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FBI Announces New Policy for Notifying State and Local Election Officials of Cyber Intrusions with Elections

January 23, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a new internal policy to guide the timely federal notification of state and local officials of cyber intrusions affecting election infrastructure.

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Risk of Destructive Attacks on the Electric Sector Significantly Increases

January 23, 2020

A new report highlights hacking activity targeting U.S. electric utilities and oil and gas firms attributed to the threat group Magnallium.

Remote Access Trojan Was a Major Threat in 2019

January 23, 2020

The rise in popularity of the Remote Access Trojan, or RAT, among other financially motivated threat actors, was a major threat in 2019.

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SMB Budget Constraints and Increase of Cyberattacks in 2020 Among Top Cybersecurity Concerns

January 23, 2020

What are some current trends and barriers that Channel Partners face when protecting clients against emerging threats?

Front Rush, Recruiting Software Company, Exposes 700,000 Student Athletes' Files

January 23, 2020

Front Rush confirmed that they suffered a data breach exposing roughly 700,000 student athletes’ files.

THSuite, POS System in Cannabis Industry, Leaks 85,000 Files

January 22, 2020

THSuite, a point-of-sale system in the cannabis industry, has exposed 85,000 files of sensitive data from multiple marijuana dispensaries around the U.S.

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New Research Finds Half of SOCs are Ineffective

January 22, 2020

New survey data suggests that a new way of looking at SOC management is overdue.

Proposed Legislation Would Establish Cybersecurity Coordinator in Every State

January 21, 2020

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Cybersecurity State Coordinator program.

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GDPR Update: More Than 160,000 Data Breach Notifications Reports

January 21, 2020

Data protection regulators have imposed $126 million (EUR114 million) in fines under the GDPR regime for a wide range of GDPR infringements, not just for data breaches.