Articles about cybersecurity – Page 4 of 6

Cybersecurity education firm MediaPRO lays off unspecified number of employees

MediaPRO has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of a reorganization, GeekWire has learned. The Bothell, Wash.-based… Read More

NASA reviews computer security after newly reported data breach

NASA says it is reviewing its network security processes and procedures after a computer break-in exposed Social Security numbers and… Read More

Government cybersecurity units: the good, the bad and the bureaucracy

Since the early days of the public internet, those of us lucky enough to have witnessed its growth and evolution… Read More

Programming error exposed personal information in Fred Hutch database

A programming error in a database run by Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center exposed the personal information of 5,000… Read More

Not even Congress can keep up with IoT cybersecurity challenges, and here’s why

For years, computer industry leaders have been talking about creating a seal of approval that would assure consumers that their… Read More

T-Mobile breach impacted 3% of customer base, roughly 2M accounts

The intrusion that T-Mobile disclosed earlier today affected approximately 3 percent of its 77 million customers, the company confirmed, or… Read More

T-Mobile discloses breach that exposed customer personal information

T-Mobile discovered and shut down a breach that the company says could have exposed some customers’ personal information. UPDATE: T-Mobile breach impacted… Read More

Can Microsoft save the mid-terms? Tech giant offers candidates new cybersecurity protections for upcoming elections

Microsoft is offering a new cybersecurity program to help political candidates and organizations protect themselves from hackers in the run… Read More

Network monitoring giant Gigamon acquires Seattle security startup ICEBRG

Gigamon has acquired Seattle startup ICEBRG to strengthen its networking and security technology. Gigamon, previously a publicly-traded company that was… Read More

Polyverse raises more cash for Linux cybersecurity product that can prevent zero-day attacks

Polyverse has raised more funding to fuel growth of its Linux cybersecurity technology. The Seattle-area startup just reeled in another… Read More

Facebook, Microsoft and other top tech companies vow to fight government-sponsored cyberattacks

More than 30 leading tech companies launched a new cybersecurity accord Tuesday in the hopes of one day inspiring a… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls cyberspace the ‘new battlefield’ as company releases latest security features

Microsoft is beefing up security measures across its suite of enterprise products, with a series of new features and programs… Read More

The most notorious hacks in history, and what they mean for the future of cybersecurity

Where has the time gone? February is almost over, and already we’ve seen several major vulnerabilities and hacks this year!… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ex-Microsoft VP Alex Gounares keeps moving, fighting cyberattacks with Polyverse

When asked how “we” — modern society — are doing in beating back cyberattacks, Alex Gounares offered a blunt assessment: “We’re… Read More

Critical Informatics raises $1.1M to expand cybersecurity platform that blends human expertise and software

As cybersecurity breaches continue to pile up, a Seattle area startup says it knows what the problem is: too much… Read More

How to become a cybersecurity Jedi, Part 4: Three lessons from ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

I’ve always found that education and learning can be so much more engaging, and successful, when you tie topics to… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Rewinding the ‘5/9’ hack in a stunning season finale

[Spoiler Alert] In order to deeply analyze the hacks in Mr. Robot Episode 10 (shutdown-r), this article covers various important… Read More

Tempered Networks raises another $7M for ‘identity-defined networking’ cybersecurity software

Tempered Networks has raised another $7 million to help protect companies from cyberattacks with its “identity-defined networking” technology. Jeff Hussey, the company’s… Read More

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After researchers foil Amazon Cloud Cam, just how secure are our ‘smart’ homes?

Amazon’s Key service left some people unsettled when it was first announced, letting the company open a user’s front door… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Fighting over UPS firmware in Episode 6

[Spoiler Alert] You should watch Mr. Robot episode 6 (Eps3.5_kill-process.inc) before reading this article. Otherwise, it will spoil many of… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ex-Marine Solaire Sanderson combats new threats in Microsoft’s Cyber Defense Operations Center

As a signals intelligence analyst in the United States Marine Corps, Solaire Sanderson was deployed twice to Afghanistan and had… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Tech giants must be the first line of defense in cyberspace arms race

Cyberspace has become our generation’s battlefield, replacing gunfights with hacks, and it’s up to tech companies and governments to come… Read More

Amazon patents a method for identity authentication that uses music as the key

Amazon’s inventors have come up with a computer-based system that makes use musical transformations to authenticate a whole group of… Read More

Equifax hack, one week later: What really happened, and what you should do to protect yourself

I can tell from the email I’m getting — and, honestly, from friends calling me and even stopping me at… Read More

UW scientists demonstrate how evildoers could eventually hack into DNA data

Computer scientists are turning DNA into a new frontier for data storage and information processing, but a team from the… Read More

Microsoft takes aim at hackers with ties to Russia in court battle

For more than a year, Microsoft has been working to shut down the hacking group Fancy Bear, believed to have… Read More

Cybersecurity startup RiskLens raises $5M to help businesses understand the cost of cyber risk

RiskLens, a cybersecurity startup based in Spokane, Wash. that helps businesses understand how much cyberattacks could cost them, has landed… Read More

Microsoft agrees to acquire Hexadite to beef up Windows 10 security automation

Microsoft said it has agreed to acquire Hexadite, a Boston company that automates investigations of cyberattacks and improves defenses in… Read More

Microsoft hit with anti-trust complaint from Russian cybersecurity firm over Windows Defender

Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it has filed complaints with regulators in Germany as well as the European Union… Read More

Snooping on snoopers: UW researchers create new system to identify cellular surveillance devices

Security researchers at the University of Washington have developed a system designed to spot anomalies in cell networks that could indicate… Read More