The Labour party website was knocked offline in what is being named an “accidental DDoS attack”. This was due to a surge of traffic to the website from well-meaning supporters. Due to this incident, the party extended their deadline to register and vote in the Leadership elections. Marc Gaffan, General Manager of Imperva, explains what the party should have done in preparation for the surge of visitors to the website. [su_quote style=”modern-light”]Marc Gaffan, General Manager of Imperva : “While it’s interesting that the term DDoS has entered the vernacular, a site that is overwhelmed by its own users is obviously…
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Platform9, the company making private clouds easy, announced that it has secured $10 million in Series B funding, bringing the funding total to $14.5 million. Menlo Ventures led the round, and previous investor Redpoint Ventures also participated. The company plans to use the money to accelerate its product roadmap for its growing customer base. Menlo Ventures General Partner Mark Siegel joins Redpoint Ventures Partner Scott Raney on the board. Siegel said: “Platform9 is poised to satisfy rising demand for a simple OpenStack solution in the enterprise, and they have the perfect team to do it. We see OpenStack gaining momentum…
Cybersecurity experts from VASCO Data Security, Proficio and Tripwire commented on this week’s news of Insider Trading Hack Using newswire services to access confidential information before it was publicly announced. John Gunn, VP, VASCO Data Security : “This is a fascinating new domain in the field of defending against attacks. Cash, credit card numbers, and social security numbers have high value to all hackers, so they are well protected, especially by banks who spend a fortune on protecting their assets. But a press release has essentially zero value to anyone except an extremely small group of hackers who can exploit…
News Highlights: Biometrics reader makes it easier for users to prove identity when conducting financial or other commercial transactions, receiving healthcare or other public benefits, crossing borders, or voting. Combines company’s high-performance Lumidigm sensors with contactless reader technology to simplify identity verification while improving fraud protection compared to other card-and-fingerprint readers. This latest addition to reader line reinforces HID Global’s commitment to making security more convenient, in a versatile and easy-to-use solution that supports widely used contactless smart card technologies. HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced that it has integrated the company’s Lumidigm® biometrics technology…
We now have the possibility to browse through limitless shops and purchase goods and services from almost anywhere in the world. This has revolutionised the way people shop, and now the possibilities are endless, yet this commerce evolution is banging its head on a barricade. We are able to access all types of products whilst browsing attractive sites that provide enjoyable shopping experiences, but, when it comes to the critical moment of entering personal and payment details, all of this will mean nothing if the consumer abandons their purchases. A new white paper released by myPINpad, Digital Payments – Bridging the…
ESET Ireland has been seeing an increased amount of a new fake email, which claims to come from an email provider and asks the receiver to click a link and “update account recovery information” using their actual email address as bait and threatening to close their email account if “not verified in 48 hours”: Hi <receiver’s email address>, Starting from Friday, 07 Aug 2015 We’ll be updating the terms and privacy statement for your account due to recent security incidents online. Your E-mail Account, (<receiver’s email address>) need to be verified as required by our new online security policy. Failure…
Online Banking Joint Venture of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and KDDI Corporation Implements DIGIPASS for Apps to Add Security Features to Their Mobile Banking Application VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VDSI), a global leader in authentication, electronic signatures, and identity management, announced today that Jibun Bank Corporation has implemented VASCO’s DIGIPASS for Apps and VACMAN Controller to enhance security for online and mobile banking customers. Jibun Bank was founded in 2008 as a joint venture between Japanese communications company KDDI Corporation and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Jibun Bank is a direct-only bank with the goals of being a “personal…
It has been reported that a loophole in Facebook’s privacy system could allow hackers access to personal data using an algorithm. A hacker could access names, telephone numbers, images and location data in bulk from the social network using only a mobile phone number. Philip Lieberman, CEO of Lieberman Software, analyses the extent of the problem and how users can protect themselves. Philip Lieberman, CEO of Lieberman Software : “Given that Facebook is a public facing social network, the ability to farm their public users’ information has always been the case. In fact, many sophisticated spear phishing attacks are based…
Survey examines views of information security professionals at annual Black Hat USA conference Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of advanced threat, security and compliance solutions, today announced the results of a survey of 215 attendees at the Black Hat USA 2015 security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to Tripwire’s survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents (64 percent) believe their organizations are potential targets for nation-state cyberattacks. In addition, 86 percent of the respondents have seen an increase in targeted attacks directed at their networks over the last year. Despite the noticeable increase in attacks, less than half of the…
Experts from Tripwire, HP Security Voltage, Lieberman Software, Proofpoint, Blancco Technology Group and Wynyard Group have commented on latest news that Carphone Warehouse was hacked and the personal details of 2.4 million customers may have been accessed. Up to 90,000 customers may also have had their encrypted credit card details accessed. Tim Erlin, Director of IT Security and Risk Strategy, Tripwire : “Unlike some of the other retail breaches of late, this one was discovered internally by Carphone Warehouse, and disclosed publically only a few days after discovery. That’s an improvement over breaches that were discovered through credit card fraud and kept…