Tag: Hackers
Chinese hackers breached State Dept., Raimondo’s email on eve of Blinken...
WASHINGTON (AP) – State-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft's cloud-based security in hacking the email accounts of officials at multiple U.S. agencies that deal with...
Plan ahead to protect data from cybercriminals
(Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a two-part column on improving cybersecurity for your business. See part 1 here.)
With the types and number...
Don’t give hackers an easy opening
(Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a two-part column on improving cybersecurity for your business. See part 2 here.)
Cybercrime is one of the...
‘Ransomware’ shuts down part of town’s computer network in East Greenwich
EAST GREENWICH – A recent cyber intrusion took down some parts of the town’s computer network, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Dec. 8.
Town Manager Andrew...
As hackers advance, government, businesses must stay step ahead
In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, technological upgrades can quickly become outdated. And no government or business can afford to think they are too...
R.I. to receive $1M in Equifax data breach settlement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $1 million as part of a settlement with Equifax Inc., following an investigation into a massive data breach...
Is a ransomware attack a reportable data breach?
Ransomware involves the denial of access to a user’s data; often, a hacker encrypts an organization’s data with a key known only to the...
R.I. State Police train critical IT pros in cybersecurity
SCITUATE – R.I. State Police hosted a cybersecurity-training session for critical infrastructure information technology professionals from Nov. 27-30, as part of its Joint Cyber...
Cybercrime and small business: How to address evolving threats
“Who’d go after a business like mine?”
That’s a common misperception: that cyber thieves only go after big targets, such as Equifax Inc., the Pentagon...
Protect against identity theft
You cannot pick up a newspaper or turn on the television without learning about a data breach that’s affected millions of consumers.
This was the...
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