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This week in non-coronavirus news...



Coronavirus continues to dominate most headlines, so this week we're taking another break from pandemic news to see what else made news.


TechRadar Pro: Major data breach exposes database of 200 million users

By: Anthony Spadafora

Security analysts at CyberNews have discovered an unprotected database online which contains over 800GB of personal information including detailed records on over 200m US users.


Health IT Security: Senate GOP bill proposes federal privacy standard bill, preempts states

By: Jessica Davis

After bipartisan talks fell through on a federal national privacy law, Sen. Jerry Moran released his take on national privacy standard bill that would preempt state laws.


VentureBeat: Nokia adds 5G to worldwide IoT network, lets carriers test new sensors

By: Jeremy Horwitz

Nokia may be best known for cellular phones, but in recent years the Finnish company has focused on networking hardware — the radios and infrastructure that connect cellular devices to the internet.


CSO: The 10 most powerful cybersecurity companies

By: Neal Weinberg

What makes these 10 security vendors the biggest power players? We break it down.


TechCrunch: Hackers hit NutriBullet website with credit card-stealing malware

By: Zack Whittaker

Magecart hackers have struck again, this time targeting the NutriBullet website.


CISO: 65% of security professionals access documents unrelated to their jobs: Research

A survey on insider threats conducted by unified security and risk analytics firm Gurucul, revealed that nearly 65% of cybersecurity professionals have accessed documents that are not related to their job profiles.


DarkReading: What cybersecurity pros really think about artificial intelligence

By: Ericka Chickowski

While there's a ton of unbounded optimism from vendor marketing and consultant types, practitioners are still reserving a lot of judgment.


Gizmodo: Here's what people thought of Twitter when it first launched

By: Matt Novak

The first tweet was sent on March 21, 2006 when cofounder and current CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted, “just setting up my twttr.”


InnovationMap: Houston esports startup scores partnerships with big gaming brands

By: Natalie Harms

Aesports marketplace based in the Houston area has won some big partnerships for 2020.






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