London, Dec 30 : Advances in switching technologies have exposed rail networks to the simplest form of cyber attacks that could be launched by inexperienced teen hackers. View full post on germany cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hacker Attacks Like Stratfor’s Require Fast Response
After a prominent attack on Stratfor, a security group, specialists in computer breaches say companies that are under siege must act quickly to assess and contain the damage. View full post on facebook hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
China urges tighter Internet security after hacking attacks (Reuters)
Reuters – The Chinese government is working with domestic Internet search engines like Baidu Inc and Sohu.com, and financial institutions to prevent phishing attacks on unsuspecting Chinese web users. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Windows 8 May Prompt Malware Attacks on Hardware, McAfee Predicts
Security features in Windows 8 will discourage operating-system attacks and drive hackers to develop malware that compromises hardware directly, according to McAfee’s security predictions for 2012. “Advances in the Windows 8 bootloader security feature have already caused researchers to show how they can be subverted through legacy BIOS,” McAfee says…
Mobile attacks on the rise, says McAfee
Mobile malware’s set to rocket, according to security firm McAfee’s 2012 Threat Predictions report, while the Anonymous hacking group may be on its way out. Threats involving mobile banking and virtual currency will dominate, says McAfee, and politically-motivated attacks will also make headlines. We can look forward to industrial attacks,…
McAfee predicts more high-profile, targeted attacks in 2012
Other major threat predictions include new hacktivist groups, spam exploiting virtual currency and digital wallets, the circulation of fake rogue certificates, and the potential for a growing “cyberwar” between governments. View full post on cyber extortion – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
2012 Will See a Rise in Cyber-espionage Attacks and Sophisticated Malware, Experts Say
The security industry expects the number of cyber-espionage attacks to increase in 2012 and the malware used for this purpose to become increasingly sophisticated. In the past two years there has been a surge in the number of malware-based attacks that resulted in sensitive data being stolen from government agencies,…
Bits Blog: Insurance Against Cyber Attacks Expected to Boom
Despite high-profile cyber attacks at Sony, Google, Epsilon, RSA and others this year, only a third of companies surveyed by Advisen, a research group, say they have purchased a cyber insurance policy. View full post on cyber extortion – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Insurance Against Cyber Attacks Expected to Boom
Sony is still awaiting the final tally for losses related to its data breaches earlier this year. At last count, it had compromised 100 million customer accounts, and Sony anticipated the debacle would cost $200 million. With 58 class-action suits in the works, that may be wishful thinking. View full…
HTCS1: North Korea fights off potential cyber attacks. Read more at http://t.co/W3sgUW6a
HTCS1: North Korea fights off potential cyber attacks. Read more at http://t.co/W3sgUW6a View full post on Twitter / HTCS1