to be captured and the trade off is efficiency. Within the next five years, passengers travelling through …
ZDNet US Entity List bans hit AMD joint ventureZDNet - Chris Duckett Five Chinese companies added to list of companies acting against US national security. The Trump administration added a quintet of companies to its …
ZDNet DHS CISA warns of Iranian hackers' habit of deploying data-wiping malwareZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu CISA also warns against other Iranian hackers' favorite techniques: password spraying, credential stuffing, spear-phishing. The Department of Homeland …
ZDNet Data of 645k Oregonians exposed after nine DHS employees fell for a phishing attackZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu The personal information of over 645,000 Oregonians who signed up for benefits with the state's Department of Human Services (DHS) was inadvertently …
ZDNet NASA hacked because of unauthorized Raspberry Pi connected to its networkZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu NASA described the hackers as an "advanced persistent threat," a term generally used for nation-state hacking groups. A report published this week by …
ZDNet Free proxy service found running on top of 2,600+ hacked WordPress sitesZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu WordPress sites hacked and infected with Ngioweb Linux malware; hijacked into commercial proxy service. A website offering both free and commercial …
ZDNet OpenSSH gets protection against attacks like Spectre, Meltdown, Rowhammer, and RambleedZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu OpenSSH to encrypt SSH private keys while at rest in a computer's RAM. The OpenSSH project is getting protection against side-channel attacks that are …
ZDNet Amazon patent reveals drone surveillance as a serviceZDNet - Charlie Osborne A new patent granted to Amazon suggests the retail giant is exploring ways in which drone surveillance could be packaged up as a new business …
