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The pace at which the Internet of Things (IoT) is entering our homes and workplaces is phenomenal. This proliferation brings lots of potential benefits to users but it also presents... Read More
Hackers just can’t get enough of hacking websites. Malicious actors break into them to upload infected copies of operating systems or distribute malware. Fraudsters use website vulnerabilities to steal sensitive credentials and financial info. The feds take them over to track down child porn consumers. Hacktivists take them down to... Read More
The 2012 LinkedIn data breach may be the breach that just keeps on giving with the news that 117 million customer email credentials originating from that hack were found for... Read More
Data breaches caused by malicious insiders and malicious code can take as long 50 days or more to fix, according to Ponemon Institute's 2015 Cost of Cyber Crime Study. While malware, viruses, worms, trojans, and botnets take only an estimated 2-5 days to fix. Unsurprisingly, attacks by malicious insiders are... Read More
Over the past two years, the Internet has seen some of the biggest, most devastating data breaches in history. With each attack, millions of personal identifiable information records are stolen,... Read More
LinkedIn says that it is moving quickly to deal with the release of data from a 2012 security breach, which could include 117 million passwords. A hacker is reportedly looking... Read More
Checkmarx announced that three recent reports highlight the challenge faced by developers in securing code as attacks against web applications increase, while security budgets for developers remain low. As highlighted... Read More
A click-fraud botnet dubbed “Redirector.Paco Trojan” has infected 900,000 IPs worldwide and has the ability to reconfigure browser settings and network communications. The malware is spread via installers that are... Read More
Facebook's Messenger app has allowed users to send money to friends using their debit cards since last spring, but recent reports indicate that Facebook may be considering a move into the retail payments space as well, following in the tracks of Apple, Samsung and Google. Facebook will need to be... Read More
Software security is no longer just anti-virus and firewalls. The cloud today offers plenty of excellent options for software developers to increase user reach and availability, yet while these options are beneficial for marketing and revenue, they create many more possibilities for security holes. Manual security reviews are useful, but... Read More
Our country-by-country analysis of the top funded startups continues with the latest installment – Israel. One of the most impressive aspects of Israel’s startup ecosystem is the innate need to build products that have a global appeal. Israeli entrepreneurs are limited by the small domestic market – with only 8 million... Read More
From creating instant messaging technology and Waze to inventing drip irrigation and water desalination solutions, Israel has become a global tech leader. This year, investors have been flocking to Israel from New York, China and all over the world in order to find opportunities, as Israeli entrepreneurs continue to raise... Read More
With Christmas just around the corner, parents everywhere have been hunting for this season’s hottest toys. One of the biggest trends for kids – as if it were any surprise... Read More
One of the "million dollar questions" in the information security industry is whether or not a way even exists to write secure code. And, as it turns out, there's no real consensus on one true answer. Some believe that with convenient tools for developers, there is a chance for the... Read More
Parents freaked out when hackers stole millions of records from VTech, a Hong Kong-based toy maker. Because the records included information on at least 200,000 children, those mothers and fathers were probably more worried about kidnappings and child pornography than financial mischief. But hacks like the attack on VTech are... Read More
VTech, a maker of electronic toys for children, was recently hit with a major hack that exposed account information on 4.8 million customers. The information includes parent names, home addresses,... Read More
The 2015 Holiday Season is upon us and the year is drawing to a close. Soon our thoughts will drift to our hopes and goals for 2016. For those who are dreaming of a new job at an up-and-coming young company, we’ve compiled this list to help. All of these... Read More
Checkmarx is pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of Israel's fastest growing companies in Deloitte's Fast50 2015 awards program for the third year in a row. As the fastest growing cyber security company and the 14th fastest growing company in the Startup Nation, we're thrilled to have... Read More
Checkmarx has released a new microsite to help companies raise awareness within their development teams for secure development practices. The campaign provides a kit that includes physical and online tools... Read More
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Checkmarx — a global leader in software application security — has several things planned, the first of which is the launch of... Read More
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