In response to BlackBerry announcing that 80% of consumers did not have faith in their devices to secure their data effectively please find below a comment from Simon Whitburn, SVP cybersecurity services at Nominet. Simon Whitburn, SVP Cybersecurity Services at Nominet: “The rapid proliferation of the Internet of Things creates a headache for security departments – as the IoT creates a series of new access points for hackers and new vulnerabilities to be wary of. So, perhaps, it’s no surprise that a company like BlackBerry has signalled a new seriousness around IoT security by announcing they will be leasing out…
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Expert Comments below: John McCumber, Director of Cybersecurity Advocacy, North America at (ISC)2: “The government’s shutdown may lead to longer-term challenges when it comes to the management of our national cybersecurity workforce. The Federal government is already facing an uphill battle in the recruiting competition against higher-paying private sector organizations and issues like this only serve to make it look like a less stable place to start a career.It’s also troubling that something as critically important as the National Institute of Standards and Technology is considered non-essential during the shutdown. It highlights the concern that our priorities, mandates and corresponding…
Following the announcement that British scientists have developed a new computer programme that can spot if someone has lied to police about being robbed Andy Davies, consultant, police and intelligence services at analytics leader SAS UK highlights how artificial intelligence and data analytics can help the police do their jobs more effectively and efficiently. With law enforcement operating in an increasingly complex environment, the police are need of new and innovative ways to make sense of the large volumes of data at their disposal. Andy Davies, Consultant, Police & Intelligence Services at SAS UK: “The announcement that British scientists have developed a programme to…
Singapore Airlines has revealed that a software bug exposed personal data of 285 customers including seven with passport details after a change was instituted on their website over the weekend. Expert comments below: Ryan Wilk, VP of Customer Success at NuData Security: “Whether it be a software glitch or data breach, companies need to mitigate the damage from exposed data by instituting new technologies that include passive biometrics and behavioral analytics. Leveraging these technologies will allow companies to correctly identify customers by their behavior online rather than by credentials that have been stolen. It is an approach that allows companies…
Following the news that Marriott has admitted that five million customer passport numbers have been lost in a recent data breach, cybersecurity experts commented below. Experts Comments below: Matt Aldridge, Senior Solutions Architect at Webroot: “A key question we need to ask is why do hotels need to store passport numbers? One of the biggest impacts of GDPR was that it forced companies to consider the personal data they hold and ask customers for, whether this data was really needed and if so how to properly protect it. This is an example of too much data being collected and retained. In…
An account posing as PayPal used a paid promotion on Twitter to bait users into sharing their personal information under the guise that they were entering an end-of-year contest, The Next Web reported this week. TNW reporter Matthew Hughes first reported the since-deleted promoted tweet from @PaypalChristm. The tweet had several obvious signs of being a scam, which included not only its shady unverified account “with fewer than 100 followers,” but also a sketchy-ass promotional image seemingly designed to insinuate that a car and iPhone were up for grabs. A link included in the tweet reportedly led to a page that appeared similar…
Hundreds of German politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel have had personal detailshackedand published online, reports say. Contacts, private chats and credit card details were put out on Twitter which belong to figures from every political party except the far-right AfD. Experts comments below: Tim Erlin, VP at Tripwire: “There are more questions than answers about this incident so far. Whether the questions can be answered quickly is yet to be determined. While the data leaked is concerning, the unknown data that may have been accessed, but not yet leaked, is also a problem. It’s clear that the attacker had access…
Following the news that German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, have had their personal details hacked and published online, Caitlin Huey, senior threat intelligence analyst at EclecticIQ commented below. Caitlin Huey, Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at EclecticIQ: “The leak of personal information from German MPs seems to have come from the same source that has been regularly leaking information on German celebrities throughout December via Twitter. There are several facts that point towards this hack being orchestrated from an organisation leaning politically towards the far right. For instance, information from members of the rightwing party AfD were excluded. The now suspended Twitter account was following only…
It has been revealed that Action Fraud received more than 5,000 complaints about a TV licence scam email in the past three months. In light of this news, Jake Moore, cyber security expert at ESET UK, has the following comment and advice. Expert comments below: Jake Moore, Cyber Security Expert at ESET UK: “Hackers will stop at nothing and this just proves that a well-designed phishing email linking to an equally reputable looking website can cause a large number of people to part with their most precious information. It continues to be an uphill battle but we need to start…
Google has issued a patch for Chrome for Android that takes care of a security security flaw that leaked information about smartphones’ hardware model, firmware version, and indirectly the device’s security patch level. The vulnerability could open up users to exploit targeting and user fingerprinting. Expert Comments below: Mike Bittner, Digital Security & Operations Manager at The Media Trust: “The ability to access information via user agent strings will benefit exploit targeting regardless of what browser is used. App developers and browser developers should do a thorough mapping of what user information they gather and share and ensure they’ve obtained…