Universities and NHS trusts in England have been hit hard by ransomware in the last year, according to Freedom of Information requests carried out by two cybersecurity firms. By Zoe…
Month: August 2016
Poor security 'aided' Ashley Madison hack
The Ashley Madison dating site had “inadequate” security systems and used fake icons to make people think it was safe, reveals a report. The Toronto-based firm’s security systems were investigated…
Russian hackers 'targeted New York Times'
The FBI is investigating whether Russian hackers have carried out a series of cyber attacks on the New York Times, officials have told US media. They believe Russian intelligence could…
Instagram scam preys on bank followers
A new report suggests thousands of Instagram users are falling for a scam that targets followers of financial institutions on the image-sharing platform. Dave Lee, North America technology reporter So…
DDoS Attacks Increase 200%; UK Now Second Most Targeted Nation
The majority of attacks noted by Imperva targeted the application layer, making up 60% of all DDoS attacks. By Steve Evans DDoS attacks have increased by over 200% in the…
How do you measure success when it comes to stopping Phishing attacks?
Experts offer their thoughts on measuring success when it comes to Phishing. By Steve Ragan Last week, Duo Security released a brief report on their Duo Insight tool for Phishing…