CEO who led Equifax during data breach gets huge raise Richard Smith, the former Equifax chief executive who led the company during its massive breach and botched response, is getting a nearly $1 million raise for his work last year, the company said Monday. Smith,...
Google Chromebooks are a hit with security experts, and it’s not by accident When the team behind Google’s Chrome OS software and Chromebooks set out to reinvent the laptop, it quickly zeroed in on security as an area where it could bring a fresh perspective. “On...
Atlanta, hit by ransomware attack, also fell victim to leaked NSA exploits It’s been almost a week since the City of Atlanta was hit by a ransomware attack, which encrypted city data and led to the shutdown of some services. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a press...
Hackers demanding bitcoin ransom attack Atlanta city computers Washington (AFP) – Hackers demanding ransom payable in bitcoin have attacked computers of the Atlanta city government in the southern US state of Georgia, officials say. The ransomware assault shut down...
Global Cyber Crime Hits $600 Billion–Gets Its Own aaS Category New technologies and techniques are changing the cybercrime landscape in a significant way, creating new challenges for those entrusted with protecting networks and data. For one thing, you don’t have to...
