The new filing appears to tone down that original lawsuit with a focus on the amount spent on the hack tool, and not how it works or who exactly provided it. Although the FBI never confirmed the rumors, it was widely reported that Israeli mobile software …
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Late last year, ESG published a research report titled, Through the Eyes of Cyber Security Professionals, in collaboration with the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). As part of this report, 437 cybersecurity professionals and ISSA members were asked if they’d experienced a number of types of security incidents. The research revealed that:
It should be noted that between 23% and 30% of the survey population responded “don’t know” or “prefer not to say” when asked about different types of security incidents so the percentages represented above are likely much higher.
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As the old cybersecurity adage states, ‘the cybersecurity chain is only as strong as its weakest link.’ Smart CISOs also understand that the proverbial weak link may actually be out of their control.
U.S. retailer Target certainly experienced this lack of cybersecurity control in 2013. The now infamous Target data breach that exposed the personal information of 110 million people began with a spear phishing attack on one of the company’s HVAC contractors, Fazio Mechanical of Sharpsburg, PA. Cyber-criminals compromised a Fazio Mechanical system, gained credentialed access to Target, and proceeded to wreak havoc on Target’s data, customers, and reputation.
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Why Organizations Cannot Afford to Neglect Mobile Security
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