The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a new federal law that requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help small and medium businesses meet cyber-Security goals. President Donald Trump has signed the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act into law requiring the National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide cyber-security resources to small and medium businesses. In this case, “resources” means guidelines, tools, best practices, standards, methodologies a...
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As football fans gear up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Russia, fraudsters are trying to score on scams while host cities are struggling to secure reliable Wi-Fi access points. According to Kaspersky Lab, more than 20% of Wi-Fi hotspots in FIFA World Cup host cities have cybersecurity issues, which could result in a winning goal for cybercriminals. Out of the approximately 32,000 public Wi-Fi networks in these host cities, 7,176 do not use traffic encryption. According to th...
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A new survey of 600 IT decision makers at small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs) found that nearly all SMBs are conducting some form of employee cybersecurity awareness training, which could be due in part to the fear of phishing. It might seem promising to note that the new global report, Webroot SMB Cybersecurity Preparedness, found almost 100% of businesses train their employees in cybersecurity awareness. However, the report also found that the number significantly decreases for ongoing trainin...
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The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) today launched the first set of cybersecurity guidelines for the global shipping industry to prevent issues that could arise from cyber incidents at sea.The guidelines were developed by international shipping associations including BIMCO, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) and International Association of Independent Tanker Owne...
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FIDO is meant to boost interoperability among strong authentication devices and eliminate the need for multiple usernames and passwords. The specifications define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that supplant reliance on passwords to securely authenticate users of online services. Security devices and browser plugins will allow any website or cloud application to interface with a broad variety of existing and future FIDO-enabled devices that the user has for online security, w...
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The third annual CyberFirst Girls competition will kick off on Monday as GCHQ looks to help address a chronic gender imbalance and skills shortage in the industry. Over the past two years, the intelligence service’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has managed to attract 12,500 female pupils from schools across the UK to take part. Teams of up to four plus a teacher or mentor can enter, with girls in Year 8 in England and Wales, S2 in Scotland and Year 9 in Northern Ireland (12-13-yea...
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