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BrandPost: Aligning security and business strategies

CSO Magazine

During the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and subsequent recession, researchers noted that cybercrime rates increased dramatically. Their report focused exclusively on financial cybercrime, including identity theft.

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DHS offers program to recruit and retain talent in Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

As Information Technology usage is growing, the same old traditional hiring techniques won’t work while hiring for critical vacancies. And it includes identity theft, online criminal activity, threats related to internet routing, and other online incidents.

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Corsair Capital Acquires Majority Stake in IDIQ®

Identity IQ

Investment to Accelerate Growth of Leading Identity Theft and Credit Protection Company. . IDIQ provides credit reporting, identity theft and dark web monitoring, identity restoration and related family protection services in the rapidly evolving $20 billion consumer identity monitoring market. About IDIQ.

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

Security Affairs

, aka Baobeilong, aka Zhang Jianguo, aka Atreexp, both nationals of the People’s Republic of China (China), with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft was announced today. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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What Are the Effects of a Cyberattack in a Recession?

CyberSecurity Insiders

This is essential to consider as humans enter the most technologically advanced age in history while balancing many national and global turning points. The last global recession occurred in 2009. Online identity theft and financial fraud increase. How does this affect cybercriminal activity?

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A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris

Krebs on Security

Formed in 2009, Radaris is a vast people-search network for finding data on individuals, properties, phone numbers, businesses and addresses. In 2012, the main company in charge of providing those calling services — Wellesley Hills, Mass-based Unipoint Technology Inc. government. A Sherborn, Mass.

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions.