Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Steve Barone, the owner and CEO of CBI, got his start in business selling Atari and Commodore home computers in an East Detroit shop in the 1980s. The native Detroiter dropped out of Wayne State University, but found a job he enjoyed and paid…
Fending off cyber extortion can be difficult
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A basic computer setup connected to the internet grants a malicious hacker the power to steal sensitive information, affect a company’s stock value, and hold corporations to a ransom with the click of a mouse. The advent of anonymizing technologies such…
Automakers, DOT gathered for cyber huddle
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AUTOMAKERS’ CYBER POWWOW — Leaders from 15 major automakers huddled with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Tuesday on ways the industry can improve the security of the onboard computer systems that increasingly dominate new car models. “Participants were asked to come…
Shoppers Beware: Tips on Safe Cyber Monday Shopping
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Some shoppers don’t like to deal with all the hustle and bustle that Black Friday and Small Business Saturday bring, so they prefer to find their steals and deals on Cyber Monday. The annual shopping holiday falls on November 30th this…
Experts provide tips to avoid scams on Cyber Monday
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber Monday is one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. With growing concerns over credit card fraud, many are wondering how to best protect themselves from scams. With a few simple tips from experts, however, most shoppers can…
Should You Be Worried About Identity Theft on Cyber Monday?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two years ago, hackers planted malware in Target’s point-of-sale system and stole 40 million credit card and debit card numbers, in addition to 70 million names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers of Target shoppers. Worse data breaches have occurred since…
Indian hackers join Anonymous in the the cyber war against ISIS
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans 1000 Indian Anonymous members are helping in identifying ISIS websites, Twitter and Facebook accounts It is already well known that thousands of Indians are involved the web development activity all over the world but now it seems underground Indian hackers have…
The biggest Black Friday and Cyber Monday threats for retailers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security isn’t only being breached by the one threat; hundreds if not thousands of hackers are attacking companies simultaneously, which can cause a business’ IT infrastructure to collapse under pressure. Enterprises must ensure they have appropriate security in place, which can…
‘5,500 Twitter accounts down’: Hackers take on IS in cyber battle
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The hacker group Anonymous claimed on Tuesday to have taken out 5,500 Twitter accounts linked to the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks. The loosely organised hacking collective made the claim in a tweet one day afterlaunching…
Hacker group waging cyber war on ISIS
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Members of the hacking group “Anonymous” claim to be virtually terrorizing members of the Islamic State, hacking their social media accounts, crashing their websites, and dumping their personal information online. On Twitter, a variety of accounts affiliated with the group claim…