Britain’s cybersecurity agency National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CEO Ciaran Martin on October 21, 2017 revealed that Northern Ireland infrastructure has been hit by "significant" online attacks from hostile nations.
43-year-old Omagh-born Martin made the revelation on a two-day visit...
Quick Service Restaurant Chain Pizza Hut reportedly suffered a massive data security breach on October 1 and October 2. The chain notified the patrons nearly two weeks after the hack.
In a damage control exercise, Pizza Hut is now offering...
A recent global survey revealed what percentage of information technology professionals access unauthorized resources and who snoops more – executives or middle management, big companies or small ones. The findings were an eye opener, as the survey exposed global...
Any device using Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) encryption could allow nearby attackers to intercept and steal data transmitted across a Wi-Fi network, as it is reportedly vulnerable to newly discovered series called Key Reinstallation Attacks (KRACKs).
KRACKs that have...
In an attempt to secure emails and deploy authentication technologies, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on October 16, 2017, issued a binding operational directive requiring all federal agencies to use DMARC, HTTPS, and STARTTLS.
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting...
Modern-day connected cars carry million lines of code. In fact, the technology is almost 100 times more powerful than Apollo 11, the first spacecraft that landed on moon. And experts have been stating that “Vehicle data could be the...
As part of the cybersecurity awareness month, the US Congress has reportedly introduced a ‘hack back’ revenge law. As its name suggests, the new bill would allow hacking victims to seek revenge and hack the hackers who hacked them.
A...
Amid the second malware incident, the credit reporting agency Equifax on October 12, 2017, temporarily lost a fraud prevention contract worth $7.25 million with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it had received on September 29, 2017. As a...
A subcontractor for Australia's Department of Defense (DoD) became the latest victim of hacking as commercially sensitive information about next generation spy planes and naval warships were reportedly stolen.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported the data theft as...
Neustar, Inc., a provider of real-time information services, recently released its bi-annual Global DDoS Attacks and Cyber Security Insights Report, affirming DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage...
