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A cybersecurity company says it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrency and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that North...

Classified NSA, Army data was unprotected online for years, cybersecurity company says CBS News - November 28, 2017

Chris Vickery, director of cyber risk research at UpGuard, discovered on Sept. 27 the exposure of the Army Intelligence and Security Command «s critical data, the cybersecurity company said Tuesday.

SEOUL (Reuters)-- A cybersecurity company said it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrency and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that North Korea may be searching for new ways to infuse its economy with cash.

From a report: The Santa Clara, California - based cybersecurity company said it did a survey of 300 senior security managers and 650 security professionals at major corporations.

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«Myrna is a tremendous addition to our team given her demonstrated success managing global cybersecurity and technology risk programs at leading Fortune 500 companies,» said J. Alberto Yepez, Co-founder and Managing Director at Trident Ccybersecurity and technology risk programs at leading Fortune 500 companies,» said J. Alberto Yepez, Co-founder and Managing Director at Trident CybersecurityCybersecurity.

For now, the new rules are limited to specific defense contractors, but it may not be long before the government implements more regulations on all federal contractors as it pushes for companies to adopt higher security standards, cybersecurity experts said.

«This is both a response to everything you are seeing in the world, this DOD regulation, but also an effort by not just the DOD, but by the administration to drive companies in the private sector generally towards greater cybersecurity and more disclosure with the government,» Lee said.

With high - profile breaches rocking companies like Under Armour and Boeing, the cybersecurity business is not slowing down anytime soon, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on Friday.

«If they are successful, they could drain the full value of the company — that's easily in the millions,» said Rich Mason, president and chief security officer of cybersecurity consulting firm Critical Infrastructure.

The company said it is now reviewing and bolstering its security posture with help from an unnamed cybersecurity firm.

Cybersecurity experts said the malicious software described in the alert appeared to describe the one that affected Sony, which would mark first major destructive cyber attack waged against a company on U.S. soil.

Each month, Kumar said, the company plans to put large batches of prospective employees through training courses of eight to 10 weeks that will prepare them for positions in fields like data analytics, enterprise cloud applications and cybersecurity.

«With the myriad of sophisticated attacks and the ad infinitum game of «cat and mouse» between hackers and security software vendors, we believe a big ramp in cybersecurity spending will continue in the coming years as «cyber warfare» heats up, adding to growth prospects at next - generation security software companies,» said Daniel Ives, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets, in a recent note.

Duo Security, a Mich. - based cybersecurity startup whose tools help companies manage people's digital identities, said it raised $ 70 million at a $ 1.17 billion valuation (including the capital raised) this week.

Hackers could pose a threat come November elections, said Mark Graff, founder of cybersecurity company Tellagraff and the former chief information security officer for Nasdaq, during his keynote speech at the New York Institute of Technology's Annual Cybersecurity Conferencybersecurity company Tellagraff and the former chief information security officer for Nasdaq, during his keynote speech at the New York Institute of Technology's Annual Cybersecurity ConferenCybersecurity Conference last week.

Though he acknowledged that the U.S. «has some serious trade issues with China, which have grown over the years,» including not just tariffs but also alleged Chinese cybersecurity breaches and intellectual property violations of American companies, the CEO said those problems do not necessitate a trade war.

«This is a business, and it's all about making money,» said Dmitriy Ayrapetov, director of product management at Dell SonicWALL, the Round Rock, Texas - based computer company's network cybersecurity division.

Forrester security analyst Chase Cunningham said that many cybersecurity companies are using buzzwords like machine learning and artificial intelligence to hawk their software.

«Most people are still confused and think «cyberattack» only means criminals steal your data or empty out your bank account,» says Rodney Joffe, an early commercial Internet pioneer and now the senior vice president and technologist at cybersecurity company Neustar.

said Friday that his committee intends to hold a hearing on the historic data breach, which cybersecurity experts said dwarf other high - profile security incidents affecting companies like Yahoo (yhoo) and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Beijing could use its broad cybersecurity laws to steal the core computer code of American companies operating in China, said Dean Garfield, head of the Information Technology Industry Council, a trade group that represents the largest American tech companies.

The company says it offers multiple cybersecurity products, including IronDome, which is used by several energy companies to share cybersecurity data.

Find out what our experts had to say about the most crucial considerations for companies developing a cybersecurity incident response plan by reading their responses below.

«Cybersecurity can absolutely affect a valuation, and these are important questions that investors need to be asking,» said Jacob Olcott, vice president of BitSight Technologies, a security company.

The case highlights a growing tension for U.S. technology companies that must weigh their role as protectors of U.S. cybersecurity while continuing to pursue business with Washington's adversaries such as Russia and China, say security experts.

The company, which manufactures chips for payment cards and mobile phones, said revenue was largely driven by its cybersecurity business, as organizations increase their focus on data privacy and security.

Some of the plans are farther along: Joining Zimpher at Wednesday's hearing was SUNY Binghamton campus President Harvey Stenger, who said a Boston - based cybersecurity company with connections to the area is looking to return to Binghamton under the tax - free program.

Stephen Boyer of BitSight, a cybersecurity rating company, says despite their criminal behavior, hackers have an incentive to hold up their end of the bargain.

One of the challenges in - house counsel may face is that they don't have visibility at the executive level, says ACC vice president and chief legal strategist Amar Sarwal, and cybersecurity, much like a company's customer information and intellectual property, is diffused throughout the organization.

The ACC study did find that 56 per cent of GCs and CLOs stated that their companies are allocating more money to promote cybersecurity prevention than one year ago, while one - third of GCs and CLOs say they have retained outside counsel to help should a cyberbreach occur.

«I believe that providing the Commission's views on these matters will promote clearer and more robust disclosure by companies about cybersecurity risks and incidents, resulting in more complete information being available to investors,» SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said a statement.

«Some of the most serious legal issues confronting companies today relate to cybersecurity and national security law,» said Mark D. Wasserman, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. «These issues affect the critical infrastructure supporting the US and global economies, and Michael will be of immediate value to clients as they face increasing pressure to have best practices and policies in place to protect customer and sensitive business information.»

Speaking at the event yesterday (21 September), Kroll managing director for cybersecurity and investigations Andrew Beckett (pictured above left), said: «GCs are becoming more and more responsible for their company's cyber incident response.

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace has detected clandestine crypto mining under way on the networks of around 1,000 of its 5,000 clients in the last six months, the company's chief executive said during a presentation at MIT Technology Review's EmTech Digital conference in San Francisco.

Cybersecurity company Flashpoint said Friday the botnet attacking Dyn was built with the same malicious software that launched the attack against Krebs and French website OVH — the two most powerful DDoS attacks on record.

It's common for companies to use such third - party data analytics to improve user profiling, said Altaf Halde, global business head at cybersecurity services firm Network Intelligence.