Kacy Zurkus Amazon put a quick stop to an issue in Alexa’s skill set after Chexmarx researchers reported that her skill set could be expanded to listen in on users not…
Month: April 2018
'Spearphishing' Attacks Aimed Specifically at the Freight Forwarding and Global Shipping Community
Latest Scam from Nigeria Has No Mention of Fake Generals or Illicit Bank Funds NIGERIA – WORLDWIDE – The Handy Shipping Guide Offices are bombarded daily by emails proffering fraud…
EMEA Ransomware Attacks Soared Last Year
Phil Muncaster Ransomware continued to cause EMEA organizations most problems last year, accounting for over a quarter (29%) of malware detections compared to the global figure of just 7%, according…
Two years for teen 'cyber terrorist' who targeted US officials
A teenager who tricked his way into obtaining the email and phone accounts of senior US intelligence officials has been sentenced. Kane Gamble, 18, targeted CIA, FBI and US Department…
GDPR Too Close, Half of Global Companies Not Ready
Kacy Zurkus With only one month remaining before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect, many organizations are still scrambling to be in compliance. That could result in…
Ninety per cent of UK websites affected by 'serious' security flaws
Security firm CyberScanner claims that 117,638 of the top UK sites harbour security flaws Lee Bell Web security firm CyberScanner has claimed that “serious” security flaws affect almost nine out of…