Cybersecurity

As freight railroads move to digitize their processes, rail companies are also looking into safeguarding their systems against hacking and other malicious attempts to disrupt freight rail operations.  Those efforts to address cybersecurity are partly because federal regulations, not just in the U....

When The We Company, aka WeWork, filed its S-1 with the SEC on August 14, much of the ridicule it received was reserved for its questionable financials and borderline cultish tone. And sure, there was a lot not to like in the prospectus. Like the fact that the company lost $900 million in the first...

Shares of BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) hit a multi-year low Tuesday in reaction to a fiscal second-quarter report highlighted by a miss in its Internet of Things and cybersecurity division. The Analysts TD Securities analyst Daniel Chan maintains a Buy rating on Blackberry with a price target lowered...

Tokyo-based ocean ship classification society ClassNK is boosting its cybersecurity capabilities by setting up a cross-sectional team of marine and security experts. ClassNK said that it is boosting its cybersecurity capabilities to meet the expanding needs of clients. A key development was a...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey's account on the platform he leads was hacked Friday afternoon.  Tweets were posted to Dorsey's account beginning just after 3:30 p.m. that included racial slurs. They have since been deleted.  Twitter acknowledged the hack and said it was...

McAfee, partly owned by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is reportedly pursuing an initial public offering that would value the cybersecurity company at $8 billion or more, Bloomberg reported. McAfee reportedly hired a small handful of banks to oversee an IPO this fall, sources told Bloomberg. The...

Ransomware attacks in the U.S. are on the rise and transportation and logistics companies have become targets of hackers, who typically infiltrate their computer systems through phishing email attachments. One recent target of a ransomware attack was A. Duie Pyle, a large less-than-truckload...

Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) lost one-third of its employees in its cybersecurity unit in 2018 which may have culminated in the July 2019 data breach, The Wall Street Journal reported. What Happened Capital One's cybersecurity unit suffered high amounts of turnover and may have...

The data breach that Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) disclosed on July 29 was undoubtedly surprising. And yet, it was also entirely predictable. In terms of sheer scope—approximately 106 million impacted accounts over the course of 14 years—this is one of the largest data breaches in...

Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) released a concerning second-quarter report highlighted by higher-than-expected expenses and from renewal rates with smaller customers. One analyst views the quarter as showing encouraging signs of growth while another is modeling for headwinds to...

Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) confirmed it reached a settlement with U.S. regulators related to its 2017 cybesecurity incident that affected at least 145 million people. What Happened The consumer credit reporting agency said it will pay at least $300 million and potentially up to $425 million in fees...

Another viral trend, another round of questions about information security. FaceApp, the app that shows users aged pictures of themselves using artificial intelligence, has more than 80 million users all over the world and is currently the number one free app in both Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL...

Let's talk cyber crime and how to protect your e-mail from hackers. Plus, a carrier update on freight volume expectations for the remainder of 2019.

Which emerging industries should you be invested in? Cryptocurrency and blockchain? Cannabis? Automation? All have their bulls and bears, but one Wall Street insider says there are two that stick out for having the strongest bull cases. What To Know Raj Lala, President and CEO of Canadian ETF...

Broadcom Inc's (NASDAQ: AVGO) reported interest in acquiring cybersecurity company Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) has come to an end with no merger agreement finalized. What Happened Sources close to merger talks told CNBC's David Faber Symantec isn't interested in any deal less...