Affecting more than 100,000 organisations in 150 countries, the WannaCry attack recently thrust ransomware into the international spotlight. For me, the most concerning thing about this attack was the fact that people’s health and lives were put at risk by the encryption of NHS patient data files and medical systems, highlighting in no uncertain terms the huge cyber-security challenge faced by the healthcare industry. There is nothing quite like a worldwide incident infecting hundreds of thousands of computers to bring a problem into focus. Companies in all industries could just as likely fall victim and must begin looking at this…
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Security researchers have found vulnerabilities in one of Tesla’s cars and demonstrated that they can be exploited remotely to do things like open the car’s doors and force it to break while in motion. Cesare Garlati, Chief Security Strategist at the prpl Foundation commented below. Cesare Garlati, Chief Security Strategist at the prpl Foundation: “The danger with connected cars is the “connected” aspect. Today’s IoT devices are housing numerous vulnerabilities, waiting for hackers to exploit them and connected cars are not immune, despite the possibility for a catastrophic outcome. Just as the researchers uncovered here – and with the 2014 Jeep…
With the Health Service Journal reporting that the NHS has suffered a data breach, resulting in hundreds of junior doctors’ personal details being mistakenly published online by an NHS trust, Phil Codd, Managing Director Ireland & UKI Regional Director at SQS Group commented below. Phil Codd, Managing Director Ireland & UKI Regional Director at SQS Group, is calling for the NHS to prioritise quality above all else when it comes to IT. Phil also discusses the pressure the NHS has been placed under to cut costs and embrace digital transformation to improve services, forcing the beloved institution to outsource IT contracts, which may…
Reports have emerged that entertainment company HBO has suffered a breach and upcoming episodes of the popular show – Game of Thrones have been leaked online. IT security experts commented below. Terry Ray, Chief Technology Officer at Imperva: “Another large entertainment provider has had data stolen and it’s the attackers that are bringing it to light. While we don’t know the specifics yet, it is common that companies become aware of a breach only once the data has been shared beyond the attacker, this was further highlighted in a Verizon Data Breach Report a few years back. However, there are also…
Following the news about Anthem Breach IT security experts from Balbix, Bitglass, Trivalent and McAfee commented below. Gaurav Banga, Founder and CEO at Balbix: “Businesses need to better assess risk of data exfiltration and malicious intent across the enterprise, including third party contractors. Specifically finding the data stores within the enterprise that have a high business impact and are at an increased likelihood from being attacked by infected devices or malicious users, can help predict and prevent such attacks, before they happen. Continuous risk assessment and monitoring of the enterprise attack surface can reveal such risks proactively.” Rich Campagna, CEO at Bitglass: “Whether it’s a…
Businesses, and particularly SMB’s, do not have it easy at the moment. Assailed by the distancing shadow of the recession on the one hand, and the gathering dark clouds of Brexit on the other, organisations must steer a careful course to keep afloat. While political uncertainty may have many business leaders attention, action must also be taken to ensure the unforeseen threat of a data breach doesn’t run them aground. With the amount of digitally-stored data growing at an exponential rate, it’s no longer when but how a business’ data will be compromised. Data breaches have the ability to destroy…
If the last few months have taught us anything, it’s that enterprises clearly need to take a long hard look at the cyber security they have in place. One thing is clear – cyber threats now present a bigger risk to organisations than ever before. Considering the huge growth in the number of new ransomware families (an increase of 752% since 2015), online extortion has become a major issue and one that businesses must address. When it comes to measuring up the country’s worst hit by ransomware, the UK does not appear to be faring well. According to a recent…
Sweden is facing a considerable clean-up after a national data breach this week. Adequate safeguards were not adopted and as a result the subsequent scandal could throw the government into turmoil. Iain Chidgey, VP and General Manager International at Delphix commented below on the gravity of this data breach and the importance of compliance as we move towards GDPR. Iain Chidgey, VP and General Manager International at Delphix: “The gravity of Sweden’s national data breach continues to be felt. Senior politicians are already paying for the recently-revealed data security failure with their jobs. The incident illustrates the real-world impact that poor data…
Picture this: your services get taken out by a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. In the always on, on-demand world, customers won’t tolerate any downtime, even just a few seconds. It may as well be an engraved invitation for your customers to flee to your competitors. Along with the loss of customer satisfaction – which is huge – you’re stuck with a financial loss and the lasting reputation damage that arrives in the wake of a security attack. Fortunately, there are ways to protect yourself, your network and your services from the modern, sophisticated attacks that are the…
It was reported this morning that crooks on the Dark Web became victims of hacking themselves, after Dutch Police hijacked their accounts upon discovering they had reused old passwords. This comes soon after the Alphabay/ Hansa take down operation last week. Andrew Clarke, EMEA Director at One Identity: “The dutch police crime-fighting techniques high-lighted in the recent take-down of alphabay/hansa – and the ability to simply reuse accounts/passwords on another darkweb marketplace, Dream Market, to persue their targets is a clear demonstration of a poor practice by the user. Companies should think about how this sits in their own environment…