March 26, 2021
A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach, according to a draft seen by Reuters. A National Security Council spokeswoman said no decision has …
January 22, 2015
Barack Obama wants to prod corporations into addressing their cybersecurity weaknesses and he used his State of the Union speech last night to do just that. Obama also placed responsibility for inaction and any damage from future attacks on the …
November 19, 2014
Leading Democrats in both houses of Congress sent letters on Tuesday to 16 major banks and other financial firms requesting detailed information about recent data breaches and briefings from corporate data security officials. Among the companies targeted in letters sent …
August 5, 2014
TSC Advantage, an enterprise risk consultancy, has enhanced its cyber risk assessment Threat Vector Manager (TVM) technology for commercial organizations, critical infrastructure and the public sector. In addition, through its partnership with global insurance underwriters and brokers, TSC Advantage said …
May 21, 2014
Three U.S. public companies identified as Chinese hacking victims didn’t report the theft of trade secrets and other data to investors, despite rules designed to disclose significant events. Two of the companies — aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. and metals supplier …
February 2, 2012
At least a half-dozen major U.S. companies whose computers have been infiltrated by cyber criminals or international spies have not admitted to the incidents despite new guidance from securities regulators urging such disclosures. Top U.S. cybersecurity officials believe corporate hacking …