HST Interview: What Happened in CBP Data Breach and the Future for Contractor Cybersecurity
"If Equifax can get penetrated, then Perceptics doesn't really have much of a chance of preventing an attack." Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: What I’ve Learned Leading a U.S. Government Subcontractor During a Breach
Unequivocally, I believe we have acted within the scope of our contracts, with reasonable and ethical behavior, and have worked hard to do the right thing. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Automation Is the Antidote for Government Agencies Plagued by Cyberattacks
While manual configurations may have been effective in a traditional data center, the dynamic nature and ever-evolving rate of change boasted by software-defined infrastructure has outstripped human capacity. Keep Reading
Capital One Hacking Suspect Allegedly Boasted Online, Despite Warnings: ‘Don’t Go to Jail Plz’
Ultimately, it was that online trail of brags — plus the occasional mention of cats — that authorities say led them to Paige A. Thompson, a former software engineer. Keep Reading
100 Million Capital One Customers Were Hacked: What You Need to Know
The hacker got information including the Social Security numbers of about 140,000 customers and 80,000 bank-account numbers from credit-card customers. Keep Reading
Equifax Agrees to Pay $701 Million to Consumers, Agencies in 2017 Data Breach
As part of the resolution, Equifax has agreed to significant steps in the wake of the cybersecurity incident to enhance its information security and technology program. Keep Reading
Over 90 Million Records Leaked by Chinese Public Security Department
A publicly accessible and unsecured ElasticSearch server owned by the Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department of the Chinese province Jiangsu leaked two databases. Keep Reading
Maryland Department of Labor Notifies 78,000 Customers About Data Breach
Working with the Department of Labor, Maryland DoIT also notified law enforcement and retained an independent expert to investigate how the information was accessed. Keep Reading
Equifax Breach Impacted the Online ID Verification Process at Many Federal Agencies
This process, called online identity verification or remote identity proofing, relied on data provided by credit reporting agencies (CRAs) like Equifax. Keep Reading
CBP Breach: Subcontractor Network Wrongly Holding Biometric Data Gets Hacked
Agency says "as of today, none of the image data has been identified on the Dark Web" but extent unknown. Keep Reading
