Britain’s cyber security agencies have launched a major overhaul of how they grade online attacks. Incidents can now be classified in six categories, up from three under the previous arrangements. The system has been designed to bring greater clarity and consistency to the response triggered when UK networks are targeted by hackers, online fraudsters or […]
The chief executive of McAfee believes cyber security firms will see higher demand for election protection as authorities in countries such as the US and UK try to safeguard “integrity” at the ballot box. Chris Young said there was a growing trend of attacks targeting “major events” like the most recent Winter Olympics, with the […]
So unfortunately, there is another cyber attack to tell you about. Someone compromised over 200,000 Cisco switches. But wait…it gets better. Because Iran was the one that found the attack and alerted the world. Cisco global cyberattack: What you need to know. So according to Iran’s tech leaders, hackers hit around 3,500 systems. But guess […]
There is no doubt that successful cyber attacks can have substantial legal repercussions on victimized organizations, and that fact alone gives legal counsel, whether in-house or sourced from outside, an important seat at the table when cyber security lands in the spotlight of litigation. But, “Having a seat at the cyber security table and being […]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Olympic officials on Sunday said a cyber-attack was responsible for an internet and wifi shutdown during the Pyeongchang Winter Games opening ceremony, but refused to say who was responsible. Internal systems crashed just before Friday’s ceremony but didn’t disrupt the high-tech gala, which was attended by VIPs including the sister of […]
With an aim to bridge the gap between industry and students, TAPMI continued its CXO Leadership Series with Mr. Balaji Venketeshwar- Executive Director, Cyber Security Engineering at PricewaterhouseCoopers. The theme of the Leadership talk is “Disruptive Innovation: Opportunities and threat.” He started his talk with three aspects of disruptive technology i.e. innovation, trends, and challenges. […]
Cyber Security Risk Scorecard; Today, almost all companies, regardless of the size or the sector, need to rate their cyber security risk. A reliable and actionable security scorecard can assess the risks and show the ways to eliminate the threats. Generating a security scorecard does not require your personal or secret information. Because they use […]
Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran has initiated a comprehensive refresh of New Zealand’s approach to cyber security, releasing two cabinet papers detailing her proposed approach. She announced the move in a speech at the Wellington launch of Auckland University’s Cyber Security Foundry, saying she wanted to “test whether the government has the […]
The ISBuzz Post: This Post Democratic Party Of Firenza Cyber Attack In Italy From Juniper Networks appeared first on Information Security Buzz. Two top cybersecurity experts with Juniper Networks offers insight into reports (Reuters link) that global news distribution service BusinessWire (owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.) was hit with a sustained distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyber-attack, and the new tools that […]
Attacks on SCADA systems are on the rise. The freighting truth is that many infiltrated systems have gone undetected. All too often, cyber criminals “infect” systems and silently monitor traffic, observe activity, and wait for months or even years before taking any action allowing them to strike when they can cause the most damage. “We […]