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Kaspersky Lab Offers Source Code to U.S. Government

Speaking in Australia today, founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky made the latest overture in his effort to clear his company of claims that its alleged ties to the Russian government pose a national security threat for users of its cybersecurity software. Continue reading

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Report: One-Quarter of Firms Won’t Meet GDPR Deadline

With the deadline for GDPR compliance a year away, one-quarter of respondents to a new survey by cybersecurity firm Guidance Software say they are not going to be ready to meet the May 2018 deadline. Continue reading

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Average DDoS Attack Peaked at 14.1 Gbps in Q1 2017: Verisign

DDoS attacks were less common last quarter, but more difficult to mitigate, according to a report released Tuesday by Verisign. Continue reading

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Two-Thirds of Companies Lack Overall Cybersecurity Policy

Software developers say that only 31 percent of their companies have a formalized, overall cybersecurity policy which is followed throughout the organization, according to the Global Development Survey 2017. Continue reading

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Cybersleuths Unearth More Clues Linking WannaCry to North Korea

The WannaCry cyberattack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide was “highly likely” to have originated with Lazarus, a hacking group linked to the reclusive state, Symantec said. Continue reading

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