Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A report from McAfee found that the UK is one of the countries most vulnerable to risk across Europe, since one in ten UK organisations do not provide the necessary online protection training for their staff. With 82 million new suspect URLs found in…
Security experts predict cyber attacks on critical infrastructure
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A survey by Intel Security and the Aspen Institute revealed that 18 per cent of US security professionals and three per cent of those in the UK believe an incident to be “extremely likely”. Such an attack could result in the…
Anonymous Declares War Against Canadian Police And Launches Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The notorious hacktivist group Anonymous has reportedly attacked national police websites in Canada, following vows of retaliation. The campaign was aimed at getting revenge for the unlawful shooting of a man in a “Guy Fawkes mask” in British Columbia on Thursday….
Chinese hackers use US servers in cyber attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Chinese-government linked hackers are using American computer services companies in conducting cyber attacks against private company networks, according to cyber security analysts. A detailed computer forensic investigation by a major U.S. security firm revealed that three recent cyber attacks were carried…
Cyber security firms eye India as attacks on world’s IT hub rise
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Global cybersecurity company TaaSera launched its India business on Thursday, joining a growing number of cybersecurity firms eyeing India as a growth frontier amid an expected doubling of online crime in the country. Silicon Valley-based TaaSera said India, host to some…
New Social Media Cybersecurity Training Website Equips Employees To Prevent Cyber Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SocialMediaAndCyberSecurity.com (SMCS). Henderson has over 20 years of experience in technology sales management and holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology. His flagship course is a full-day Cybersecurity awareness program that helps participants appreciate how their organization’s computers…
Prepare for more cyber attacks on US
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Another week, another wave of cyber alarm in America. On Wednesday both the New York Stock Exchange and United Airlines suspended activity for several hours due to mysterious computing problems, while the Wall Street Journal’s website briefly went down. All three…
Being proactive about security is the best defense against cyber attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Edinburgh council was the target of a cyberattack this week, and the details of more than 13,000 email addresses were stolen. The council was quick to issue a warning to all those who have an account with the authority, saying they…
Prepare to Defend Yourself, Major Cyber Attacks Are Planned
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One some days, through the grace of God, I have demonstrated the ability to decipher events and connect the dots and form meaningful conclusions. Sometimes, I feel like I am dumber than a box of rocks. Issues will sometimes present themselves…
America’s secret weapon against cyber attacks? Try a new military for cyber crimes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It is time for the nation to create a fifth branch of the military dedicated to cyber security with its own service academy. If 2014 was the “year of the hack,” the recent theft of millions of Federal records is a…