Today’s hackers are attacking a lot more than just computers. They’re going after Internet of Things (IoT) products – like internet-connected cameras, lights, smart tv’s and refrigerators and using them to create havoc on the internet. In October, hackers used the “Mirai” malware to attack unsecured IoT devices, turning them Read more…
Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Questions for CEOs Cyber threats constantly evolve with increasing intensity and complexity. The ability to achieve mission objectives and deliver business functions is increasingly reliant on information systems and the Internet, resulting in increased cyber risks that could cause severe disruption to a company’s business Read more…
Ever-growing and persistent The primary contributor to the ransomware attacks in the manufacturing sector includes LockerGoga ransomware, followed by WannaCry, GandCrab, and BitPayment ransomware. LockerGoga ransomware targeted several industrial and manufacturing companies including Altran Technologies, Norsk Hydro, Hexion, and Momentive. Context The manufacturing sector has been continuously facing the brunt Read more…
The National Security Agency (NSA) has announced its intention to create a cybersecurity directorate this fall in a bid to defend the U.S. against foreign adversaries. It comes at a time of increasing election interference by foreign nations such as Russia as part of an ongoing strategy to destabilize the West. According Read more…
Yahoo News is reporting that a “retaliatory digital strike against an Iranian spy group” was carried out this past Thursday. The Washington Post, The New York Times, and the Associated Press all confirmed the report with their own sources, including the further detail that the cyber attack was approved by President Donald Trump. It was the same Read more…
Internet already being weaponized – US cyberattack on Iran won’t help Cyber-warfare suddenly went public late last month. Multiple media outlets reported that President Donald Trump had authorized U.S. Cyber Command to conduct a cyberstrike on Iran. Obviously, this isn’t the first such attack by a nation, or even by Read more…
Small Businesses Are Prime Targets Cyber espionage is one of the most pressing cybersecurity risks for small businesses. These attacks are designed to steal data, but many believe they are immune to these attacks because they don’t own a great deal of valuable data. Despite that, one in five U.S. Read more…
Attacks against automated teller machines (ATMs) are nothing new, for obvious reasons. They are a perfect target for both conventional thieves and hackers, standing at the intersection of physical theft and cyber crime. Particularly in the developing world, ATMs often lack basic cybersecurity precautions, with archaic operating systems and minimal Read more…
Today, the most common web application attacks are exceeding network attacks, due to the fact that web applications have more vulnerabilities and user/client side errors, making them easier to penetrate and access. Injection Attacks Common User Input attacks that have been around forever and are extremely common place. If you Read more…
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities deal with buffers, or memory allocations in languages that offer direct, low-level access to read and write memory. Since the birth of the information security industry, buffer overflows have found a way to remain newsworthy. In the late 1980s, a buffer overflow in UNIX’s fingerd program allowed Read more…