Insurers Beware: Potential Impacts of New York’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework April 6, 2021 By Matthew G. White and Alexander F. Koskey New York remains extremely active in the cybersecurity and data protection arena. During its current legislative session, New York is...
Homeland Security Orders Cyber ‘Sprints’ as Part of U.S. Plan Against Hacks April 1, 2021 By Alyza Sebenius and Shaun Courtney The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is undertaking a series of “sprints” to enhance American cybersecurity in the wake of...
Surveillance Camera Hack Exposes Hospitals, Businesses, Schools March 15, 2021 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer and Frank Bajak Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools,...
Microsoft Flaw Exposes as Many as 60,000 Computer Systems in Germany March 11, 2021 By Andreas Rinke BERLIN – As many as 60,000 computer systems in Germany were exposed to a flaw that allows unauthorized users to...
Hacked Firms Face ‘Frankenstein’ of State-Based Cyber Notification Laws March 11, 2021 By Neil Weinberg Last summer, Katherine “Kitty” Green received some disturbing news about the computer network at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she...
China’s Microsoft Hack, Russia’s SolarWinds Attack Threaten to Overwhelm U.S. March 10, 2021 By Ryan Gallagher, Kartikay Mehrotra and Jordan Robertson China’s global attack on Microsoft’s popular email software revealed last week and an equally sprawling Russian attack discovered three months...
Florida Cyber Attack Raises Alarm Over Security of Water Treatment Plants February 11, 2021 By Tamara Lush, Alan Suderman and Frank Bajak A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how...
Trump Order Allows Government to Block Use of U.S. Cloud Services in Foreign Countries January 21, 2021 By Jamie Tarabay On his last full day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order the White House said was aimed...
Suspected Russian Hack of U.S. Government: Espionage or Act of War? December 21, 2020 By Jan Wolfe and Brendan Pierson The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin...
How Dominance of One Management Software Became Cyber Liability for U.S. December 16, 2020 By Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far the company had gone during...