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TruckStop.com Malware Outage Special Report
Monday, December 23, 2019 - 4:16pm | 170Read More...FreightWaves FreightCasts Special Report: The TruckStop.com and SaferWatch outage plus the rise and fall of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX). With TruckStop.com and SaferWatch down for days before the holidays, both carriers and brokers are in the dark. Plus, is FedEx on borrowed time? After "horrific...
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Simple Ways To Protect Your Company From Cyberattacks
Monday, December 23, 2019 - 4:13pm | 559Read More...A recent computer malware attack that crippled many of Truckstop.com's services highlights the perils of cyberattacks. However, companies can take steps to protect themselves. As reported by FreightWaves, at least seven sites belonging to Truckstop.com were down as of Monday, Dec. 23, including...
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Malware Hits Truckstop.com Sites, Services Shut Days Before Christmas
Monday, December 23, 2019 - 1:52pm | 818Read More...Truckstop.com said a computer attack shut down access to many of its online services, forcing customers to find workarounds during the final shipping rush before Christmas. The outage has been ongoing since Friday, Dec. 20, according to some sources. Truckstop.com notified users publicly Saturday...
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Technology Executives Are Very Concerned About Cybersecurity, And Financial Services Execs Should Be Too
Friday, July 12, 2019 - 2:05pm | 570Read More...A recent CNBC survey of 100 technology executives found the threat of cyber attacks is by far the biggest risk to their companies this year. Forty-five percent of respondents cited cybersecurity as their No. 1 concern, more than the combined answers of meeting customer demands (19%), finding...
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FedEx Subsidiary TNT Express Hit By Second System Virus In 2 Months
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - 12:57pm | 242Read More...FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) stock was briefly halted Wednesday before announcing that the global operations of subsidiary TNT Express were “significantly affected” by an information system virus. “TNT Express domestic country and regional network services are largely operational...
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Bank Of America: Evolving Threat Landscape Favorable For FireEye
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 9:27am | 190Read More...Tal Liani of Bank of America met with FireEye Inc's (NASDAQ: FEYE) management team in New York to discuss the company's prospects. "We believe management delivered a strong message on growing demand for advanced malware protection solutions driven by the worsening threat landscape," Liani wrote in...
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Facebook Messenger And 3 Other Apps With Privacy Concerns
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 10:06am | 667Read More...Facebook 's (NASDAQ: FB) Messenger has become one of the most controversial apps available after users discovered how much access and control it gives Facebook over the devices on which the app is installed. The app allows Facebook to send texts and make calls, among other powers. Users...
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Is The NSA Impersonating Facebook To Spy On People?
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 1:13pm | 574Read More...The National Security Agency (NSA) said Thursday a report based on documents provided by Edward Snowden charging that the agency “in some cases” was able to target computers for surveillance by impersonating Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was false. According to a report this week by The Intercept, an...
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Target Blew It And Here's How
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 12:21pm | 640Read More...If you think the biggest retail hack in U.S. history happened because Target (NYSE: TGT) didn’t have a strong enough security system, you are wrong. Target’s security system, provided by computer security firm, FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE), worked just fine, according to a recent report by Bloomberg...
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Google's Eric Schmidt Says Android Security Beats iOS (GOOG)
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 12:45pm | 529Read More...At the Gartner (NYSE: IT) ITxpo Symposium Monday, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt said Android was a more secure OS than that of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The resulting laughter was palpable. Schmidt apparently was serious. This despite the fact that 79 percent of...
