Tag: Information security

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here's how to stay safe from scams

NEW YORK -- October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it's the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams. “Scams...

Ex-porn shop worker wants defamation claim lodged by North Carolina lieutenant governor dismissed

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A former porn shop worker who was accused by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of defamation has asked a...

Some Americans are still using Kaspersky’s antivirus despite U.S. government ban

At the end of September, Kaspersky forcibly uninstalled and replaced itself with a new antivirus called UltraAV on the computers of around a...

Marriott agrees to pay $52 million, beef up data security to resolve probes over data breaches

Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security to resolve state and federal claims related...

Kaspersky says it’s closing down its UK office and laying off dozens

Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is shutting down its office in the United Kingdom and laying off its staff, just three months after the...

US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack

The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against three hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing the trio of...