Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It seems like every time you turn around, a new main street staple, government organization or healthcare provider is sending out a data breach notification to customers or employees. While cyber crime has been around almost as long as the Internet,…
Suspected cyber attack forces termination of crucial Qantas pilot vote
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A suspected cyber attack has forced the termination of a crucial vote on a new wage deal by Qantas’ long-haul pilots, which the airline wants passed before it will commit to buying a fleet of new planes. The vote on an in-principle…
African cyber gang targeting US victims busted in Ajman
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans UAE Ministry of Interior (MoI) in co-operation with various police agencies has successfully busted a Nigerian cyber gang. Comprising three members, the gang operated out of an apartment in Ajman. They targeted individuals and institutions in the US by hacking their…
Antrix website hack: Cyber security should become national priority, says Pawan Duggal
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hours after the website of Antrix, Indian Space Research Organisation’s commercial arm, was hacked, cyber law expert Pawan Duggal on Sunday said that cyber security should become a national priority. Hours after the website of Antrix, Indian Space Research Organisation’s commercial…
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…
Cyber fraud is big business here
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Financial fraud is big business, contributing to an estimated $20 billion in direct losses annually. Industry experts suspect that this figure is actually much higher, as firms cannot accurately identify and measure losses due to fraud, says the ASSOCHAM–PwC(PricewaterhouseCoopers) report titled…
Creepy cyber coincidence? Probably not
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On Thursday, United Airlines, the Wall Street Journal, the popular financial blog site ZeroHedge and the New York Stock Exchange all had to shut down their services for “technical reasons.” Although the Department of Homeland Security released a statement saying that…
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…
New cyber programs debut in California, Louisiana
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Local, state and federal government share the same challenges when it comes to cybersecurity: keeping ahead of the hackers in the IT arms race and recruiting cyber talent to defend systems and help with new initiatives. Now, universities in Louisiana and…
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…