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May Cybersecurity News Roundup

May Cybersecurity News Roundup

Senate Democrats introduce bill requiring paper ballots amid election cybersecurity concerns A bill was recently introduced by Democratic members of Congress in an attempt to reduce the risk of cybersecurity threats during the 2020 presidential elections. The bill...
Cybercrime in 2019: Be Alert, Be Prepared

Cybercrime in 2019: Be Alert, Be Prepared

It’s an old axiom that to understand the future, we must first understand the past. Recently, Secureworks released its 2018 State of Cybercrime Report. By looking at several of the key takeaways from this report, it’s possible to forecast significant threats and...
Cybersecurity: Hacking Has Become a $300 Billion Dollar Industry

Cybersecurity: Hacking Has Become a $300 Billion Dollar Industry

Marriott, Equifax, Yahoo, Target, Facebook—all of these giant corporations have something in common: They have experienced high-profile data breaches. These breaches resulted in millions of customers’ personal information being compromised at the hands of...
Money Mules: What Others Know About You, CAN Hurt You

Money Mules: What Others Know About You, CAN Hurt You

Since the initial popularization of the Internet in the 1980’s, hackers have been trying to break into computer systems. In the beginning, it was more of an intellectual game for many hackers trying to prove themselves and earn credibility with other hackers. In the...
U.S. Colleges Targeted by International Cyber Criminals

U.S. Colleges Targeted by International Cyber Criminals

Two international hackers who targeted American universities have been recently convicted by a U.S. court for multiple counts of identity theft. The two hackers, Damilola Solomon Ibiwoye and Olaykinka Olaniya, were born in Nigeria but had since moved to Kuala Lumpur,...