Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The US has begun waging cyber warfare against Isis, defence secretary Ashton Carter has confirmed. As the Financial Times reports, Carter said he has issued orders to the US Cyber Command to launch online attacks against the fundamentalist group. Speaking to…
Quick Heal and CERT-In To Jointly Detect Cyber Security Threat
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security software firm Quick Heal Technologies has signed a MoU with Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to work jointly for detection of latest cyber security threats. The collaboration aims to address the increasingly complex problems associated with cyber security. The…
Social media and Cyber security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber attacks are nothing new. The moment computers started becoming essential to our personal and professional lives, hackers were looking for ways to manipulate them and us for their own ends. Social media has become just another way for scammers to…
Iran charged by U.S in cyber attacks against banks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
FireEye acquires Invotas, targets next-gen cyber security with orchestration and automation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans FireEye has announced that it has acquired Invotas International, a firm that looks at security automation and orchestration. The firm has not disclosed how much it has paid out in this purchase. In a post on the company website, CEO Dave…
‘CSI: Cyber’ season 2 episode 11 spoilers: Hacker hijacks plane
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette), D.B. Russell (Ted Danson), and the entire squad will be working overtime to trace a plane that suddenly vanished in the upcoming episode of the CBS series “CSI: Cyber.” In “404: Flight Not Found,” Spoiler TV reports…
Cyber security expert warns German banks of retail payments risks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A top cyber security researcher has warned German banks that their retail payment systems have security flaws that could allow fraudsters to steal payment card PIN codes, create fake cards or siphon funds from customer or merchant accounts. Karsten Nohl, who…
China calls for Internet front to fight hacking, cyber “arms race”
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans China’s President Xi Jinping laid out his vision for the Internet on Wednesday, calling for a new status quo where Internet sovereignty rests in the hands of nations controlling the flow of information. “Each country should join hands and together curb…
Seattle might let Uber drivers unionize; Twitter issues hacking warning; Congress wrapping up cyber negotiations
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The downtown highrise buildings and Space Needle seen on June 28, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle. The Seattle City Council is about to vote on a measure to let Uber and Lyft drivers unionize. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) HERE COMES…
F-35 cyber security testing delay prompts vulnerability concerns
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The F-35 fighter jet could allegedly be vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to concerns raised in recent reports focusing on the potential vulnerability of the F-35 computer. US political website, Politico first reported in September that “military officials delayed key cyber-security…