cyber security
John McAfee Twitter Account Hacked!
John McAfee, owner of California based Security Software Company McAfee Associates has announced to the world that his Twitter Account was hacked last week and was being used to promote obscure cryptocurrencies. The 73-year old tech pioneer added in his statement that the breach was in no way related to his company’s inefficient cybersecurity credentials, […]
SECURITY HEADLINES: PASSWORDS REMAIN A PROBLEM FOR SOME, BUT DON’T BE SPOOKED BY CYBER
This post was originally published here by (ISC)² Management. James Bond has entertained millions for decades. While he’s engaged in many battles and comes out victorious, his name is not a good password. Hopefully end users can learn from Manaford’s poor password practices. As the Facebook, Google, and Twitter hearings came to a close, Mark Zuckerberg […]
CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH
This post was originally published here by (ISC)² Management . October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, as well as National Bullying Prevention Month, which means it’s the perfect time to get up-to-date on the activities of the Center for Cyber Safety and Education! Their third lesson of the Garfield’s Cyber Safety Adventuresin the Safe and Secure Online […]
Downloadable Internet videos and images can now be protected from Cyber Attacks
Researchers from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev have developed a new technique which helps keep users downloading internet videos and images safe from cyber attacks. As downloadable and streaming video or pictures, related content is being used as launch vehicles for cyber attacks, the content has turned into a paradise for hackers and […]
New Law in New York State Could Shape Cyber Security Across the US
This post was originally published here by Bob Covello . The New York State Department of Financial Services has adopted a new cyber security regulation for all banking, insurance, and financial institutions that conduct business in New York State. The new law is in effect as of 01 March, 2017. Firms that have more than 10 […]
Symantec to offer fund to Cyber Security Startups
Symantec has formed a new business segment named Symantec Ventures, which is going to fund cybersecurity startups having the potential to evolve from ideas to profits. The announcement came as a surprise to many, but the antivirus software has proclaimed with this move that it’s in a mood to eliminate all the cyber threats once […]
How Cyber Resilient Are The Top Online Banks?
This post was originally published here. Booksellers and electronics retailers aren’t the only brick-and-mortar businesses challenged by the rise of highly agile, online-only competitors—traditional retail banking institutions also face stiff competition from Internet-based consumer banking upstarts. But are these born-in-the-cloud banks and financial services offerings safer than their traditional counterparts? Let’s take a look at the […]
“NO NEED FOR FURTHER CYBER SECURITY REGULATION AT THIS TIME”
This post was originally published here by (ISC)² Management. Yes, you did read the headline right. It is the conclusion of a United Kingdom’s Government review (Cyber security regulation and incentives review) published right at the end of 2016. Here, the UK Government concludes that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with its reporting requirements […]
UK GCHQ picks 7 Startups for Cyber Security Technology Acceleration
UK Spy Agency which is widely known to Media as Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has selected seven start-ups to join the three-month long technology accelerator program meant to curb cyber attacks. The program announced in September’16 is a £1.9 billion funded initiative taken up by the UK government to strengthen up its staff meant […]
US firms are better than their UK counterparts when it comes to Cyber Security
CFC, a leading global underwriting firm providing insurance related to cyber security has revealed in its latest report that UK firms are having a lower level of maturity than their US counterparts when it comes to cyber security. The claim was made by the underwriting firm based on the analyzed figures which revealed UK organizations […]
