Carmel-based tech security firm acquired for $40M
Carmel-based technology firm Emerging Threats Pro LLC has reached an agreement to be acquired by Sunnyvale, California-based Proofpoint Inc., the companies announced Monday morning.
Internet Security
Anthem’s IT system had cracks before hack
Anthem Inc. spends $50 million a year and employs 200 people to keep its information technology secure. Yet the Indianapolis-based health insurance giant still left itself vulnerable to hackers on key fronts leading up to the theft of 80 million consumer records.
Anthem warns about scam emails after massive hack
After a huge data breach, Anthem is warning about “phishing” messages that are targeting people it insures or has insured in the past.
Anthem data breach already sparks class-action lawsuit
At least one Indianapolis law firm already is preparing a lawsuit against Anthem Inc., after hackers stole personal information on as many as 80 million customers. The breach is certain to spur much more litigation.
JPMorgan breach heightens data-security doubts
New details on a cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase add to increasing doubts over the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others. The breach compromised customer information pertaining to roughly 76 million households and 7 million small businesses.
IU says no victims reported in data breach
Data including names, addresses and Social Security numbers of those who attended IU from 2011 to 2014 was unsecured for more than 11 months because protections weren’t working correctly.
UPDATE: Butler warns students, staff, alums of data breach
The school says the exposed information includes birthdates, social security numbers and bank account information of about 163,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Local businesses struggle to make sense of Heartbleed flaw
Companies around Indianapolis—especially small ones without their own IT teams—are still trying to determine how or even if they were affected by the confounding Internet security gap.
Heartbleed bug causes major security headache
A confounding computer bug called "Heartbleed" is causing big security headaches across the Internet as websites scramble to fix the problem and Web surfers wonder whether they should change their passwords
Company conducts ‘global warfare’ against invisible cyber threats
Corporate executives, shaken by fears of hackers, are enlisting Rook Security and an explosion of companies like it to monitor and chase cyber criminals across borders and recover stolen intellectual property.
Goldsmith: ‘Big data’ to reinvent government
While some Americans question the National Security Agency’s habit of amassing citizens’ phone records, former Indianapolis Mayor Steve Goldsmith urges city governments to dive into “big data.”
COTA: Online Smartz helpful in keeping kids cyber safe
If your privacy settings aren’t carefully controlled, you’re not only potentially exposing yourself, but also your friends.
Missionary group says vendor holding website hostage
Evangelical Baptist Missions Inc. says its former IT vendor is holding its website hostage—potentially hampering the safety of people working abroad.
ALTOM: Want to experiment with ‘Vanishing’ e-mail?
I’m wary of the “send” button. I’ve sent thousands of e-mails, and a fair number of them proved
to be problems later on.
Fools log in: Google leads the pack in April gags
Every year, as the first of April rolls around, there are people—and companies—everywhere scheming to take
advantage of the gullible.