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  • Evernote Says Hackers Stole Some User Data

    Evernote, a Web-based note-sharing service, said it was resetting the passwords of its 50 million users because hackers managed to breach its computer network.

  • Cybersecurity: Are You Protected From Your Own Employees?

    Businesses far too often fail to take basic steps to protect their digital infrastructure, or realize the biggest threat may be inside their own company.

  • Hack Attacks Give Insurance Business a Boost

    Death is one of the only guarantees in life — that and taxes. And now, perhaps, getting hacked can be added to the list, and that's been a boon to the cyber-insurance industry.

  • Hacking in America: The Growing Problem
    Hacking in America: The Growing Problem   

    CNBC's Scott Cohn reports on the growing problem of cyber attacks. Even Ben Bernanke addressed it in his testimony to Congress this week. Many companies, however, are wary of reporting attacks, he says, and that's a problem.

  • Spearphishing: The Dirty Email Trick Favored by the Nastiest Hackers

    "Spearphishing" is an approach that tricks a targeted individual to reveal information that can be used to infiltrate the company or government agency that person works for.

  • Is Washington to Blame for Chinese Cyberterrorism?

    Reports linking the Chinese military to scores of hacking attacks on US businesses was deeply troubling and completely unsurprising if we judge by Washington's reaction to the news.

  • Cyber-Attacks: More Public Awareness and More US Gov. Direction Needed
    Cyber-Attacks: More Public Awareness and More US Gov. Direction Needed   

    CNBC's Eamon Javers interviews Mike Brown, a retired Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, and the current General Manager of RSA's Federal Business. Brown explains that the sequester will hurt U.S. cyber security and affect the private sector. He also believes that greater awareness of cyber-attacks is needed.

  • Cyber-Attacks Can Affect Stock Prices and Investors
    Cyber-Attacks Can Affect Stock Prices and Investors   

    Ken Silva, the President of ManTech Cyber Solutions International tells CNBC¿s Eamon Javers how stock prices can be influenced by cyber-attacks and that investors care about companies' responses to online criminals.

  • Cyber Security: Sequestration and How McAfee Protects Against Malware
    Cyber Security: Sequestration and How McAfee Protects Against Malware   

    CNBC's Eamon Javers interviews Pat Calhoun, McAfee's senior vp and general manager of network security on how the sequestration will affect cyber security in the U.S., and how McAfee is defending against malware threats.

  • Cybersecurity: How CEOs Are Fighting Back

    Our nation’s attention to cybersecurity risks has reached a new level, reflecting the rising threats to America’s national and economic security.

  • Online Pirates to Get Six Strikes Under New System

    Internet users who illegally share music, movies or television shows online could soon receive warning notices from the nation's major Internet service providers.

  • A New Cyber Cold War Tests US Ties to China

    An omission by the Obama administration last week underscored the U.S.'s heightened sensitivities over how directly to confront China's new leadership over hacking.

  • Why Companies Keep Quiet About Cyberattacks

    Cyberattacks are happening and are a serious threat, but companies may not want to reveal them for fears of liability and brand damage.

  • HP's Whitman on Cyber Security: It's an Arms Race
    HP's Whitman on Cyber Security: It's an Arms Race   

    Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman talks about increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks and what corporate America is doing to combat this new age espionage.

  • Hackers Have Heavy-Duty Week

    You know hacking has hit the mainstream when even the biggest names in tech are hit, and when it becomes an Internet meme. And that's exactly what happened over the past week.

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    Protecting the Nation’s Electric Grid From Cyberattacks

    The Cybersecurity Executive Order is another good step for government-industry coordination, says the chief exec of one utility organization, but more still needs to be done to protect the nation's power grid.

  • Protecting Your Investments From Cyberterrorists

    Should investors be extremely concerned about the widespread theft of information from corporate networks?

  • White House Gets Friendly With Hackers to Improve Petition Platform

    The White House is taking a cue from Silicon Valley and adopting what Mark Zuckerberg calls the "hacker way."

  • Big Data, Big Business   

    Small businesses are driving the evolution of the cyber security space, with Francis Desouza, Symantec; James Reese, TigerSwan CEO; and CNBC's Eamon Javers.

  • Apple Releases Security Fix for Malware Attack

    Apple released a security update after a small number of Macs were infected by malware.

 

Investigations Inc.: Cyber Espionage

  • Hacking is often called the biggest danger to the economic security of the United States.has gone on record as calling the cyber threat “one of the most serious and economic and national security challenges we face as a nation.”What was once a series of isolated incidents has now become almost common place in Corporate America. By attacking business networks, hackers are accessing company secrets and confidential strategies and creating huge losses for the overall economy, say experts. Many of t
    10 Ways Companies Get Hacked

    By attacking business computer networks, hackers are accessing company secrets and confidential strategies and creating huge losses for the overall economy.

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    Chinese Espionage on the Rise in US, Experts Warn

    China is working feverishly to counteract its slowest GDP growth in recent years, and one of the ways it’s doing so, say U.S. officials, is through the theft of American corporate secrets.

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    How to Defend Against a Cyberattack

    US businesses are enduring an unprecedented onslaught of cyber invasions from foreign governments, organized crime syndicates, and hacker collectives, all seeking to steal information and disrupt services, cybersecurity experts say.

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