It must be summer because security companies that use door to door selling tactics are out in force. We came across the following news story that unfortunately, seems to be occurring more and more. This kind of deceitful behavior will end up costing yo…
Accenture: User Names and Passwords Soon to Be Obsolete
More than three-fourths of consumers (77%) are interested in using alternatives to protect their security on the internet.
Cybersecurity Spending to Hit $170Bn by 2020
Some verticals will spend more than others: The aerospace, defense and intelligence vertical continues to be the largest contributor.
British Spamhaus DDoS Teen Walks Free
‘Narko’ sentenced to 240 hours of community service
Ad Fraud Attack Using Flash Zero-Day Skips the EK
The benefit of skipping the EK is that it’s very streamlined and lightweight—and much harder to detect by security scanners.
Intel Security: UK Firms Failing on Staff Security Training
Research finds most exposed employees are ill equipped to deal with threats
OPM Comes Clean: Dual Breaches Exposed 22.1 Million Individuals
Huge counter-intelligence coup for nation state attacker, thought to be China
Don’t Panic: Latest OpenSSL Flaw Not a Heartbleed-Sized Bug
High-severity discovery needs patching, but will not affect many
Intrusion Protection Spending Stays Steady, Monitoring Lags
37% of enterprise security managers expect to increase their IDS/IPS budget in the next 90 days.
Security Researchers Hack Politicians Over Public Wi-Fi
F-Secure and co. prove how easy it is to access private accounts