Cybersecurity

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was ordered to pay $1.9 billion to Virginia-based Centripetal Networks Inc by a U.S. judge in the cybersecurity patent infringement trial on Monday, reports Bloomberg. Details Of Trial: U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan that Cisco infringed four out of the five...

In July, the FBI sent an alert to trucking companies advising them of the potential for their electronic logging devices to be hacked. While the FBI told FreightWaves the alert was not in response to any specific threat, it did raise alarms in the industry. How vulnerable to a hack is the...

McAfee Corp, on Monday, filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The California-based cybersecurity company said it intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "MCFE." The underwriters...

Tyler Technologies, Inc’s (NYSE: TYL) services were disrupted on Wednesday on account of a hacking, Reuters reported. What Happened: The Plano, Texas-based company, whose services are used by election officials to display results, told Reuters by email that an unknown party had hacked its...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) disclosed Thursday that the account of Indian Prime Minister Nardendra Modi’s personal website on the social media platform was hacked, and tweets pertaining to cryptocurrency donations were sent out, Reuters reported Thursday. What Happened: The prime minister...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is pursuing lawsuits against certain app developers for infringement and violation of terms of service, the company's director of platform enforcement and litigation, Jessica Romera, announced Thursday.  What Happened: The social media platform said...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk confirmed late Thursday that the automaker was the subject of a hacking attempt by a Russian national and his co-conspirators.  What Happened: "This was a serious attack," the billionaire entrepreneur said in response to a ...

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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk acknowledged on social media Friday the delay in implementation of the two-factor security layer on the automaker’s mobile app. What Happened “Sorry, this is embarrassingly late. Two-factor authentication via sms or authenticator app is going...

The bullish case for cybersecurity provider Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) is based on the simple premise that the company's premium metrics deserve a premium valuation, according to UBS. The CrowdStrike Analyst: Fatima Boolani initiated coverage of CrowdStrike with a Buy rating and $...

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) said Monday that it was the victim of a cyberattack on July 23.  What Happened: Garmin, the popular GPS company, was down late last week and for some users into the weekend. The attack prevented site users from uploading fitness tracking data, and some...

Twitter Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTR) internal tool, which was used in the infamous Bitcoin scam earlier this month, could be accessed by more than 1,000 employees at the company as of earlier this year, according to a Reuters report Thursday. What Happened  The access to the tool wasn't just...