Mr. Cooper hit with second class-action suit related to data breach

Mortgage loan giant Mr. Cooper is grappling with a second class-action lawsuit after a significant data breach compromised 14.6 million customers’ personal information late last year.  The lawsuit accuses Mr. Cooper of neglecting its responsibility to secure customer information, while seeking financial compensation and mandates for enhanced security measures, the Dallas Morning News reported. The […]

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Information Sharing Is Key To Avoiding A Cyberattack

whisper President Obama’s recent extraction of a pledge from Chinese leader Xi Jinping that neither government would conduct or continue economic espionage in cyberspace, while important, still comes up far short of addressing the significant and growing global concerns about the potential for a 9/11-style cyberattack on critical financial sectors. Now more than ever, dramatically increased… Read More

De-escalation Is The Answer To Today’s Growing Cyber Tension

shutterstock_157028330 Leading up to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, media buzzed with talk of an unprecedented cybersecurity agreement on par with previous governance around the creation and handling of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. But what was built up to be the first arms control accord for cyberspace actually turned out to be quite anticlimactic. Read More

How The Rules Of Cyber Engagement Have Changed

 A series of recent breaches at United Airlines, Anthem and, most recently, Sabre Corp. and American Airlines are reportedly tied to state-sponsored cyber attackers. These attacks further highlight an important trend in the cybersecurity arena: Go…