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As the narrowly averted “second great depression” taught us in 2008, the chaos which can be caused when banks and other financial institutions fail to operate properly can have ramifications severe enough to not only affect the entire nation, but the entire globe as well. Events making national news headlines last week (and still this week) about hackers reportedly causing mayhem for some of the most recognized financial institutions in the country should be taken as a warning shot...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is the newest member of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Cyber Security Alliance, a group of leading companies in the security industry dedicated to collaborating to address the growing threat posed by cyber attacks against the country's critical IT infrastructure. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b) The Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance brings together the cyber security capabilities and...
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyveillance, a world leader in cyber intelligence, announced today the expansion of its Cyber Safety Awareness Training (CSAT) program. CSAT is a modular, easy-to-use computer-based tool for organizations interested in training their employees in methods to protect against the latest Internet threats and reduce the high costs associated with after-the-fact remediation. CSAT's eight new training modules target specific threat types -...
RIDGELAND, Miss., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shawn Henry is known worldwide as an expert on cybercrime. Henry, who retired as FBI Executive Assistant Director (EAD) of the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch in March 2012 and became president of CrowdStrike Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of cybersecurity start-up CrowdStrike, the following month, has spent most of his career bringing down cybercriminals. Now, Henry has agreed to bring his unparalleled skill set to...
Top Cybersecurity Trends to Watch for During the Holiday Season 2012 San Jose, CA (PRWEB) September 10, 2012 ThreatMetrix™, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, announced today new threats online retailers should be aware of for the upcoming holiday shopping season and how to best protect against the rise in fraudulent transactions. As mobile commerce is still relatively new, many retailers have yet to make their applications and mobile sites as...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Mobile phones and tablet computers are increasingly becoming targets of thieves and cybercriminals using viruses or other types of malware, security experts revealed in a series of reports released last week. According to BBC News reports published Friday, mobile security development firm Lookout revealed that the percentage of mobile-platform malware programs designed to steal money increased from 29% to 62% over the past nine...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThreatMetrix(TM), the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, has identified the top strategies to protect against online threats facing college students as they begin the 2012/2013 academic year. The 2012 back-to-school season promises to be a particularly vulnerable timeframe for U.S. college students as learners are becoming increasingly reliant on Internet technologies for study groups, data...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online You’ve no doubt heard the countless warnings about cyberattacks and have been admonished towards better Internet security protocols. The threat is very real, and the risks are higher than one may imagine. Today, one anti-virus and security tools maker has released a plethora of information detailing the very real threat of cyberattacks with some sobering statistics. According to Symantec, makers of Norton Anti-Virus and other...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton by Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) today released the findings of its annual Norton Cybercrime Report, one of the world's largest consumer cybercrime studies. The study is aimed at understanding how cybercrime affects consumers, and how the adoption and evolution of new technologies impacts people's security. With findings based on self-reported experiences of more than 13,000 adults across 24 countries, the 2012 edition of the...
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Sky® Alliance Corporation (Red Sky® Alliance), the leading information security collaborative cyber intelligence and analysis firm, announced today that they have developed a second information security portal dubbed "Beadwindow®." Beadwindow® allows state, local, and federal government agencies access to the same type of collaboration currently enjoyed by Corporate Red Sky® Alliance members in a private environment. Red Sky®...
