Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Government is planning to spend $18.5 million setting up the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability, known as The Capability. A Government-commissioned assessment has warned it could collect more information than necessary and there is a risk it will not do…
Sex offender release raises school, notification questions
Some Oakwood residents were surprised and upset to see James Uphoff, convicted last year on child pornography charges, back in their neighborhood this week with no notice. Uphoff was released from prison Saturday, and his home is one block from Oakwood’s junior high/senior high complex. Montgomery County Sheriff’s officials said…
Osborne raises spectre of Isis cyber attacks on UK
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AT&T raises high-speed data cap on grandfathered unlimited data users to 22GB from 5GB
Some smartphone users still don’t quite grab the concept of unlimited data. They are told that the new plan they are signing up for offers unlimited data, but there is still a cap on the amount of data they can use. That is because depending on the provider, only a…
HackerOne raises $25 million in vulnerability management push
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HackerOne is a vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform connecting businesses with security researchers. Over 250 companies including Yahoo!, Adobe, DropBox, LinkedIN, Twitter and WordPress are counted as customers of the San Francisco-based firm, which has paid out roughly $3.2 million…
Tax-filing season raises risk of fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Tax-filing season is in full swing. Retailers are offering suggestions on how to spend a refund. Relatives are no doubt offering suggestions on where to spend a refund. And many taxpayers likely have big dreams for their refunds. But the rise…
Pindrop Security raises $35M, plans to add 100 jobs
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Pindrop Security recently raised $35 million in venture capital as it gears up for global expansion, Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned. The Atlanta startup, backed by Citi Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, has developed phone fraud-busting technology to…
Fraud-Fighting Credit Card Startup Final Raises $1M In Seed Money
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This October, the United States will hopefully be fully converted to EMV card security, a system designed to combat fraud and identity theft, which has hit major chains like Target as of the last few years. A group of people who…
Hacker breach raises further healthcare data security concerns
A successful cyber-attack on Community Health Systems (CHS), one of the USA’s largest hospital groups, attributed to the Chinese hacking group APT 18 on August 18 led to details including names, addresses, dates of birth, telephone and social security numbers […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Damballa Raises $13 for Cyber Security
Damballa (a computer security company focused on advanced cyber threats such as modern malware, advanced persistent threats and targeted attacks) has raised $13 million to capitalize on growing demand for its automated breach defense platform. Damballa provides automatic and indisputable evidence of successful infections so responders can immediately prevent damage….