Cybersecurity

API Vulnerabilities: 74% of Organizations Report Multiple Breaches

API security company Traceable has unveiled its 2023 State of API Security Report. In collaboration with the Ponemon Institute, the study provides a comprehensive global perspective on the state of API security, exposing critical vulnerabilities and their far-reaching consequences. The report, based on insights from 1629 cybersecurity experts across the United States, the United Kingdom […]

Cybersecurity

Massive DDoS attack on U.S. financial company thwarted by cyber firm

A cybersecurity company claims it identified and thwarted a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting a prominent American financial institution. The researchers at Akamai Technologies did not reveal the company’s name but said it is among their “largest and most influential” customers in the financial sector. DDoS attacks overwhelm websites with a flood of traffic, […]

Cybersecurity

Paramount Pictures data breach exposes personal data

Production company, Paramount Pictures, has revealed that it recently suffered a data breach that exposed personally identifying information.  In a data breach notification letter written to impacted parties, the production company explained that an unauthorized party had gained access to its systems between May and June of this year, allowing them to access customers’ personal […]