Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans While some experts believe there was nothing malicious about the more than three-hour cyber breakdown of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, they do not want to admit the system’s vulnerabilities either to the public or the government, because it…
Prepare to Defend Yourself, Major Cyber Attacks Are Planned
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One some days, through the grace of God, I have demonstrated the ability to decipher events and connect the dots and form meaningful conclusions. Sometimes, I feel like I am dumber than a box of rocks. Issues will sometimes present themselves…
Everything You Need to Know About Cyber Insurance
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Q: Do I need cyber insurance for my business? A: You must be asking because you think your business is too small to attract criminals. In fact, when it comes to cyber theft, size doesn’t matter, according to Christine Marciano, president of…
America’s secret weapon against cyber attacks? Try a new military for cyber crimes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It is time for the nation to create a fifth branch of the military dedicated to cyber security with its own service academy. If 2014 was the “year of the hack,” the recent theft of millions of Federal records is a…
Cyber attack on US power grid could result in losses up to $1 trillion
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When, on Wednesday, the New York Stock Exchange halted trading, The Wall Street Journal website went down, and United Airlines grounded flights – all practically at the same time – it seemed like a well orchestrated cyber attack had been launched…
10 Cyber Criminals On The Most Wanted List Still At Large In The World
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The FBI recently updated its list of Most Wanted Men. But this time it is cyber criminals who top the list, and not terrorists, murderers, drug dealers, psychopaths or rapists who usually find an easy entry on the FBI’s hit list….
How to prepare for and respond to a cyber attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cybercriminals are constantly looking for new ways to bypass security measures. In a survey conducted by the SANS Institute on the behalf of Guidance Software, 56% of respondents assumed they have been breached or will be soon, compared with 47% last…
Is St. Louis under cyber attack? Probably not
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Is St. Louis at the center of a cyber attack from China? A company that monitors threats on the internet shows a large amount of traffic headed into the area from China. They say this map…
Cyber frauds increased after growth in mobile banking, NEFT and RTGS
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The number of cyber frauds in India has spiked as more people start using mobile banking, NEFT and RTGS, a recent study by PwC and ASSOCHAM states. “Whether it’s financial transactions, customer experience, marketing of new products or channel distribution, technology…
Businesses of All Sizes Open to Cyber Attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If our federal government can get hacked, so can you. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management admitted its databases had been breached. In other words, 4 million federal employee records were stolen. As evidenced by other recent breaches at Sony, Target…