Online dating service Cupid Media was breached earlier this year, including names, birthdays, and unencrypted account passwords. Over 42 million records were compromised. An analysis of passwords used by Cupid Media subscribers revealed that many didn’t take security...
Small and mid-sized businesses are in the crosshairs of cyber criminals. They often have unsophisticated security and hackers can target thousands of SMBs at a time, stealing a few hundred dollars here, and a thousand dollars there – which adds up to big money....
Health care providers are a prime target for cyber breaches because of the financial and personal data they store on patients. There are numerous motives for bad behavior – for example, criminals could use combinations of information such as names, addresses, and...
Technology- and healthcare-focused companies view cyber threat as a serious issue, yet only one-third of these businesses are confident their data is safe. Article Excerpt: The majority of technology and healthcare companies view cyber security as a serious threat to...
A company that brokers reservations for limousines and other upscale private transportation options, CorporateCarOnline, was recently hacked, and the cyber bandits made away with a gold mine. According to Krebs on Security, which broke the story, over 850,000...
SQL (Structured Query Language) injections attacks can give a hacker access to basically all the functions of the server/network. Some types of SQL injections can occur quickly across large swaths of information, doing great damage. Article Excerpt: Last year, tech...
