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Cyber Threat Sharing is Great in Theory, But Tough in Practice: Report

Threat sharing has become a frequent response to the increasing number of cyberattacks. The 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report released Tuesday by Verizon found that 40 percent of attacks hit a second organization within just an hour. Three quarters of attacks spread within 24 hours. This information puts a lot… Continue reading

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Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Endurance Brands for Allegedly Hosting Terrorist Sites

Pro-Assad group the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) announced Tuesday that it hacked several Endurance International Group (EIG) web hosts including BlueHost, JustHost, HostGator, HostMonster and FastDomain for allegedly hosting terrorist sites. The BlueHost Twitter account was also hacked. Continue reading

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Asia Leads Global Growth in .ORG Registrations: Report

The number of .org domain names registered increased by 1.3 percent in 2014, bringing the number of domains under management of Public Interest Registry (PIR) to over 10.5 million. The increase is lead by growth in Asia, and is detailed in The Dashboard report released Tuesday by PIR. Continue reading

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Amazon Shutting Down Ecommerce Hosting Service

Amazon is discontinuing its ecommerce web hosting service, Amazon Webstore, according to rumors in its seller forums and several reports this week. One user reported to the forum on Tuesday that they were told in a phone call that service would be shut down in June 2016. On Wednesday, Ecommercebyes.com… Continue reading

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Hackers Access 11 Million Accounts at Premera Including Clinical Information

Premera announced on Tuesday that it discovered a security breach on Jan. 29, 2015 that first began on May 5, 2014. Hackers using malware were able to breach the Premera network to gain access to 11 million customer records including information such as member name, date of birth, email address,… Continue reading

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