Kaspersky Lab released their analysis of the financial threat landscape in 2016, finding that almost half of all phishing attacks registered in 2016 by Kaspersky Lab’s heuristic detection technologies were aimed at stealing their victim’s money. Robert Capps, VP of Business Development at NuData Security commented below. Robert Capps, VP of Business Development at NuData Security: “It’s not a surprise that phishing is still a valid concern for cyber security professionals. The Internet is awash with stolen consumer data ripe for malicious use, providing fertile soil in which fraudsters can grow innovative attacks using purloined black-market data. “Victims of stolen data…
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eBay customers need to be extra cautious when accessing their account activity, personal information and stored messages. Research from Comparitech.com has found that many pages on the site, which require user input or contain their personal info, are not HTTPS encrypted. While eBay does use HTTPS on its most critical pages, such as those where payment or address information is entered, it still lacks encryption on several sensitive pages. When customers send and receive messages from sellers, for example, their communications are not sent over a private channel. Not only could a hacker intercept and read messages, they could modify…
Volatile weather is pummeling the US at the moment, from the dangerous Hermine hurricane just off Florida’s Gulf Coast, to the catastrophic floods being experienced in Calfornia right now. Deadly storms and tornadoes are hitting Texas and other southern states, and January saw powerful winds and heavy rain batter the eastern seaboard. This adverse weather can impact lives in a multitude of ways, causing damage to homes and even causing individuals to sustain life-changing injuries. So what happens when the business equivalent of a natural disaster hits your company? When a hurricane hits, individuals can lose everything they hold dear.…
According to New Secunia Research at Flexera Software Country Report Unpatched end-of-life programmes with vulnerabilities are attack vectors hackers can exploit Maidenhead, U.K. The average private user in the UK has 72 programmes installed on their PC, and 6.7 percent of them are end-of-Life programmes that are no longer patched by the vendor. End-of-life programmes containing unpatched software vulnerabilities are popular attack vectors for hackers to exploit because they are so widespread on devices today. These conclusions can be drawn from just-released Country Reports covering Q4 2016 for 12 countries, published by Secunia Research at Flexera Software, the leading provider of Software Vulnerability Management Solutions.…
Following the reports emerged that a disgruntled employee had hacked the control systems of his ex-employer a paper factory, causing over a million dollars in damage. Reacting to the news, Morena Carullo, Co-Founder and CTO at Nozomi Networks commented below. Morena Carullo, Co-Founder and CTO at Nozomi Networks: “This is not the first time we’ve seen malicious damage caused by a disgruntled ex-employee. What it highlights is the very serious implications when basic cyber security practices are ignored. Every organisation needs to implement simple security policies capable of locking out and controlling user access, combined with central VPN management, to prevent instances of…
Verizon has reached a deal with Yahoo to buy the company’s core internet business for £281m less than originally agreed. Security is a strategic issue and needs to be included as part of any M&A due diligence. Gunter Ollmann, CSO at Vectra Networks commented below on the impact a breach can have on an organisation’s reputation and thus market value. Gunter Ollmann, CSO at Vectra Networks: “In the age of cyber espionage, businesses need more than security solutions to protect their customers. As seen in the case of Yahoo!, businesses that lack transparency and willingness to discuss security matters in an honest and…
With every year, recognizable brands seem to roll out new versions of their smartphones. And if you’re a smartphone devotee, you might be first in line when the latest versions become available. But even if you’ve been staying on top of smartphone trends, you might not be aware of all the options available when it comes to security settings. Some of these settings change with new iterations and some of them stay the same. To help you keep your phone as secure as possible, here’s an overview of perhaps the most important security features you’ll want to be aware of…
First security policy management app on the newly launched Cisco ACI App Center, app complements AlgoSec’s full-scale integrated solution for Cisco ACI Today at Cisco Live Berlin, Cisco’s annual IT and communications conference, AlgoSec, the leading provider of business-driven security policy management solutions, announced its new Connectivity and Compliance App for Cisco ACI, available on Cisco ACI App Center. The new AlgoSec App assesses network connectivity, risk and compliance across the Cisco ACI fabric, directly from within the Cisco APIC user interface. The AlgoSec for Cisco ACI App delivers key benefits including: Identifies blocked network traffic and provides visibility into the security…
Cloud Adoption Strategies Will Influence More Than 50 Per Cent of ITO Deals Through 2020 STAMFORD, Conn. The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 18 per cent in 2017 to total $246.8 billion, up from $209.2 billion in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. The highest growth will come from cloud system infrastructure services (infrastructure as a service [IaaS]), which is projected to grow 36.8 per cent in 2017 to reach $34.6 billion. Cloud application services (software as a service [SaaS]) is expected to grow 20.1 per cent to reach $46.3 billion (see Table 1.) “The overall global public cloud market is…
As Governor Cuomo recently announced, New York State’s new Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies take effect on March 1, 2017. Cybersecurity experts from Balabit, Prevalent and VASCO Data Security commented below. Balázs Scheidler, CTO and Co-Founder at Balabit: “Under the new regulations, banks are now required to scrutinize their suppliers, and to report on breaches that affect them. Since many of these suppliers might also have access to internal banking systems, those with remote access might be the leverage that an attacker would use to cross the perimeter, move laterally and take what they’re after, as happened with the Target breach. “Requiring that breaches are reported is a good…