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How Well Does Your State Protect You From the Aftermath of Data Breaches? (Infographic)

Data breach notification laws vary across the U.S. Here's a guide to see how well your state laws protect you.

By Rose Leadem

Business Operations & Logistics

7 Surprising Places Hackers Hide

By Nina Zipkin

Tech

No One Is Safe From the Data Breach Epidemic (Infographic)

By Rose Leadem

Business Operations & Logistics

What Should Entrepreneurs Know About Meltdown and Spectre?

By Anna Johansson

Business Operations & Logistics

Is Your Computer Being Held Hostage? What to Do.

Ransomware attacks happen more than you think. Back up your files; renew your security plan and take on those hackers.

By Robert Siciliano

Tech

3 Biggest Cybersecurity Threats Facing Small Businesses Right Now

Nearly two-thirds of businesses suffered a cybercrime in the past year. There is no reason to think there will be fewer this year.

By Brendan M. Egan

Business News

Cryptocurrency Exchange Loses More Than $500 Million in Possible Hack

The heist at Coincheck involved 523 million tokens from a cryptocurrency known as NEM.

By Michael Kan

Business News

Millions of PCs Targeted by Cryptocurrency-Mining Malware

The hackers behind the malware appear to have been selling the hijacked computing power on the mining platform NiceHash, according to Palo Alto Networks.

By Michael Kan

Business News

Google Parent Alphabet Announces New Cybersecurity Firm

Chronicle is developing an intelligence and analytics platform to help businesses better manage and make sense of their cybersecurity data.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Tech

Making Your Data Unreadable to Whoever Steals It Might Be the Only Way to Keep It Safe

Encryption is slowly becoming the gold standard for data security, which is a tacit acknowledgment that there is no keeping hackers out.

By Peter Page

Business News

Here Are the 25 Worst Passwords of 2017

New additions to SplashData's list of 2017's worst passwords are letmein, monkey, 123123, hello, freedom, whatever and trustno1.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Thought Leaders

Protect Your Business! The 7 Cybersecurity Tools You Need as an Entrepreneur.

Even non-techies have the power to protect their businesses from cyber threats. The important thing is to pay attention.

By Anna Johansson

Entrepreneurs

7 Ways to Cultivate Your Inner Hacker

Lazy people spot the shortcuts, tricks and hacks workaholics power right past.

By Sam McRoberts

Business News

Uber Got Hacked a Year Ago and Paid the Hackers to Keep It Secret

Uber reportedly paid the hackers $100,000 to delete the stolen data and keep quiet about it.

By Michael Kan

Business Operations & Logistics

6 Signs Your WordPress Site Is Compromised

Sluggish loading times? Redirects to other sites? These red flags need your attention now to protect your company's information and reputation in the weeks ahead.

By Tobi Abdulgafar

Business News

Ransomware Could Be the Monster If Stephen King Wrote a Novel About Small Businesses

Protecting your business from a ransomware attack costs money. An attack could easily cost you your business.

By Austin McChord

Tech

Why This Cybersecurity Expert Wants You to Rethink What You Keep Secret

The fewer secrets you have, the fewer you'll need to protect.

By Linda Lacina

Tech

You Should Be Protecting Your Business from Phony Leads

If not, you aren't just wasting ad dollars, you're risking legal action and potentially alienating your prospects with unsolicited phone calls.

By Rich Kahn

Business News

U.K. Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Indicted in U.S.

The indictment, filed on July 11 in Wisconsin District Court, says that 'Defendant Marcus Hutchins created the Kronos malware,' alongside another person.

By Chloe Albanesius

Tech

Cybersecurity Habits Across Generations (Infographic)

From gen Zers to baby boomers, here's how different age groups protect themselves online.

By Rose Leadem

Tech

The Worst Reported Hacks of 2017

Be careful what you click on.

By Rose Leadem

Tech

Are Your Password Security Habits Improving? (Infographic)

Online privacy is a major concern today.

By Rose Leadem

Business News

Hackers Can Use Subtitles to Infect Your Devices

Researchers from security firm Check Point said 'hundreds of millions' of devices running media players such as VLC, Kodi, Popcorn Time and Stremio are at risk.

By Angela Moscaritolo