Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Jeb Bush on Monday used the recent hacking of the Office of Personnel Management to bash President Barack Obama on cyber security and plant a flag on how he would handle cyber threats. Bush, who has been sharpening his attacks on…
Best new Android, iPhone and Windows Phone games of July 2015
July was a strong month for mobile games: we’ve had some of the most popular gaming titles arrive on more platforms, get sequels, and we witnessed a practically unknown game become the next multiplayer craze. We’re talking about Agar.io, of course, a simple game with hand-drawn graphics (thanks, MS Paint!)…
5 cyber security tips for travellers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Out of the office on holiday this summer? Despite being encouraged to switch off, and enjoy a well-earned break, the reality is that many people find it difficult to “go dark” and so fall into the trap of checking emails by…
How Israel balances cyber security, privacy
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Despite the warnings of lawyers and experts in data security, on Feb. 15, the outgoing government authorized the creation of a national cyber defense authority. In a strongly worded letter to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, the opponents argued against the authorization…
First on CNN: U.S. data hack may be 4 times larger than the government originally said
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Washington (CNN)The personal data of an estimated 18 million current, former and prospective federal employees were affected by a cyber breach at the Office of Personnel Management – more than four times the 4.2 million the agency has publicly acknowledged. The…
‘Come at me Aussie police’: Hacker behind posts of hundreds of pictures of naked Queensland women taunts authorities and vows to keep uploading them
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A hacker responsible for sharing nude images of up to 700 Brisbane women on a New Zealand-based file-sharing service online, has taunted police after they ordered for the photos to be removed. The freely available images, which showed ‘girls from Brisbane…
TOSHIBA PURSUING HACKER-RESISTANT ENCRYPTION
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Toshiba is working on an Internet-based communication encryption system, which industry analysts say will be unbreakable, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (June 22). Engineers believe one of the best ways to ensure communication stays secret is to create a one-time key…
Take these 6 security measures to protect your IoT devices from hackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans BI Intelligence estimates that by 2020 there will be more than 23 billion IoT devices connected to the internet. One of the biggest challenges in connecting so many devices will be in securing them to prevent hackers from controlling them or…
Feds Violate Data Breach Reporting Requirements They Would Impose on Private Companies
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The federal government’s Office of Personnel Management apparently discovered in April amassive security breach of its systems in which the personally identifiable information at least 4 million government employees was rifled through by Chinese government hackers. The OPMwaited at least two…
Glitch in software allows hackers to watch Samsung owners
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Tampa, FL (NNCNOW.com) — It’s dangerous experts tell us, a software hack so malicious if you own a Samsung Galaxy someone may be watching you right now. Chances are your Samsung device has a security glitch on it. “It allows a…