In the last few years attacks on critical infrastructure have been on the rise, accented by high profile cases like the attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, Flame, Stuxnet and most recently Triton. Edgard Capdevielle, CEO at Nozomi Networks commented below on the future of attacks on ICS. Edgard Capdevielle, CEO at Nozomi Networks: “Nation-state players, organised crime, individual hackers and disgruntled employees are lining up to take their best shots at critical infrastructure in the coming year. These groups and individuals are developing malware attacks using OT device software, and PLC software, to add to the sea of Windows-dependent attacks.…
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Building an embedded and sustained Information Infrastructure is at the very center of most organisations today. Be it for a digital transformation initiative, compliance, cyber security or a pure cost efficiency initiative. Increasing number of organisations are looking to optimise their IT Infrastructure effectively than ever before. But how exactly do you manage these assets properly to obtain ideal results? In this article, we discuss best practices in hardware and software asset management, which you can apply to your own organisation. And because these assets are normally part of a corporate network, we’ll look at some tips in network management…
In response to the news that hackers have fooled the Windows 10 facial recognition with a mere photo, VASCO Data Security, leaders in multifactor authentication commented below. David Vergara, Head of Global Product Marketing at VASCO Data Security: “That hackers found a way to spoof Windows 10 Hello facial recognition as they did with the iPhone X Face ID isn’t surprising – no one technology, including biometric authentication technology – is immune to creative attacks. Organizations can better mitigate fraud by taking a layered approach to security that doesn’t rely on a single authentication mechanism. For example, behavioral biometrics combined with…
2017 has been a busy year for cybersecurity. Between massive data breaches including Verizon, Equifax, Sonic, Uber, and the infamous “Paradise Papers”; ransomware variants like Wannacry, NotPetya, Locky, GoldenEye, and Jigsaw; and data leaks from major players including the US Air Force’s security clearances, several of the CIA’s confidential documents, and the records of Californian voters, it seems all anyone talks about about is compromised data and security regulations. From healthcare to legal to finance, no industry has come through the year unscathed by cyberattacks and threats. So, what’s next for cybersecurity? Cybersecurity experts from eSentire discuss what to expect in 2018: More…
This past October felt as if someone had called open season on IoT devices. One of the biggest headlines surrounded Reaper, the latest in a long line of botnet attacks designed to infect and mobilize countless connected devices by taking advantage of known vulnerabilities. Reaper was initially reported to be among the worst instances of a botnet ever seen, and while later investigation may have found those early suggestions to be a bit hyperbolic, the fact remains that Reaper still infected over 28,000 devices – spanning webcams, DVRs and security cameras – and is capable of infecting up to 2…
James C. Foster, CEO at ZeroFOX, a social media security firm based in Baltimore, give his insight about social media next year. James C. Foster, CEO at ZeroFOX: Social media will be the number one vehicle for ransomware distribution in 2018. Currently, there are nearly one million social media accounts compromised every day, and that number will continue to rise thanks to the plethora or easily identifiable targets. And with new channels comes new costs: the average cost of a ransomware ticket will go up 50 percent next year. These actors see that organizations are willing to pay the ransom, so they’ve upped their asking price. And…
Everything is connected, every surface area is primed for data-capturing IoT, and life is mostly conducted from our phones. Even reality itself is becoming trickier to pin down, whether augmented, virtual or actual. With 2018 nigh, we should expect more of the same. Like a good and/or bad sequel, the stakes will be higher, the budgets bigger and the gadgets flashier. For some, it will be a bumpy ride. For others, unprecedented tech-enabled success awaits. For all of us, it will be anything but boring. Strap yourselves in, things are about to get interesting (again). Mind the app Most of…
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a phrase we have been hearing a lot in 2017, with more and more devices becoming ‘connected.’ We have even seen L’Oreal release a ‘smart’ hair brush. But far from being a gimmick, IoT can drive real improvements in business, such as increased productivity and efficiency. The data collected from such devices can provide vital product and market insight for companies. As we move into 2018, the deployment of IoT-enabled devices is set to boom, with this technology truly beginning to disrupt industries. Gartner predicts that there will be almost 11.2 billion devices in…
Research from Ensighten has cited that four in ten (42 per cent) of all brand websites in the UK are still not GDPR compliant. Matt O’Neill, General Manager (Europe) at The Media Trust commented below. Matt O’Neill, General Manager (Europe) at The Media Trust: “While the countdown for GDPR started months ago it’s not surprising that many UK brand websites are behind the ball. This is primarily due to two related factors: superficial understanding for how the digital ecosystem works and the fact that no one individual or group controls a brand’s public-facing digital assets. The internet is a complex, highly-dynamic…
According to recent news reports, a 19-year old vulnerability that enabled attackers to decrypt encrypted data and sign communications sites’ secret encryption keys has returned. The vulnerability was disclosed back in 1998 in the TLS predecessor known as secure sockets layer. A recent study found that 27 of the 100 most-visited websites—including Facebook and PayPal—are vulnerable to what is essentially the same attack. About 2.8 percent of the top 1 million sites also tested positive. According to the researchers, it was hiding in plain sight. Amit Sethi, Principal Consultant at Synopsys commented below. Amit Sethi, Principal Consultant at Synopsys: “The attack is a…