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Japanese Government Hacked After US Announces Continuing Cybersecurity Support

In a press conference on Monday, the president of Japan’s pension service announced the organization was the target of a cyberattack exposing the data of 1.25 million citizens. Addresses, birthdates, names and identification numbers were part of the data accessed. The attack was launched after an employee opened an email… Continue reading

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ISIS Sympathizers Continue to Exploit WordPress Vulnerabilities, FBI Warns

Researchers at the FBI continue to identify WordPress vulnerabilities as the door through which ISIS hackers are able to spread propaganda, the organization announced Tuesday. The FBI said that the low-level attacks are from those seeking the notoriety of being associated with ISIS rather than hackers who are actually part… Continue reading

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Cipher Cloud Launches Tool to Monitor Shadow IT Use

Cloud data protection company CipherCloud launched a free solution called Cloud Discovery this week. The software reveals cloud application use within a network to company IT, so that it can accurately assess cloud use and risk within the organization. Along with giving away the solution for free to registered enterprise… Continue reading

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TMCH Blocks Over 450K Domain Registration Attempts that Infringe on Trademarked Terms

The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) has deterred approximately 475,000 attempted domain name registrations which include trademarked terms, the organization announced this week. TMCH claims this indicates that its trademark protection mechanisms are working, but there is some skepticism about the effectiveness of the program. Continue reading

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