Encryption And Its Role In National Security
The recent terrorist activity in the UK has reignited the debate about the use of encryption online. With news that the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, is calling for new regulation of the Internet, effectively demanding the abolition of encryption, David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab commented below. David Emm, Principal Security Researcher […]
Fifty Password Hashes Per Hour: How Insiders Could Compromise Any Corporate Network With A $20 Device
Kaspersky Lab researchers have examined publicly available hardware and software tools for covert password interception and discovered that a powerful hacking tool can be created for as little as $20 (£15), and just a few hours of work by someone with basic programming knowledge. In an experiment they used a DIY Raspberry Pi based USB-device, […]
McAfee On Cyber Skills Shortage Of 350,000 Across Europe By 2022
2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study has found that European companies are expected to go on a cyber security hiring spree in the next year, resulting in a potential skills shortage of 350,000 cyber security professionals across Europe by 2022, Raj Samani, Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee commented below. Raj Samani, Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee: […]
WannaCry: Time To Vaccinate Your Business
In March 1947, a patient who had recently visited Mexico travelled by bus to New York City. He became ill, was hospitalised, and, after his death, found to have had smallpox. This was one of the first casualties of smallpox since the last big outbreak in 1875, which had killed 2,000 New Yorkers. Then, on […]
2nd Announcement In Scope Of Media Partnership Between IFINSEC 2017 – Information Security Buzz
IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition Date: 14-15 November 2017 Location: Istanbul – Turkey Event Website: www.ifinsec.com Email: info@ifinsec.com IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition (www.ifinsec.com) will be held on 14-15 November 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. IFINSEC is a global, niche and dedicated conference focusing on IT Security technologies and […]
Druva Joins Cloud Security Alliance To Support Cloud-First Security And Data Protection Strategies
Sunnyvale, CA – Druva, the leader in cloud data protection and information management, today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. Working as part of the CSA, Druva aims to educate and […]
Why Phishing Still Makes Us WannaCry
This May saw one of the most damaging cyber attacks in history, when the WannaCry ransomware infected hundreds of organisations across the world, including the NHS. Where most attacks have effects on finance or data privacy, the WannaCry incident brought real-world services to a standstill, with patients turned away from hospitals and operations cancelled. We […]
Imperva CounterBreach 2.0 Introduces New Machine Learning Algorithm To Protect Data Against Insider Threats
Addresses permissions management failings in knowledge-driven work environments LONDON, UK.—Imperva, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMPV), committed to protecting business-critical data and applications in the cloud and on-premises, today announced CounterBreach 2.0 with a new algorithm to automatically place individuals and their cross-functional peers into “virtual” working groups based on interactions with enterprise files in order to identify unusual user […]
