Amy Krigman
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of January 11, 2020
January 15, 2021In Covid-19 news, CheckPoint says cybercriminals on the dark web have been advertising available…
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of January 4, 2020
January 08, 2021Three weeks after the Solar Winds Orion hack, the shock and awe seems to be wearing off and reality…
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of December 14, 2020
December 18, 2020This week Reuters News Service uncovered what may become one of the worst hacks ever: an attack on…
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2020’s Most Memorable Cybersecurity Events
December 16, 20202020 didn’t exactly match up to what we imagined it might be like. To add insult to injury, hackers…
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of December 7, 2020
December 11, 2020We’ve seen some very big players in the bullseye recently. Most recently, it was one of the most…
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of November 30, 2020
December 04, 20202020 may be winding down but the cyber attacks are not. The most concerning this week is a series of…
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of November 16, 2020
November 20, 2020IoT security for the US government took a big step with the US Senate unanimously passing the…
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of November 9, 2020
November 13, 2020The feds got a big take this week with a seizure of Bitcoins valued at more than a billion dollars.…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of November 2, 2020
November 06, 2020GitHub was in the news quite a bit this week. First, researchers at Google’s Project Zero announced…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of October 26, 2020
October 30, 2020Swedish security firm Gunnebo was hacked. It is deeply concerning since it is believed that many of…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of October 19, 2020
October 23, 2020Notable this week are the hackers who say they are giving back, because, they “want to make the…
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Cyber Autopsy Series: Ukrainian Power Grid Attack Makes History
October 22, 2020Regional electricity distribution company Ukrainian Kyivoblenergo has a dubious distinction. It is…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of October 12, 2020
October 16, 2020Barnes & Noble has confirmed a cyberattack has impacted its Nook eBook reader and storage platform.…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of October 5, 2020
October 09, 2020In this week's news, more than a quarter of Canadian IT workers say their company was the victim of…
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Cyber Autopsy Series: The Great Twitter Attack of 2020
October 08, 2020Kicking off our new series for Cybersecurity Awareness month, we dive into the great Twitter hack of…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of September 28, 2020
October 02, 2020It’s been a banner week for cyber attacks. Organizations such as The Swatch Group and French…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of September 21, 2020
September 25, 2020Our weekly blog covers the cyber attack at eyewear giant Luxottica. Plus, the Russian government…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of September 14, 2020
September 18, 2020It’s been another active week in cybersecurity land, starting with the news that Nvidia agreed to…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of September 7, 2020
September 11, 2020A new school year has begun, and many districts are feeling the pain of remote learning. Hartford…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of August 31, 2020
September 04, 2020This week marked a new phase for TLS certificates, which now only have a lifespan of 398 days. Will…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of August 24, 2020
August 28, 2020This week we learned that Tesla was very fortunate as it was able to prevent a ransomware attack at…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of August 10, 2020
August 14, 2020This week a well-known cybersecurity training company was hit by a data breach due to a phishing…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of August 3, 2020
August 07, 2020In this week's cybersecurity news, observers are dissecting what happened at Garmin, which many…
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Ransomware Attackers Demand Millions from Telecom Argentina
August 03, 2020The hack - which homed in on the company’s call center - enabled the attackers to encrypt up to…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of July 27, 2020
July 31, 2020On the heels of the recent attack at Twitter, the tech world was abuzz about yet another…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of July 20, 2020
July 24, 2020This week in cybersecurity news, the Twitter hack is still at the top of everyone's minds. As it…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of July 13, 2020
July 17, 2020To say that Twitter had a bad week is an understatement. This week the social media platform has…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of July 6, 2020
July 10, 2020This week has not been marked by major events (not yet anyway, but hey, Friday’s only half over.)…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of June 29, 2020
July 03, 2020Our weekly blog discusses stolen files on the Dark Web, new U.S. government encryption battle,…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of June 22
June 26, 2020This week's cybersecurity news blog discusses a possible SSL incident at Samsung, Twitter’s big data…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of June 15
June 19, 2020Amazon Web Services (AWS) disclosed it was the victim of the largest ever recorded DDoS attack. The…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of June 8, 2020
June 12, 2020In this week’s cybersecurity news: the ransomware attack at Honda, an update on Nintendo’s recent…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of June 1, 2020
June 05, 2020An Austrian village was the victim of ransomware attack by the group NetWalker. While it does not…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of May 25, 2020
May 29, 2020In non-data breach news, Microsoft's issued an advisory warning organizations worldwide to deploy…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of May 18, 2020
May 22, 2020Once again, data breaches were at the top of the news cycle this week. From new attacks to reports…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of May 11, 2020
May 15, 2020As usual, hackers are up to old (and new) tricks, striking companies and organizations such as…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of May 4, 2020
May 08, 2020Another working (from home) week is coming to an end, but sadly, cyber attacks on the healthcare…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of April 27, 2020
May 01, 2020From a major US pharmaceutical firm suffering from a ransomware attack (and a data breach) to a…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of April 20, 2020
April 24, 2020A new targeted malicious attack on an annual whiskey auction and more stories are covered in the…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of April 13, 2020
April 17, 2020The pandemic unfortunately continues to be a field day for hackers. But this week, we are also…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of April 6, 2020
April 10, 2020In this week’s security news round-up, you’ll find two specific articles about paying hackers: one…
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A Closer Look at the Latest Cyber Attack on the Mexican Government
April 08, 2020Before the world was deeply plunged into the world of Covid-19, the Mexican government was impacted…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of March 30, 2020
April 03, 2020Another week has gone by as we all work remotely. Cyber attacks persist, even in regions hardest-hit…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of March 23, 2020
March 27, 2020Despite COVID-19’s rapid spread and deepening hold on the world, many hackers are sadly continuing…
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3 Ways Hackers are Exploiting the Coronavirus – And Some Who MIGHT Actually Take a Break
March 24, 2020Hackers. They’re a unique bunch. Naturally, they have decided to take advantage of the Coronavirus.…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of March 9, 2020
March 13, 2020It’s been a week of Coronavirus talk every second of every single day. But life goes on -…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of March 2, 2020
March 06, 2020File this week’s cybersecurity news theme under “UK” since there were a greater number of stories…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of February 24, 2020
February 28, 2020Besides the RSA conference, there was still lots of cybersecurity news to discuss. One of the…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of February 17, 2020
February 21, 2020As always there are a plethora of cybersecurity news stories to review. But certainly one of the of…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of February 10, 2020
February 14, 2020From business email compromise attacks (BEC), to raising the question of digital signatures on…
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The GlobalSign 2019 PKI Survey – Results and Infographic
December 03, 2019GlobalSign conducted a survey earlier this year to better understand how, and why, companies are…
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Lessons Learned from the Capital One Attack
August 14, 2019The recent hack against Capital One may be one of the biggest ever in terms of the number of…
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How PKI Helps Ease Some of Today’s Biggest Security Challenges
July 16, 2019A division of 451 Research, the organization asked its members about their biggest security…
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It's Tax Season - And Cyber Criminals are Waiting
April 10, 2019The ramifications of individual cybersecurity breaches can be devastating. According to a recent…
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Ransomware Attacks with Funny Names Cause Disruption to Manufacturers – And It’s No Laughing Matter
March 29, 2019While no easy task, there are a few steps that app development companies can take up front to make…
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And the Award Goes To…The GlobalSign IoT Identity Platform!
March 07, 2019Strong, unique identities are the core of IoT device security. Giving unique identities allows them…
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Staying Safe Online This Valentine’s Day…You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get
January 31, 2019Sadly, Valentine’s Day has become another opportunity for hackers, cyber thieves, and assorted…
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A Look Back – A Look Ahead
December 20, 20182018 was a pivotal year for GlobalSign – and the security industry in general. From new partnerships…
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GlobalSign’s 2019 Predictions
November 09, 2018Some of GlobalSign's favorite employees are asked to gaze into their crystal balls and glean some…
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Say Yes to HTTPS, or Face Business Risks
October 04, 2018We take a look at Google Chrome and browser security and the risks by not being secured via HTTPS.…
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The Promise and Challenges of Connected Cars
August 10, 2018In addition to instant messaging and augmented reality, we’re also now beginning to see vehicles…
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IoT: Driving the Trucking Industry Forward
July 20, 2018According to Statista, within two years the discrete manufacturing, transportation & logistics and…
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Going Paperless Enables Educational Institutions Worldwide to Prosper and Grow
June 19, 2018One such market that’s going paperless due to the benefits it offers is education, as well as the…
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From Connected Cows and Crop Control to Drones, the Internet of Things is Rapidly Improving Agriculture
May 25, 2018The IoT has also had a tremendous impact on industries, especially farming. In fact, a new survey of…
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What Happens When You Don't Renew Your SSL Certificates on Time?
February 20, 2018Life is busy and a result, people forget to do things sometimes. However, some tasks should not be…
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UC Berkeley Study Fishes for Answers on Phishing Toolkits
December 18, 2017Google has published a report analyzing the use of phishing kits in stealing Google email…
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Don’t Let Grinch-Like Hackers and Fraudsters Ruin the Holidays
November 17, 2017Sainsbury's Bank UK have released a friendly infographic message to having a safe and fraud free…
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The Reaper Botnet is Grim Indeed
October 31, 2017Forget all the things you thought you were afraid of, something bigger is coming. It's called…
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Breaking Down the Encryption Debate in the UK
October 24, 2017Amber Rudd is shaking up the UK with her comments on encryption. On the one hand, the new UK Data…
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GlobalSign Security Survey Results: Don’t Forget about the Basics
August 30, 2017GlobalSign's recent survey in the US and EMEA shows that companies are still slow to adopt basic…