Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Reports said that Microsoft will pay $320 million to buy an Israeli cyber security company. That’s according to financial newspaper Calcalist, which predicts the acquisition will mean Microsoft will use the company as a base for cyber security in Israel. Microsoft…
4 common but dangerous cyber threats and steps to address them
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Increased access to the technical tools needed to launch cyber attacks, minimal risk of apprehension and lucrative payouts have created a perverse incentive for criminals to embrace crimes that are cyber-enabled or cyber-dependent. The nature of cyber crimes, the motivation behind…
The Cyber Abuse of Hacking and Malware
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber abuse, hacking, and malware: The overall context of cyber psychology. In our “information age,” technology has improved the lives of many people in significant ways, while connecting the human family as never before on a global scale. Although the possibilities…
How Pittsburgh Became a Global Center for Fighting Cyber Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When Jaap van Oss first visited Pittsburgh in 2012, he knew he’d be in the company of “almost legendary cybercrime investigators,” he said. Mr. van Oss, the team leader of Europol’s European Cybercrime Center, couldn’t have known how the legend would…
New ‘cyber college’ to train airmen on cyber challenges
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Airmen may soon take cybersecurity classes as part of a new school designed to bring the Air Force’s digital abilities to the cutting edge. “Ultimately, when we’re fully capable, every airmen will have access to content on cyber education that makes them…
Weeks later, services for cyber theft victims still a work in progress
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Beth Cobert comes to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) carrying good will from federal labor leaders developed during her days just a few blocks away at the Office of Management and Budget. President Obama sent her to be OPM’s acting…
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…
School IT systems struggle with cyber security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dive Brief: This spring, a student launched a cyber attack on Idaho’s largest school district, slowing the Internet connection and caused computers to crash. Few school districts have the security systems necessary to ward off similar attacks while they’re in progress, and, in…
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 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…