The advanced persistent threat (APT) group GreyEnergy has been targeting industrial networks across Ukraine and Eastern Europe for years, and according to analysis of the group’s activity, the attacks begin with…
Month: November 2018
How IoT and Edge Computing Contribute to Cyber Security
Cybersecurity is a subject of concern, mainly because there are numerous use cases for IoT among which most of the devices do not have traditional IT hardware protocols. Many enterprises…
Black Friday Warning as UK Retailers Fail on 2FA
Nine out of 10 UK retailers are failing to boost customers’ log-in security with two-factor authentication (2FA), according to new research from LastPass. The LogMeIn company used the Black Friday shopping period…
Canadian banks hire 'ethical hackers' to improve and test cybersecurity
Canadian banks are combating cyberattackers by hiring their own in-house ethical hackers and investing in cyber security research. Hackers are targeting Toronto-Dominion Bank’s internal systems at all hours using cutting-edge…
CEE countries particularly at risk from cyber attack
A new report from the international law firm CMS has revealed that despite well over 100 separate cyber incidents being recorded across 18 CEE countries last year, less than a…
US Postal Service Exposes 60 Million Users in API Snafu
The US Postal Service (USPS) is in the dock after an apparent API vulnerability exposed the account details of 60 million users of its online service. The issue related to a service…