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…
Barracuda Networks calls for internet of things devices to be subject to regular security review after researchers detail the application vulnerabilities of an internet-connected security camera Businesses and consumers have a right to know the security posture of devices connected to the internet making up the internet of things(IoT) – and Read more…
Info Security In Healthcare As the world moves into an increasingly digital state, issues surrounding cybersecurity have grown exponentially as hackers and bad actors find new ways to infiltrate our networks and steal our most sensitive data. Over the last few years, hacking and IT security incidents have steadily risen, and many organizations — regardless of industry — are struggling to defend their network Read more…
There were 2,216 data breaches and more than 53,000 cyber security incidents reported in 65 countries in the 12 months ending in March 2018. How many data breaches we will see in 2019 and how big are they going to be? No one has a crystal ball this accurate and it’s difficult Read more…
Someone is trying to take entire countries offline and cybersecurity experts say ‘it’s a matter of time because it’s really easy Gatwick Airport is Britain’s second busiest by passenger volume, and Europe’s eighth. And yet it was brought to a standstill for two days by two people and a single drone. Its Read more…
Experts Fear These Cyber Security “9/11” Like Scenarios Power outages, bank runs, changed financial data: Here are the ‘cyber 9/11’ scenarios that really worry the experts: It may be impossible to hedge against the next major cyberattack, but there are some lessons from recent history and some clues from the Read more…
My mother is now retired, but she worked in HR and payroll for decades, sometimes for banks. Based on her stories, I have an understanding of how handing out or snail-mailing physical checks can be inconvenient from both a payer’s and a payee’s perspective. Many workplaces even used to have Read more…
Definition Of SCADA Security Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks are widely used in modern industrial organizations to monitor and analyze real-time data, control both local and remote industrial processes, interact with devices, and log data and events for auditing and other purposes. Because SCADA networks are vital to Read more…
APT10 Under Close Scrutiny as Potentially Linked to Chinese Ministry of State Security An advanced threat actor has been associated with China’s Ministry of State Security via two individuals and a Chinese firm. Researchers claim that APT10, a likely China-based threat actor, is believed directly connected to the Chinese Read more…