Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security focus is shifting to make it harder for intruders to leave with anything of value Outdated technology often acts as a company’s soft underbelly, leaving them open to cyber breaches. But the cost and inconvenience of moving from so-called The…
Stop the attacker’s offense, don’t do defense
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Enterprises are fighting a cyber war against very sophisticated and highly organized adversaries. Yet companies still approach cybersecurity with a strictly defensive mindset. They operate under the belief that having the best defense will keep them safe from advanced adversaries. But…
New Android lockscreen hack gives attackers full access to locked devices
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Software bugs that allow attackers to bypass smartphone lockscreens are common enough for both Android and iOS devices, but like a fender bender on the highway, many of us can’t resist the urge to gawk anyway. There’s a newly disclosed way for someone…
Send attackers on a wild goose chase with deception technologies
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Midsized companies with revenues from $100 million to $1 billion spent an average of $3 million on information security as of 2014 per “The Global State of Information Security Survey 2015” from PwC. “I promise you, bad guys are not spending…
UCLA Health system targeted by cyber attackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As many as 4.5 million patient files may have been breached by a cyber attack on the UCLA Health system, but there is no evidence yet that any personal or medical information has been accessed, officials said Friday. The attack may…
Cyber Attackers Stole More Than 61M Customer Records in 2014
New data from IBM (IBM) showed that despite a decline in cyber attack incidents against U.S. retailers, the number of customer records stolen during cyber attacks remained near record highs in 2014. IBM reported that cyber attackers secured more than […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Cyber attackers not leaving Americans alone
The hacked number of accounts in US has reached up to 432 million. It is shockingly unbelievable! In last year, almost 110 million of the Americans have their information represented to the hackers. All of the affected Americans were adults. Though, the exact numbers of the hacked account are not…
MySQL vulnerability allows attackers to bypass password verification
Security researchers have released details about a vulnerability in the MySQL server that could allow potential attackers to access MySQL databases without inputting proper authentication credentials. View full post on Security – Infoworld View full post on National Cyber Security
InfosecIsland: OS X Flashback Botnet Analysis from Symantec – “Utilizing less than 2% of the entire botnet the attackers were able … http://t.co/ZODKe7sI
InfosecIsland: OS X Flashback Botnet Analysis from Symantec – “Utilizing less than 2% of the entire botnet the attackers were able … http://t.co/ZODKe7sI View full post on Twitter / InfosecIsland View full post on National Cyber Security
M-Trends #2: Everything Old is New Again – Targeted Attackers Using Passive Backdoors to Evade Networks
Earlier this week, I talked about malware threats. Today, we’ll address a new trend. Turns out the perpetrators of targeted attacks are pragmatic, and are happy to borrow techniques that are even a decade old. Trend #2 in M-Trends: An Evolving Threat is titled “Everything Old Is New Again,” and…
