Data Breaches

Google Joins Amazon, Others In Gaining PCI DSS Validation

Google Cloud Platform, the company's portfolio of cloud products and services, has been validated for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. The company joins Amazon and others in achieving the status.
Report: FBI Flash Alert Warns Of Destructive Malware Danger

A new virulent form of destructive malware can overwrite data on critical systems, according to a confidential FBI memo obtained by Reuters. Destructive malware has caused costly disruptions at businesses in the past.
Cyberespionage Threat: 6 Reasons Regin Is Most Dangerous, Sophisticated Attack

The Regin cyberespionage platform is one of the most dangerous and sophisticated attacks on record, with features capable of doing just about anything to an infected system. Attackers behind the campaign remained stealthy on systems for months and sometimes years.
Sophisticated Regin Attacks Carry Dangerous Capabilities, Symantec Says

The Regin Trojan is likely part of a state-funded cyberespionage campaign, according to Symantec researchers who identified complex data stealing, traffic monitoring and recording capabilities associated with the threat.
Security Services Experts: 8 Ways Security Is Hot, But Chaotic, Market

Large infrastructure vendors like IBM and HP are working with telcos to build out their security services practices. Can regional solution providers compete for business?
Password Stealer: Citadel Banking Malware Targets Popular Password Managers

A new keylogger mechanism in the Citadel malware can capture keystrokes to gain access to password management software.
Pressure Cooker: 10 Ways FireEye Is Driving Back Security Competitors

FireEye is increasingly turning to its incident response and digital forensics services to differentiate itself against growing competition. Here are 10 reasons the company believes it is ahead of its rivals.
Postal Service Breach Impacts Millions, Shows Failure To Secure Customer Data

The attention being paid to securing payment systems may cause organizations to slip when it comes to protecting sensitive customer data, solution providers tell CRN.
Will Retailers Get In Line For Mobile Payments?

Some retailers are hesitating to modernize payment terminals to support alternatives that promise stronger security and are holding back investments until standard system refresh cycles.
Making Sure Crime Doesn't Pay: How The Channel Is Key To Helping Retailers Modernize Payment Systems

Merchants will need help evaluating the different types of terminals and payment schemes they want to support and how sophisticated they want their back-end infrastructure to be.
Due Diligence: Strong Security Practices Now Integral To M&A, Venture Capital Deals

A panel of industry experts at the Intel Capital Global Summit discussed the increasing importance of companies' chief information security officers and general security policies.
Dell Targets Government With Fed-Friendly Tablet

The Dell Venue 11 Pro meets U.S. government security standards out of the box with fingerprint reader and CAC card reader for two-factor authentication.
Security Buyer Beware: Breach Detection Market Contains Unproven Tech

The market for breach-detection platforms generated $289.2 million in revenue in 2013 and is expected to grow at an overall rate of 36.9 percent through 2018, according to NSS Labs. But beware of what you purchase, the firm said.
McAfee SecurityAlliance Partner Summit 2014: Intel Draws Closer

Top executives tell hundreds of Intel Security (formerly McAfee) partners to expect Intel to have greater influence on security products in 2015 and beyond.
Security Analytics Startup Looks To MSPs, Cloud Partners For Growth

SparkCognition is still an early-stage company but sees channel partners as key to growth amid what its CEO anticipates will be a ramp-up in demand for next-generation security technology.
California AG Plug For Stronger Retail Security, Encryption Could Fuel Channel Sales

California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, concerned about the long line of retail data breaches in 2014, is urging retailers to move forward with chip-supporting point-of-sale terminals and the use of point-to-point encryption to protect payment environments.
Intel Security CTO: Retail Breaches Can Be Eliminated

Despite new products aimed to protect retail payment environments and a new threat-protection framework called Threat Intelligence Exchange, partners should start with smaller wins because they lead to larger deals, according to Intel Security CTO Mike Fey.
BAE Systems' SilverSky Deal Illustrates Security Services Demand

The race is on for large vendors to add security services capabilities, say solution providers and industry analysts. Customers want a mix of professional and managed security services.
Partners Say CVS, Rite Aid Dump Of Apple Pay Could Pose Security Risk

Drugstore chains CVS and Rite Aid are no longer accepting Apple Pay as a payment method. Partners and analysts said the move could risk customer security.
Staples Investigating Breach Following String Of Payment System Lapses

Staples, which revealed a security lapse of its corporate network last year, may have been targeted with malware that scrapes payment terminal memory.

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