Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 27, 2016

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USERS WARNED TO BE VIGILANT AFTER MASSIVE JPMORGAN DATA BREACH

redOrbit.com | October 3, 2014

A cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase first reported back in July appears to be much larger in scope than was first announced — possibly affecting 76 million households…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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PENETRATION TESTING IS A WHITE-HOT INDUSTRY

Dice | September 10, 2014

In the wake of high-profile IT breaches at Target and other major corporations, penetration-testing firms are more popular than ever. Companies and government agencies have woken up to the fact that a…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO IMPROVE USER SECURITY AWARENESS?

Central Desktop Blog | September 29, 2014

At the 2014 Black Hat conference, representatives with Core Security took an informal poll of 117 attendees, asking about the state of information security. While the…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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HACKERS LAUNCH ATTACKS EXPLOITING ‘SHELLSHOCK’ BUG IN BASH SOFTWARE

Reuters | September 25, 2014

Hackers have launched attacks exploiting the newly identified “Shellshock” computer bug, researchers warned on Thursday, as news surfaced that an initial patch…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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GOOGLE THREATENED WITH $100 MILLION LAWSUIT OVER HACKED CELEBRITY PICTURES

eWEEK | October 2, 2014

Google is being threatened with a potential lawsuit of up to $100 million over alleged privacy violations related to the recent Apple iCloud celebrity…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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COURT DOCUMENTS GIVE INSIGHT INTO SILK ROAD TAKEDOWN

eWEEK | September 9, 2014

A leaky log-in form apparently led to the downfall of the Silk Road Website, which was used to buy and sell illegal goods. Back in October 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation took…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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SALESFORCE WARNS CUSTOMERS OF DYRE MALWARE ATTACK

eWEEK | September 11, 2014

Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor Salesforce.com is warning its customers about potential attacks from Dyre, a banking Trojan that steals user information and access credentials…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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WHAT TO DO IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE JPMORGAN BREACH

CSO | October 3, 2014

Anti-phishing education for small business employees, awareness of possible schemes to steal more banking information are some of the recommendations from experts.

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT SHELLSHOCK SO FAR, AND WHY THE BASH BUG MATTERS

Security Week | September 26, 2014

Security researchers around the world have been working around the clock analyzing the recently disclosed flaw in Bash which can be exploited to execute…

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Douglas De Orchis in SECOPS

Oct 25, 2016

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HACKED IS THE NEW BLACK FOR RETAILERS. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Forbes | September 7, 2014

It has not been a pretty week for Home Depot. Last Tuesday security researcher Brian Krebs reported that there were signs of a massive breach at the retailer and…

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