Banks, media groups and gaming firms are being hit with extortion demands by a cyber gang who threaten to knock them offline unless they pay up. In a report, net…
Day: September 10, 2015
UK tops global cyber crime hit list
UK based criminals were the second highest originators of cyber crime attacks after the US in the second quarter, according to ThreatMetrix Warwick Ashford UK is the top target for…
Cyber risks are evolving
Cyber risks are evolving far beyond privacy or reputational issues. Joao Lima A new generation of cyber risks has caused Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty to urge businesses to strengthen…
Cisco applies plaster to email, Web security appliances
Patch where you can, restrict where you can’t Richard Chirgwin Cisco email and Web security appliance customers have some patching to do to paper over newly revealed denial-of-service and other…
What You Should, But Don't, Do About Untrusted Certs, CAs
Security departments could take measures to protect organizations from untrusted certificate authorities and counterfeit SSL certs, but most don’t bother. Sara Peters Despite worries about counterfeit certificates and man-in-the-middle attacks…
Turla cyberespionage group exploits satellite Internet links for anonymity
The group routes traffic to their command-and-control servers through hijacked DVB-S Internet connections By Lucian Constantin A cyberespionage group of Russian origin that targets governmental, diplomatic, military, educational and research…