A former private security officer in California must pay nearly $319,000 (£248,000) in damages for attacking his employer’s computer systems. Yovan Garcia accessed payroll records at Security Specialists, which provides…
Month: May 2017
Mixed reviews for Trump’s Executive Order on cybersecurity
Experts weigh in on President Trump’s cybersecurity Executive Order By Taylor Armerding The reviews of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on cybersecurity were coming in within hours of its…
Chinese hackers must pay $9m over insider trading scam
Three Chinese hackers have been ordered to pay $8.8m (£6.8m) over a multi-million dollar insider trading scam. The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) said Iat Hong, 26, Bo Zheng, 30,…
Police watchdog investigates illegal outsourced Indian hackers scandal
Will the whistleblower please identify himself, asks IPCC By Gareth Corfield The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investing claims that the Metropolitan Police used outsourced Indian hackers to illegally access…
BSI Upgrades Data Protection Standard
By Phil Muncaster Standards body the British Standards Institution (BSI) has updated its data protection specifications for organizations, in a move designed to align them with forthcoming European regulations and…
Hacking Insurance ‘Surges’ Amid Cyber Crime Fears
Company fears over cybercrime stokes rise in cyber insurance policies, as European hack reporting rules loom Tom Jowitt Fears about hacking and data breaches are contributing to the growing market…