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Hack of job-matching vendor puts Mainers’ personal data at risk – Press Herald

Hack of job-matching vendor puts Mainers' personal data at risk
Press Herald
Nine months after the Maine Department of Labor outsourced its federally mandated job-matching service to an out-of-state vendor, that vendor has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of an unknown number of Mainers' sensitive personal …

data breach – Google News

Data Breach- we are all at risk!! – Canadian Underwriter

Data Breach– we are all at risk!!
Canadian Underwriter
Over the past five years, financial institutions have been involved in numerous lawsuits related to data breach. These violations have targeted confidential data of a personal and commercial nature, exposing companies, employees, business partners and …

data breach – Google News

Are Free VPN Apps Worth the Risk? Experts Say ‘No’ – Tom’s Guide

Are Free VPN Apps Worth the Risk? Experts Say 'No'
Tom’s Guide
The Google Play app store holds about 250 Android apps that provide access to virtual private network (VPN) services. The bad news? Many of these VPN apps could actually be sabotaging your security and privacy. A recent study by U.S. and Australian …

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A cybersecurity risk assessment is a critical part of M&A due diligence  

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As of mid-February, the plan for Verizon Communications to acquire a majority of Yahoo’s web assets is still on, despite the announcement of Yahoo having suffered two massive breaches of customer data in 2013 and 2014. The sale price, however, has been discounted by $ 350 million, and Verizon and Altaba Inc. have agreed to share any ongoing legal responsibilities related to the breaches. Altaba is the entity that will own the portion of Yahoo that Verizon is not acquiring.

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