Month: June 2017

  • Cyber Security Roundup for June 2017

    Over in the United States, a US Health Insurer forked out £90 million to cover compensation and legal costs after hackers stolen customer records in its care. We could well see these types of large payouts in the UK soon after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) kicks in May 2018. Read full news article…

  • Early indications point to Sandworm hacking group for global ransomware attack

    One of the main suspects behind the recent global ransomware attack is a hacking group with suspected ties to Russia and a history of launching destructive computer viruses, according to research conducted by Czech cybersecurity firm ESET. The company has pegged the attack to a group known as Telebots or Sandworm. Read full news article on Cyberscoop…

  • Details from the 2017 Workshop on Economics and Information Security

    Details from the 2017 Workshop on Economics and Information Security The 16th Workshop on Economics and Information Security was this week. Ross Anderson liveblogged the talks. Read full news article on Schneier on Security  

  • Kubernetes 1.7 Brings Extensibility, Security Hardening and the Network Policy API

    Kubernetes 1.7 has been released with focus on extensibility and security as well as a host of new features. The release includes four stable features, seven in beta and 19 in alpha. Read full news article on The New Stack  

  • VMware Tackles HCI Security with Unique Software-Defined Encryption

    Building a Secure Private Cloud with VMware vSAN Hyper Converged Architecture A financial firm recently shared with us that it was fending off 10,000 unauthorized hacking attempts per day.  A hospital shared their need to comply with the latest privacy regulations, and a transportation firm explained how decommissioned hard disk drives needed to be physically…

  • As Ransomware Attacks Spike, Organizations Need to Catch Up

    Mark James, security specialist, ESET The latest operating systems provide better security than ever. But as the WannaCry outbreak demonstrated, many devices still run older, no longer supported operating systems, and many organizations and individuals became malware victims, in part, because of their reliance on those outdated systems. Read full news article on bankinfosecurity.com  

  • The FBI and You: Investigating Cybercrime

    As nation-state directed cybercrime increases, the FBI is bringing counter-intelligence expertise to bear in its investigations. Todd Carroll of the FBI’s Chicago field office talks about attack trends and the new skills and collaboration needed to stop attackers. Read full news article on bankinfosecurity.com  

  • Report states that one in three British teens spending at least six hours on the internet

    More than one in three British teenagers are “extreme internet users” who spend at least six hours a day online, according to a report. The report, by the London-based Education Policy Institute (EPI) thinktank, said: Read full news article on Tech2  

  • Worried about attacks? Maybe you’re not getting hacked enough, report finds

    Hackers gonna hack, but that doesn’t mean we need to hand them the keys. While no code or system connected to the internet can ever claim to be impervious to attack, one of the best ways to secure code may actually be to invite hackers in: Read full news article on TechRepublic  

  • Microsoft Video: The new unified Enterprise Mobility + Security management experience in the Azure Portal

    Learn how we’re making your Enterprise Mobility + Security experience more productive with a unified admin experience in the Azure portal. Get a quick tour of how this helps you apply protections to corporate data of the user, device and application and file level. Read full news article on DABCC  

  • ‘Wiper Malware’ in Global Attack Actually Destroys Data

    A malware strain at the center of this week’s global attack that crippled networks in multiple countries was not ransomware as first suspected, but rather a “wiper” that encrypts data and makes it unrecoverable, top cyber security experts now say. The alarming revelation means the hacker campaign that struck Europe, the U.S., France, Italy, Germany…

  • How to deter hackers: Follow these digital safety best practices

    Nothing guarantees perfect online security. But these checklists will help lock down and protect your digital life, keeping you one step ahead of the bad guys. Read full news article on TechRepublic