NIST security standard to protect credit cards, health information
For many years, when you swiped your credit card, your number would be stored on the card reader, making…
Archive for March, 2016
Cyber Situational Awareness and the Kill Chain
The concept of the cyber kill chain has done a lot to advance the general understanding of how attacks…
Philippines Can Recover Big Chunk of Stolen Bangladesh Millions: MP
Almost half of the $81 million that hackers stole from Bangladesh and funneled into Philippine casinos can still be…
Russia and U.S. to resume cybersecurity cooperation
Russia and the US plan to resume the cyber-security cooperation that was almost suspended after the beginning of the Ukrainian…
Understanding Behavioural Biometrics
It’s long been known that the password is a flawed method of authentication but our research has shown that…
20% of Irish firms hit with ransomware attacks
A fifth of Irish businesses have fallen victim to ransomware attacks but the majority of firms said they would…
Former FBI spy hunter: Don’t trust China on ‘no hack’ pact
A former FBI investigator who helped expose Soviet double agent Robert Hanssen1 warns that enterprises should give up worrying about…
Legion of demons found in ancient auto drug dispensing cabinets
Consider this a reminder that end-of-life software doesn’t get patches: researchers have turned up more than 1,400 vulnerabilities in…
Command Execution Flaw Patched in Trend Micro Products
Trend Micro released patches on Wednesday to address a serious vulnerability affecting several of the company’s products. Google Project…
White House: San Bernardino iPhone hack doesn’t endanger privacy
The FBI’s success in hacking the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone should not make Americans worry that their broader privacy…
