This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet news stories include a look at the companies that hire the most data scientists, four significant impacts of a security breach, and a first-hand account of a major hack job.

Taking some time off this summer? Before you head out on vacation, make sure your devices and apps are also ready.

Gain more security with your open source FTP server with the help of OpenSSL and TLS.

From 2018 to 2019, the percentage of cyberattacks costing $10 million or more nearly doubled, hitting 13%.

Oracle is urging users to update after a critical WebLogic Server Flaw was found being actively exploited in the wild.

The biggest 'serverless' risks don't stem from the technology itself. They occur when organizations <i>respond</i> to the adoption from the outside in.

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A data breach and mounting cybersecurity consulting costs, legal requirements, and regulatory obligations, proved too much for this company to come back from.

Google's new multi-party computation tool allows companies to work together with confidential data sets.

Mozilla has released patches for the bug reported by Coinbase.

How a security researcher learned organizations willingly hand over sensitive data with little to no identity verification.

Rampant security-operations bungling allowed cyberattackers to infiltrate JPL's network, which carries human mission data.

Heavily outnumbered and outpaced by their targets, small FBI cybersquads have been quietly notching up major wins against online criminals operating out of home and abroad.

The Facebook ad agency xSocialMedia exposed 150K medical histories, along with identifying information for the people involved.

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ll know that earlier this week Facebook announced plans for a new global cryptocurrency for absolutely everyone called Libra.

A road map for improving the update process will help reduce the risks from vulnerabilities.

The KGB Espionage Museum's Agne Urbaityte explains various technologies and methods of eavesdropping used by the intelligence service, including Deadly Kiss and cameras in rings.