Fears of a massive global computer virus outbreak have prompted Microsoft to issue security updates for very old versions of its Windows software. One patch is for Windows XP, which debuted in 2001 and Microsoft stopped supporting in 2014. Microsoft said the patch closed a hole that could be used to spread a virus. Link: …

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 1,244 data breaches were reported in 2018 that compromised over 446 million records containing consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII). The key word in the last sentence is “reported.” Assuming every hacked business reports a breach, like they are supposed to do, we can look at 1,244 breaches …

The convergence of IT, IoT and OT makes it more difficult for the healthcare industry to manage a wide array of hard-to-control network security risks. IoT and OT devices are rapidly increasing in numbers, but traditional IT still represents the most vulnerable attack surface, according to the… Link: Analysis of device data shines a light …

Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has been hacked, compromising personal data of 4,297 interested donors, confirmed the organisation to several media outlets. SRC said that its web developer detected authorised access to the part of its website supporting the recruitment of blood donors on Wednesday. Compromised information comprises name, contact number, email, declared blood type, preferred …

When creating a website from scratch, there’s always a lot of things to keep in mind. A lot of work goes into designing a website. However, a lot more work has to go into securing it. Cybercrime is on the rise, yet 7 out of 10 organizations fail the cyber readiness test. To improve the …

Perhaps it’s too melodramatic to claim that the debate over how to define a data breach “rages on” because we haven’t seen bodies flying out of windows yet, but it is a serious question with genuine financial ramifications now that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its accompanying fines for mishandling data have arrived …

FEATURE NEWS Easy Ways to Avoid Computer Viruses By Special GuestJackie Carrillo May 17, 2019 Ever since the internet became a part of our daily lives, virus developers have unleashed their creations on an unsuspecting public. Even with substantial inroads being made in the… Link: Easy Ways to Avoid Computer Viruses via www.techzone360.com

Steven Buchko has been in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry for over two years. Previously the Executive Editor at CoinCentral, he is now a contributing writer for CCN. Steven is also a co-founder of Coin Clear, a mobile app that turns your daily spending habits into cryptocurrency investments. Link: Instagram Data Breach Reports Prove You …

A data breach may have exposed personal client information that advisers store on Redtail Technology’s client relationship management software, according to an email the fintech firm is sending to affected advisers. The email, obtained by InvestmentNews, says the firm discovered on March 4 that its logging systems inadvertently captured a “small subset of the sensitive …

From a brief review of the data, each record contained public data scraped from influencer Instagram accounts, including their bio, profile picture, the number of followers they have, if they’re verified and their location by city and country, but also contained their private contact information, such as the Instagram account owner’s email address and phone …