There’s been a good amount of privacy freak-out over Windows 10. by Lisa Vaas Concerns have been sparked by things such as the Wi-Fi password sharing feature and the fact…
Day: September 6, 2015
IBM Advises Businesses To Block Tor
With Tor-based attacks on the rise, IBM says it’s time to stop Tor in the enterprise. Kelly Jackson Higgins New data from IBM’s X-Force research team shows steady increase in…
Top Five Information Security Risks 2015
Massive, high-profile data breaches pockmarked 2014, culminating in the bizarre events surrounding the hack of Sony Pictures—allegedly by North Korea in retaliation for the politically incorrect stoner comedy The Interview.…
DDoS is still the favored tactic
Kevin G. Coleman, SilverRhino Distributed denial of service attacks have become a favorite tactic of cyber criminals, extortionists and protesters. In fact, a Ponemon Institute analysis concluded DDoS attacks accounted…
Friday beers scam up 240 percent
Quick and quiet transfers as HR bods rush to pub. Fake email supplier scams are booming and have inflicted $1.2 billion in damages to businesses globally in the past year…
Lizard Squad takes down Nat Crime Agency site
By Anthony Cuthbertson Notorious hacking collective Lizard Squad has claimed that the take down of the National Crime Agency (NCA) website was carried out by its members. The attack comes…