Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans To keep pace with training demands of the Army’s growing cyber force, the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, or CECOM, is standing up a new training range to help soldiers validate their cyber security skills. Expected to be open to all units…
Money secrets of cyber criminals revealed
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A cyber criminal economic network ensures the continued operations of illicit activities on the web, a new report has found. According to the Criminal Hideouts for Lease: Bulletproof Hosting Services report by security firm Trend Micro, criminals find economic infrastructure for…
Online cyber crime forum taken down by FBI
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A prominent online forum dedicated to products and services used to commit cyber crime has been dismantled following an international law enforcement operation, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Darkode.com, a site open only to those deemed to have the right…
Evil conspiracy? Nope, everyday cyber insecurity
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ast Wednesday, the world’s largest stock exchange went down for half a day, the world’s fifth-largest airline grounded its planes for a few hours, and The Wall Street Journal’s home page went missing, all within a few hours of each other….
Cyber criminals are most likely to go after your sales staff
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans UK sales staff are the most likely to suffer a cyber attack, according to a new report from Intel Security, cited by Computer Business Review. Their frequent online contact with non-staff members makes companies’ sales teams more vulnerable to online attacks…
Cyber Sisterhood
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Next week, dozens of girls from across the country will gather on the campus of Dakota State University in Madison for a free summer camp devoted to cyber-security. The all-girls camp is a spinoff of a co-ed hacker camp that started…
Global hunt for cyber criminals behind online black market
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Why the OPM hack is an ongoing cyber headache
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The shadowy hackers that stole more than 21 million Social Security numbers in a huge breach of federal personnel files have created an ongoing cyber headache, experts warn, citing the data’s value to both criminals and cyber spies. “It’s tremendously valuable…
Cyber leads risks for insurers in North America, Bermuda
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber risk is the top risk faced by insurers in North America and Bermuda, according to a survey released Wednesday by London-based think tank Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation. The survey, “Insurance Banana Skins: The CSFI Survey of Risks…
Dentist hit by cyber ransom twice in Burnsville, Minn.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Burnsville dental office has fallen victim to two costly cyber attacks in the last week. However, instead of having their bankaccounts robbed, the hackers demanded they pay a “cyber ransom” after blocking the office’s access to its own patient database….