MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

In March this year, anti-spam website Spamhaus suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 300 gigabits per second, the largest ever recorded and sufficient to disrupt the internet itself in some parts of Europe.

Scott Borg, the man who foresaw a Stuxnet-style cyber-attack years before it was discovered, has issued his latest prediction: manipulation of financial markets will be the long-term cybercrime wave of the future.

Intermedia, a US provider of cloud-based business applications, has acquired SaaSID, a UK start-up that provides SSO across all cloud services from any device.

It is no longer enough to say that business comprises those who have adopted cloud technology and those who will adopt cloud technology. New research from NTT Com Security (erstwhile Integralis) describes five separate personas in attitude to cloud; al…

From cloud-powered denial-of-service attacks and Big Data vulnerabilities to bio-hacks that defeat authentication systems like fingerprint recognition, we are on the cusp of a brave new world of cyber-attack exploits, Europol warns.

Even as headlines focus on the security of one’s internet-based cloud communications, at least one study shows that organizations lack the information to understand and mitigate the broader set of risks posed by the use of cloud services. In fact, thei…

While traditional APTs attack high profile major industry targets with persistent and evasive malware, researchers have described a new approach: small scale, fast moving hackers that target the supply chain.

Mailbox has fixed a flaw in the Mailbox app client (that allows embedded Javascript to run) by filtering out JS code at the company’s servers before the mail hits the client – all within 48 hours of full disclosure.

Some of the leading data brokers in the US have all been hacked to provide the raw resources (SSNs, date of birth and other personal details) that were resold on the underground ssndob[dot]ms website, claims security researcher Brian Krebs.

Charlie Miller, computer security researcher at Twitter, declared mobile threats “all hype” despite media headlines suggesting that they are a number one security concern.