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4 Essentials to Secure Your Business Even From State-Sponsored Online Threats

Malicious foreign governments are a potent threat but every business can afford to harden their systems against cyber attack.

By Peter Daisyme

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How Secure Is Your Small Business? 5 Tips to Protect Against Modern Cyber Attacks.

Small- and midsized businesses are being targeted, just like the big guys.

By John Mason

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‘Venom’ Vulnerability: Serious Computer Bug Shatters Cloud Security

Security researchers have discovered a critical flaw that allows attackers to move freely across virtual machines.

By Robert Hackett

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These 5 Companies Are Growing as Large as the Online Security Threat

The tenacity and resourcefulness of cyber criminals is fueling continuous growth for protection services.

By Murray Newlands

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4 Ways Your Small Business Can Better Prevent Cyber Crime

What you can do right now to discourage and maybe even stop hackers cold.

By Brian Honigman

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Company Executives Poorly Placed to Handle Rising Cyber Risk

A new survey says less than half of company boards have the necessary skills to manage the rising threat of cyber attacks.

By Reuters

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Social Coding Site GitHub Hit by Days-Long Cyber Attack

China is reportedly the source of the attack.

By Reuters

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Target to Pay $10 Million to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

Individual victims can receive up to $10,000 in damages.

By Reuters

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Encryption on iPhones, Facebook Apparently ‘Petrified’ the NSA

Stronger encryption has made it significantly more difficult for the U.S. government to spy on communications.

By Arjun Kharpal

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Apple, Google Plan Fixes for Newly Uncovered ‘Freak’ Security Bug

The new security flaw is affecting mobile devices and Mac computers.

By Reuters

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5 Billion Android Apps Open to Hacking

Attackers are exploiting flaws in Google's popular operating system.

By Arjun Kharpal

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7 Ways to Stay Ahead of Hackers and Keep Your Company’s Data Safe

Every company needs to invest in cybersecurity but your first line of defense is being aware.

By Daniel Riedel

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8 Simple Ways to Minimize Online Risk

Strengthening online security doesn't mean lowering your risk to zero, but you can plug the main gaps to reduce the largest potential issues.

By Mindaugas Caplinskas

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U.S. Government Urges Lenovo Customers to Remove ‘Superfish’ Software

The software is said to make users vulnerable to a type of cyberattack known as SSL spoofing.

By Reuters

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Expert Advice: How to Up Your Cyber Security

What you need to know to fend off a hack attack

By Ann C. Logue

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Your Shiny New Lenovo Laptop Might Be Vulnerable to Hacking

Experts say the world's largest PC maker pre-installed a virus-like software on laptops that makes the devices more vulnerable to cyberattacks.

By Reuters

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Protect Your Business with 5 Social-Media Security Tips

Many company owners are unaware of the risks posed by their employees' online engagement.

By Robert Siciliano

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Unknown Hacking Group Pulls $300 Million International Bank Heist

With threat concerns at an all-time high, a Russian cybersecurity firm's investigation uncovered a large scale financial hack attack.

By Nina Zipkin

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What Startups Need to Do to Be Cyber Secure in 2015

Hackers are out there, and they're attacking businesses large and small.

By Zach Cutler

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U.S. to Establish New Cybersecurity Agency

A senior Obama official says the new agency will monitor cybersecurity threats, pooling and analyzing information on a spectrum of diffuse risks.

By Reuters

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Cyber Attacks Force a Defense Strategy Re-Think

Some businesses no longer assume they can keep hackers at bay, and instead are waging a guerrilla war from within their networks.

By Reuters