Digital identity hard to recover once compromised

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans While the government and private sector argue the toss over how the nation can create a secure digital identity for every citizen, Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim shares the worry of many Australians as to what happens when something The post…

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Hacker demonstrates how voting machines can be compromised

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Concerns are growing over the possibility of a rigged presidential election. Experts believe a cyberattack this year could be a reality, especially following last month’s hack of Democratic National Committee emails. The ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee The…

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He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums into recruitment hotbeds and propaganda mechanisms. We need a security apparatus in the digital space to address this threat. Hackers are the face of this digital army.” The actor said he is bringing his whole team including scriptwriters of the show to observe and interact with the ethical hacker community. (Also Read: Tabu Has Shown Interest in 24, Says Director ) “From November 22, I will start shooting for 24. It will go on air in 2016. When an actor prepares for a role, we often start to live like the character. Some call it method acting. We meet real life people like the character and try to understand their nuances, their life,” he said. As per the summit’s website, speakers will share details of the espionage mission as well as hold sessions on hacking of cellular networks, medical devices in hospitals, using technical loopholes in them. The consortium claims to have discovered cyber espionage operation under which phones of Indian Army personnel, who had downloaded some mobile application related to news, had been compromised by hackers based in Pakistan. IIC CEO Jiten Jain has said that the findings were handed over to security agencies who promptly acted and sanitised the infected handset early this year.

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums…

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Raptr Accounts Hacked, Accounts Compromised

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans  Powered by Max Banner Ads It has emerged that gaming service Raptr has become the latest high profile hacking casualty. This follows the 2011 hack of Sony’s PlayStation Network, as well as the more recent DDOS cyber attacks against both PSN and…

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