Cybersecurity Articles
Known as “the world’s leading cyber security company”, Symantec Corp. and also DigiCert, a “leading provider of scalable identity and encryption solutions for the enterprise” announced an agreement for DigiCert to acquire Symantec’s Website Security and related PKI solutions.
Oracle, OpenSSL and SafeLogic recently announced a joint effort in developing the next generation open source OpenSSL 1.1 FIPS 140-2 module.
In a recent joint report, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation have determined that hackers have been “phishing” emails to “harvest credentials” so they could gain access to nuclear and energy targets.”
Ukrainian officials have determined the new NotPetya computer virus, that has spread to 60 countries, originated in the country’s computer infrastructure.
According to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), tech support scams have increased.
In November, Yahoo determined through law enforcement officials that an unauthorized third party stole data files which contained Yahoo user data.
With Cyber Monday coming up shortly with 36 percent of consumers shopping online for the event, the need for secure and safe shopping is of utmost importance.
Becoming CyberAware is more possible as citizens are informed and educated through the annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).