The first sign of a problem was the simple message, this site is ‘down for maintenance’. This was later replaced by the current message, NVD ‘has experienced an issue with its web services and is currently not available.’ The reality is, NVD got hacked…
Who’s really attacking your ICS Equipment?
State-sponsored malware such as Stuxnet and Flame raised awareness of ICS/SCADA vulnerabilities, and the potential for serious infrastructure damage via them. New research presented today at Blackhat Europe discusses the findings of a honeynet study in…
Printer-related security breaches affect 63% of enterprises
Even though organizations are increasingly aware of the damage that can be done to their reputation and customer trust through the misuse or loss of sensitive data, a new report reveals that only 22% of businesses have implemented secure printing initi…
Tibetan, Uyghur activists fall victim to MiniDuke malware
Activists for Tibet and China’s Uyghur community are being targeted once again, this time with an Adobe PDF vulnerability using the MiniDuke malware.
Malware attack recovery costs an average of $3,000 per day
Organizations citing cybersecurity costs as an impediment to implementing a layered defense should rethink their priorities: Denial of service (DDoS) and malware infection recovery costs range into the thousands of dollars – per day.
Nevermind Anonymous – organizations are in danger of DOSing themselves
The danger comes from staff bringing both their personal devices and their personal preferences to work – whether that’s listening to the radio, watching the latest episode of their favorite soap during break periods, or browsing YouTube.
CSO role expands to include organization-wide risk management
That information security is really an aspect of organizational risk management is well known in theory, but is now being mirrored in practice. New research demonstrates that CSOs are increasingly adopting a risk-based rather than tick-box approach to …
France, Skype go tête-à-tête over lawful intercept
Skype is running into a contretemps, as it were, with the French telecom authority over lawful intercept regulations, with some executives possibly facing criminal charges for non-compliance.
Amid banking DDoS attacks, Obama convenes cybersecurity meeting with CEOs
President Barack Obama is shining yet another light on the rising cybersecurity threat in the US, sitting down with more than a dozen CEOs inside the White House Situation Room to discuss how government and the private sector can work together to bette…
Celebrities, politicians lose privacy in doxxing attack
A range of political and celebrity targets have been made victims of a cyber-attack known as “doxxing”, by perpetrators using a Russian website.