Following the news that 34% of NHS trusts have been hit by ransomware over the past 18 months, this news comes an FOI issued by RES. The FOI also found that seven attacks on the NHS were successful, in that data was given to cybercriminals. Raj Samani, Intel Security EMEA CTO commented below on how healthcare organisations can protect themselves against a rapidly growing threat. Raj Samani, Intel Security EMEA CTO at Intel Security: “Ransomware attacks are rising at an alarming rate and show no signs of slowing down but as cyber criminals focus in on the UK, they will not focus…
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As part of our expert panel question series, we have the following question for the month of Jan 2017 to our expert panel members followed by their responses. Jan 2017 Question: We have witness number of global events in 2016 such as US Presidential election and Brexit. Will these global events will have any affect on Cyber Security in 2017? How do you see Cyber Security will enfold in 2017 given the global events in 2016? Expert Responses: NEIRA JONES: The Year of the Unexpected… From all the surprises on the political front, with the US presidential elections, Brexit in…
The recent Tesco Bank hack has left the retail banking world reeling, searching for answers and more effective ways to secure networks against future attacks. It has been revealed weaknesses in the bank’s mobile applications left the door open for cybercriminals to brute force their way in and take more than £2.5 million of customers’ money. Worse still, the bank had been warned by several security experts of this weakness prior to the attack. How Tesco got it so wrong It was the largest ever cyber-attacks on a UK bank. One of the most significant things about the Tesco hack was…
More IT audit functions becoming involved in major technology projects; more IT audit leaders are attending audit committee meetings MENLO PARK, Calif. Cybersecurity and privacy issues, along with infrastructure management and emerging technologies, rank as the top technology challenges organisations face today, according to a just-released survey report from global consulting firm Protiviti and ISACA, a global business technology professional association for IT audit/assurance, governance, risk and information security professionals. The survey of 1,062 IT audit and internal audit leaders and professionals found that IT audit is also becoming more involved in major technology implementation projects within organisations. In the survey, respondents were asked to…
Android users are under an increasing risk of identity theft and financial repercussions following a series of recent events that have brought Android banking malware cases to the forefront of the cybersecurity debate. The most recent incidents include a banking Trojan designed to steal money leakedonline by an underground hacking forum, and a DDoS attack targeting Lloyds Bank Group mobile apps. The increasing frequency of these events calls for urgent action from financial institutions, many of which are being actively targeted because of their negligent approach to mobile security. This is according to app security specialist Promon. The cybercrime scene has rapidly evolved from being a garage business to a mature, large-scale, market-based economy, which seeks monetary fulfilment as its modus operandi. Naturally, banks are at the very core of their interest. Cyber-enabled fraud alone went up 1,266% on 2015 figures, according to the Fraud Barometer reported by KPMG, with cases including a £113 million cyber fraud – the largest recorded in UK Courts since 2008. Sophisticated techniques today…
Following the news that the Trump Hotels website is displaying a “Checking your browser before accessing Trumphotels.com” notification upon loading the page—a strong indication the site is in full defense mode against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Kyle Wilhoit, Security Researcher at DomainTools commented below. Kyle Wilhoit, Security Researcher at DomainTools: “Cloudflare is a service often leveraged by nefarious actor and concerned organizations alike. Currently, the Cloudflare loading page is no longer present. However, after looking at the domain in our Iris tool, I noticed Trumphotels.com IP and Nameserver were still tied to Cloudflare. So, it seems Trumphotels.com took down their Cloudflare landing page, but are still hosted by…
There was a virtual traffic jam of automotive brands and other tech heavyweights announcing their latest self-drive car initiatives at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with everyone from BMW to Hyundai announcing they were investing heavily in driverless vehicle technology. BMW is focusing on automating every aspect of the driving experience by incorporating Alexa, Amazon’s digital assistant, into its vehicles so a driver can shop, make a restaurant reservation or even book a flight while on the move. Whilst, Hyundai is aiming for affordability by reducing computing power and using less expensive sensors to operate its vehicles,…
New study from Venafi finds inadequate cryptographic controls significantly impact reliability and availability of critical services Salt Lake City, UT. Venafi®, the leading provider of protection for cryptographic keys and digital certificates that protect machine-to-machine communication, today announced the results of a study into the scale, frequency and causes of certificate-related outages. Certificate-related outages negatively impact the reliability and availability of vital systems and services. “Certificates and keys are identity and access management for machines, just like user names and passwords are for humans,” said Kevin Bocek, vice president of security strategy and threat intelligence at Venafi. “Certificates allow machines to communicate…
ESET Ireland warns of a phishing scam targeting Irish FarmVille players. Farmville was once the most played game on Facebook, with over 80 million players worldwide, but although its popularity has declined significantly since then, it still has over 30 million followers. So, it’s not at all surprising that cybercriminals have chosen this group as their phishing target. It all starts with an email, claiming to come from PayPal and claiming a $82.04 GBP (whatever currency that is) payment is being processed to FarmVille on Facebook. The full email states: Your $82.04 GBP payment made for the game FarmVille on…
Identity Theft hit an all-time high in 2016 according to Javelin Strategy and Research latest report. While the new EMV chip credit cards helped, it led to other types of fraud. Don Duncan, Security Engineer at NuData Security commented below. Don Duncan, Security Engineer at NuData Security: “There is no doubt that the shift to EMV is causing fraudsters to adapt their methods by turning to card-not-present fraud. This was the trend seen in Europe when they made the change a few years ago. The fraudsters will continue to shift their sights on untapped vulnerabilities as we shift our defenses. Account takeover…