Increasingly companies are trying to hedge costs associated with attacks on their networks by purchasing cyber insurance. Not only are more start-ups and established insurance providers getting into the cyber insurance business, but more companies including mom and pops are paying for insurance against cyber criminals.
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]]>As long planned, Microsoft ended support on Tuesday for XP users — meaning no new security updates will be offered. And without these security patches, anyone using the operating system leaves the network open to an attack the next time a vulnerability is discovered.
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]]>Google has upgraded the encryption process it uses to help keep people’s information secure, he said. The company was in the process of improving its encryption process when the Edward Snowden revelations came to light, which made the company expedite the process, Schmidt said.
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]]>A lot of valuable information about a network is transmitted unencrypted in an error report sent back to Microsoft, which leaves a company more vulnerable to an attack by hackers, according to Alexander Watson, the security research director at Websense.
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]]>The Army has bought six fire control systems from the Austin, Texas-based startup and is considering further purchases, according to Oren Schauble, TrackingPoint’s chief marketing officer.
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