Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans French security officials, sobered by the destabilizing effect that computer hacking and email leaks had on the U.S. election, have taken the unprecedented step of allowing government cyber-snoops share their expertise with political parties. The goal is to help France’s The…
Average IT security budget worth 2.5 cyber-attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans We are coming closer to the point where a cyber-attack will cost every large business more than $1 million. We are coming closer to the point where a cyber-attack will cost every large business more than $1 million. According to The…
Gov’t to Strengthen Response Against N. Korean Cyberattacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning says the government is strengthening its posture to respond to hacking attempts amid growing risks of cyberattacks by North Korea. The ministry said Friday that the number of cyberattacks launched by the North…
U.S. deploying 250 more U.S. troops to Syria, launching cyberattacks on ISIS
President Obama said Monday he is sending 250 more U.S. military personnel to combat the Islamic State in Syria, bringing the total U.S. military force in Syria to about 300. “They’re not going to be leading the fight on the ground, but they will be essential in providing the training…
Homeland Security Dept. Can Not Combat Cyberattacks As They Struggles to Hire Staff
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans WASHINGTON — At a time of increasing threats of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security is having trouble recruiting much-needed computer experts because it cannot match the pay of the private sector and does not have the same…
Cyberattacks targets at universities printers, including UB
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hackers are targeting computer printer networks on college campuses–and the University at Buffalo was on the hit list. An Anti-Semitic network of computer hackers is taking credit for a series of cyberattacks, remotely hijacking computer printers, spewing…
Hong Kong Sees Rising Number of Cyberattacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A year after pro-democracy protests filled the streets of Hong Kong, the city has become a target of multiple, and sophisticated, cyber attacks. Hong Kong cyber security watchdog Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team said there has been a 38 percent…
Seoul seeks hacker troops to fend off North Korean cyberattacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A new army of South Korean soldiers was intently focused on fending off the enemy attack. Where were they coming from? What tactics were they using? And how best to neutralize them? The attackers were probably North Korean — that’s a…
South Korea seeks hackers to defend against North Korean cyberattacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A new army of South Korean soldiers was intently focused on fending off the enemy attack. Where were they coming from? What tactics were they using? And how best to neutralize them? The attackers were probably North Korean – that’s a…
Behind the Scenes / IoT devices vulnerable to cyber-attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Every August, Las Vegas is home to two international conferences for hackers, Black Hat and DEF CON. This year, many warned of the vulnerability of the Internet of Things (IoT) (see below) and of potential exploitation of this system by cyberterrorists….
