(Greg Otto / CyberScoop) Capital One is a cautionary tale for companies rushing to embrace new tech As developers take on more responsibility to make money, sometimes security is lost in the mix. Jul 31, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty) My info was in the Capital One breach. What should I do? The majority of those impacted by the Capital One breach are left with one big question: What do I do? We have some ideas. Jul 31, 2019 By cyberscoop_staff Jeff Stone
(Flickr user Phillip Pressar) Clues to the alleged Capital One hacker’s crimes were all over the internet Paige Thompson bragged about taking data from Capital One’s storage on Slack and Github, according to the FBI. Jul 30, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) DHS warns of vulnerability that could be used to alter flight data in small planes The aviation sector appears to be lagging in securely implementing a popular networking standard for machinery. Jul 30, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Forescout Technologies researchers are highlighting weak protocols in commercial security cameras (Wikicommons). Camera obscura: Researchers say weak protocols are Achilles’ heel of surveillance cameras There are secure versions of data-transfer protocols used by the cameras, but they are rarely implemented. Jul 30, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Capital One announces massive data breach; lone suspect arrested in Seattle The breach affected approximately 100 million individuals in the United States and approximately 6 million in Canada. Jul 29, 2019 By Greg Otto
Estonia’s Ambassador at Large for Cyber Diplomacy Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar speaks. https://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofeurope/31885961758/in/photolist-4t5Z3S-mtWJs8-bW3jt7-dgmkhd-QzDTxm-2bBn6Xj-2cHrWxF/ Estonia debuts first-ever cyber diplomacy training Estonia hosted its first “summer school” for 80 diplomats who work on cyber issues from 26 NATO and EU countries last week as part of its efforts… Jul 29, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty Images) Demand for cyber insurance grows as volatility scares off some providers How do you quantify the risk of the next NotPetya attack? Maybe by re-thinking whether you want to offer cyber insurance at all. Jul 29, 2019 By Jeff Stone
Marcus Hutchins on a visit to Washington, D.C. (@MalwareTechBlog, via Twitter) Marcus Hutchins, who stopped WannaCry’s spread, avoids prison time Hutchins’ case has resonated in the cybersecurity community as some reflect on whether society allows good hacking to cancel out the bad. Jul 26, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
New York updates its breach notification law in response to Equifax, GDPR In the SHIELD Act, New York now has one of the most consumer friendly data protection laws in the country. Jul 25, 2019 By Jeff Stone