Vastavam web: The website of a Mexican political opposition party was hit by a cyber attack during Tuesday’s final television debate between presidential candidates ahead of the July 1 vote, after the site had published documents critical of the leading candidate. The National Action Party (PAN) said that its website, targeting front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez […]
A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the US National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain’s health system and infected computers in nearly 100 countries on Friday. A window announcing the encryption of data including a requirement to pay appears on an electronic timetable display […]
A global study has highlighted the UK’s crippling skills shortage, with businesses “put at risk” as employer demand for expertise is treble the supply. The number of cyber security job searches in Britain reached just 31.6% of the number of cyber security jobs posted, giving the UK a skills gap second only to that of […]
Two 20-something cyber experts helped bring down the widespread ransomware attack that infiltrated networks at hospitals, banks, and government agencies in multiple countries. A 22-year-old British researcher unintentionally found the so-called “kill switch” that authors of the malicious software left in the code. Later, he teamed up with a 28-year-old engineer in western Michigan to […]
Keeping notes is one of the key aspects of penetration testing. In this article I’m going to share some information on how I keep notes during a test. I personally use vim to keep notes. It’s easy and it works for me. The important part is to find a tool that makes you as efficient as […]
The UK Government’s Cyber Breaches Survey 2018 has just been released and things aren’t getting any better. This year’s DCMS cyber breaches survey highlights the continued pressure that UK businesses are under from cyber-attacks as well as what they are – or are not – doing to defend themselves. The report, based on a survey […]
A man poses inside a server room at an IT company, June 19, 2017, REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Illustration/Files The United States and Britain on Monday warned of a global cyber attack targeting routers and other networking equipment, blaming Russian government-backed hackers for the campaign on government agencies, businesses and critical infrastructure operators. Washington and London issued a […]
At a time when cyber security has become paramount for digital enterprises, Cisco India on Thursday announced three new initiatives to help the country build a transparent and secure digital infrastructure environment. Cisco will open a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Pune which will provide services ranging from monitoring and management to comprehensive threat […]
HIPAA Network & Application Layer Penetration Testing Network & Application Layer Penetration Testing Find your weaknesses before THEY do. Recent healthcare breaches are exposing the ugly truth that the network infrastructure at many providers is insecure. What’s the fastest way to identify your gaps and weaknesses? A Network and Application Layer Penetration Test simulates a […]
While government departments and hospital systems had so far been spared the chaos that struck Britain’s NHS, there were fears the full impact of the attack may only emerge after the weekend. “Currently we haven’t received any response from the government agencies or our hospital systems. Currently they are not under attack by the virus,” said […]