cyber attacks

Like much of the rest of the world, national security efforts in the U.S. have increasingly been shifting online. The next generation of threats to U.S. security could come from cyberattacks, and a potential worst-case scenario is an attack that completely shut down U.S. internet access nationwide...

The trucking industry and its supply chain rank fifth among all businesses at risk of cybersecurity attacks as the number of possible threats against the transportation sector has grown 100-fold in just four years.  Preparing for an attack is as important as mitigating the damage when it happens,...

  The United States Coast Guard (USCG) routinely responds to cybersecurity breaches on ships at the same time lawmakers are failing to devote the attention and resources needed to help lessen the threat, according to government officials. "The problems are very severe," said John...

A newly published modus operandi by certain actors might just pull e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) into a potential data scandal. Certain Chinese payment processors are allegedly engaged in the suspicious practice of requiring their Amazon seller clients to share their Amazon's...

After President Donald Trump assumed the Oval Office, several controversies have surfaced over immigration into the United States. The infamous travel ban imposed by the president on nationals of seven — and then six in the second rendition of the ban — predominantly Muslim countries...

Thailand's central bank was forced to issue a warning to all commercial banks that their banking systems could be vulnerable to cyber-attacks. According to the Bangkok Post, the central bank of Thailand (BoT) said that a gang of cyber-criminals from Eastern Europe stole 12 million baht, or $350,000...

The hacks just keep on coming – and it seems like government agencies are now just as likely to be targets as corporations. Late last week, the FBI said it was investigating a major cyber breach at the US government’s human resources arm that might have affected up to 4 million...

According to a new report by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), high-tech extortion attacks surged 165 percent in the first quarter of 2015. Intel’s latest McAfee Labs Threats Report indicates that the slight drop in so-called “ransomware” attacks that occurred in 2014...

The rise of cyber-attacks has led to virtually every company beefing up its internal security measures to limit, not eliminate, the fallout from future attacks. The list of sectors most prone to attacks include the obvious choices: financial institutions, governmental organizations and...

Cybersecurity stocks have been on fire lately, but not all of the names in the space are familiar to investors. Here’s a list of 30 companies that are working to keep the digital world safe. 1. CyberArk Software Ltd (NASDAQ: CYBR) This Israeli software designer’s stock is already...