Researchers from Incapsula have discovered that closed-circuit security cameras have been subverted by malware and turned into a botnet network that can launch DDoS attacks. About a 1000 of these closed circuit security cameras have been infected by malware. Tim Erlin, director of IT security and risk strategy at Tripwire have the following comments on it. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Tim Erlin, Director of Security and Product Management at Tripwire : “Whether its primary function is a camera or a webserver, if it’s on the Internet and has an operating system, it can be attacked. Protecting these devices starts with visibility. In many cases,…
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Chaos reigns at TalkTalk as the telco appears to be claiming that a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack led to customer data being compromised – despite that being technically infeasible. A contradictory series of claims in a TalkTalk statement has suggested the company does not understand the security issues it has faced. Richard Beck, head of cyber security at QA have the following comments on it. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Richard Beck, Head of Cyber Security at QA : “Talk Talk’s latest customer statement highlights the challenges an organisation can face when it has been the victim of a cyber attack. In the…
Marty and Doc crashed into the future in the second Back to the Future sci-fi film. Security experts from Xirrus, ForgeRock, X-IO, Quorum, Mangstor, Ipswitch and WhiteHat Security have the following comments on what did the film predict and how much of Marty and Docs’ tech is actually a reality? [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Bruce Miller, VP Product Management at Xirrus : “We saw the first Wi-Fi networks a few years after Back to the Future II was made, and the movie proved to be on the right track when it came to the ways we might compute and communicate in the…
Bloomberg broke the news on Friday that the servers of Dow Jones & Co. were hacked by a group of Russian hackers. And in another hacking incident last month, the email of CIA Director was hacked by teen using social engineering. Here to comment on this news is Leo Taddeo, CSO, Cryptzone and former Special Agent in Charge of the Special Operations/Cyber Division of the FBI’s New York Office. Taddeo comments on Dow Jones hack : “This is one more case in a pattern of unsettling breaches by Russian hackers targeting the US financial sector. While the Obama administration recently…
Aviva data breach story, Márton Illés, product evangelist at BalaBit have the following comments on it. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Márton Illés, Product Evangelist at BalaBit : “What is worse than being hacked? Being hacked and then learning about it from the news headlines or – even worse – learning about it from your very own customers. This is exactly what has just happened to Aviva recently. A malicious insider again leaked some customer data and Aviva failed to detect the leak in time. Organisations need to understand that insiders pose a particular challenge as they’re already a few steps ahead compared…
NFV and SDN-enabled solution provides continuous protection against evolving threats and consistent experience for mobile data users Hod Hasharon, Israel – Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: ALLT), a leading global supplier of service optimization and revenue generation solutions for fixed and mobile broadband operators and cloud providers, and Check Point Software Technologies, announced collaboration to demonstrate a virtual mobile Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) solution for bringing cutting-edge security services to mobile networks leveraging network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN). The proof of concept demonstration (PoC) took place in October during the Layer 123 SDN & OpenFlow World Congress in Düsseldorf,…
The workplace can be a dangerous place. Employees and managers alike must feel safe at work or the company won’t create a culture of lasting and loyal workers. Employers can increase security in a multitude of ways for the safety of those who work for them. But what steps should a company take to ensure their workplace is a safe one, for all involved? Antivirus in the Office Antivirus software is essential for any company that conducts business online. This isn’t only safer for the employees, but also for the business as a whole. A trusted antivirus program can protect…
Alliance Combines Certes’ Software-Defined Security with SOTI’s Enterprise Mobility Management Solutions for Faster, Safer Roll-out of Enterprise Applications Certes Networks, a leading innovator in software-defined security solutions to protect enterprise applications, announced a partnership with SOTI, the world’s leading provider of Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), to enable simplified end-to-end security of sensitive applications for users on the go. The alliance will unite Certes’ award-winning CryptoFlow Software-Defined Security solutions with SOTI’s EMM solutions to enable IT managers to extend enterprise applications to any user on mobile devices with role-based access control and simplified key management. The combined solution dramatically streamlines security…
Only 53 percent of organisations require cybersecurity audits for business partners Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of advanced threat, security and compliance solutions, announced the results of a survey of 160 attendees at the IP EXPO Europ conference in London. According to Tripwire’s survey, 63 percent of the respondents said their organisation would refuse to use partners and suppliers that failed to meet their IT security standards. Despite these concerns, only 53 percent of the respondents require partners and suppliers to pass security audits. Additional survey findings included: 62 percent of the respondents said they are required to meet…
We’ve all seen the ads inviting us to earn large amounts of money. £500 per day. £5K per month. But $80K per month? Really? According to this recent article on BusinessInsider.com, that’s what computer hackers can allegedly make up to today. A good chunk can be made from ‘exploit kits’ – essentially a toolkit to enable other hackers to create maximum damage. And this is particularly disturbing because it means that hacking now requires minimal technical knowledge as you can buy into ready-made hacking tools. Even more disturbing, if anyone can be a hacker then anyone – that’s you or your…