Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Sunburst Hack Costs SolarWinds At Least $18M

The company expects to incur "significant legal and other professional services expenses" associated with the hack of its software in future quarters.

Matthew Heller
April 14, 2021
Cybersecurity

Cyber Breach Disclosures Still Take More Than a Month

At the median, public companies took 37 days last year to disclose a breach, the longest period recorded since 2016, says Audit Analytics.
Cybersecurity

Spotting State-Sponsored Cyberattacks

State-sponsored hackers count on going overlooked or undetected when they infiltrate organizations’ systems.
Cybersecurity

Protecting Against Cyberattacks in a Remote Worker World

Companies should invest in training to help employees ward off social engineering attacks, which use social media, personal profiles, and websites.
Cybersecurity

Hack of U.S. Agencies Tied to Software Updates

The hackers appear to have used a "supply-chain attack" to breach the computer systems of federal agencies including the Treasury and Commerce departments.
Cybersecurity

Nation-State Hackers Breach Cybersecurity Firm

The hack of FireEye "demonstrates that even the most sophisticated companies are vulnerable to cyberattacks."
Cybersecurity

Northrop Sells Federal IT Business to PE-Backed Firm

Veritas Capital plans to expand its Peraton portfolio company through the $3.4 billion merger of providers of government IT services.
Cybersecurity

Russia Hack Targeted Specific Microsoft Customers

The company says the hackers' malware attack enabled them to select more than 40 customers for "narrower and more focused" measures.
Cybersecurity

Ransomware Hackers Hit UHS Hospital Chain

The attack on Universal Health Services left doctors and nurses scrambling to render care, with computers replaced by pen and paper.
Cybersecurity

Chinese Nationals Charged With Hacking Attacks

“The United States government is starting to turn the tide on Chinese intrusion operations on Western companies and targets."
Cybersecurity

Twitter Bitcoin Hack Caused by Phone-Based Phishing Attack

The attack exploited human vulnerabilities to gain access to its internal systems.
Cybersecurity

First American Title Charged Over Cybersecurity Lapses

The NY State Department of Financial Services said the real-estate title insurer exposed millions of documents containing personal information.
1 2 3 … 29

Latest Articles

Regulation

House OKs Bill to Make Weed Banking Legal

April 20, 2021
Capital Markets

The Case for The Recurring Revenue Asset Class

April 19, 2021
Regulation

What Gary Gensler's Confirmation As SEC Chair Means For Crypto

April 16, 2021
People

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending April 16

April 16, 2021
The Economy

Business Inventories Increase 0.5% in February

April 15, 2021