MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Anti-malware company Avira has reported an extortion scam designed to scare torrent site users into giving their credit card information to a phishing site.

Research just published by Blockmaster Security claims to show that 42% of employees grossly underestimate the potential fines associated with a data breach.

Businesses need to take note of the increase in malicious cyber activity in emerging countries, particularly those offshore and outsourced operations, says Symantec.

Administrators at Pennsylvania-based Harriton High School downloaded over 400 screenshots and webcam pictures of student Blake Robbins rather than the one or two previously estimated, according to a new motion filed in the court case between Robbins’ f…

A trojan has appeared posing as an extension to the Google Chrome browser. Delivered via email, the invitation to install the software tempts users with promises of a function to access documents from emails.

Israel has banned Apple’s iPad from entering the country from the US and has threatened to confiscate the newly released devices from passengers at airports.

A report just released claims to show that the UK and French internet user community are leading the way when it comes to online security but are less bothered about data protection issues.

A Daily Telegraph third-party website is the latest high-profile site to be defaced by hackers apparently unhappy about the news organisation referring to Romanians as gypsies.

Ultra-secure encryption of sensitive data sent by banks, hospitals and government organisations could be a reality within three to five years, says Toshiba Research Europe.

Porn sites are still the most likely online destinations to be compromised with malware, in spite of increasing attacks on legitimate non-porn websites, according to a report released by security company Commtouch this week.