You might be a small organisation that’s seemingly below cyber criminals’ radar, but you are far from immune to data breaches. Small and medium-sized enterprises account for a large proportion of cyber attacks, victims of random and indiscriminate attacks that target vulnerabilities, rather than specific organisations. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017 shows just how […]
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organizers confirmed on Sunday that the Games had fallen victim to a cyber attack during Friday’s opening ceremony, but they refused to reveal the source. The Games’ systems, including the internet and television services, were affected by the hack two days ago but organizers said it had not compromised any critical part […]
4 Ways Small Businesses Can Improve Their Cyber Security Strategies In order to keep your operations safe and competitive in the current business arena, you have to make cyber security a priority. It’s fine just to have the basics squared away. However, the smart business owner will do more than the bare minimum. Four Tips […]
Russia has confirmed its Interior Ministry was targeted by a global cyber-attack using hacking tools reportedly created by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Tens of thousands of computers across almost 100 countries were targeted in a global cyber attack on Friday, with universities, the British health service and major companies such as FedEx all […]
LONDON – A large cyberattack crippled computer systems at hospitals across Britain on Friday, with appointments canceled, phone lines down and patients turned away. Britain’s National Health Service said hospitals were hit by an apparent “ransomware” attack, but there was no immediate evidence that patient data had been accessed. NHS Digital, which oversees hospital cybersecurity, says […]
I’m often skeptical of survey results, but a recent survey from the 2017 HIMSS (health sector) conference, which suggests that penetration testing is a top priority, caught my eye. Add to this Gartner’s global cyber security group estimate of a 14 percent uptick in “security testing,” as well as an 8.5 percent increase in “consulting.” […]
AIG launches new cyber threat analysis The analysis scores companies on the degree to which a cyber attack may affect their businesses and the potential costs of various cyber incidents AIG announced a partnership with cybersecurity companies to launch CyberMatics, a service that verifies information AIG receives from customers’ cyber security tools American International Group […]
NEW DELHI: The Union Home Ministry is deliberating on a proposal to create a single point of contact, where people can report cyber crimes such as anti-national propaganda, hate speeches, lottery frauds, job scams, among others. The ministry is also seeking to launch a Host-in-India programme, on the lines of Make in India initiative, to […]
The Foreign Office today named the shadowy North Korean cyber gang Lazarus as the criminals which launched a devastating ransomware attack on the NHS. More than a third of hospital trusts had their systems crippled while nearly 7,000 NHS appointments were cancelled in the WannaCry ransomware attack in May. Foreign Office minister Lord Ahmad confirmed […]
Northern Kentucky University has opened a state-of-the-art lab to train students to identify and stop cyber security threats in the workplace. The privately funded JRG Cyber Threat Intelligence Laboratory is modeled after real-world cyber security centers. The cyber security lab is the first major upgrade in Griffin Hall since it opened in 2011. “We’re bursting […]