Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 2015 (IPS) – As hackers continue to rampage through closely-guarded information systems and databases with monotonous regularity, there is a tempting new target for cyber-attacks: the world’s nuclear facilities. A warning has already been sounded by the…
Tesla Looking to Recruit Hackers to Strengthen its Cars Against Cyber-Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans During the annual Def Con event this past Saturday in Las Vegas, carmaker Tesla recruited hackers in the event in an effort to protect its vehicles from possible cyber-attacks. This news comes after the exposure of how vulnerable to hacking automobiles…
I-Team: Local Airports Vulnerable to Cyberattacks, Experts Warn
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber security experts warn that hackers could have the ability to shut down an airport’s security network with nothing more than a laptop, according to an I-Team investigation. The cyber security systems are designed to keep airports secure, but security experts…
‘Showdown Year’ for Cyber-Attacks Has Hackers Demanding Ransom in Bitcoin
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (The Street) — Data breaches at eBay (EBAY), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Home Depot (HD) coupled with cyber-attacks on U.S. government agencies show the risks posed by hackers will only increase, regulators warn, and finance companies are finding themselves on the…
Here’s how Pa. is working to protect you from cyber-attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Many of you are reading this on your computer or smart phone right now. That’s because we rely on computers and the Internet for almost everything we do. More than 500 million devices are connected to the Internet. And last week,…
How to prevent common cyber-attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Computers at the Japan Pension Service were recently infected with a virus, and a huge amount of personal information was stolen. Other cases involved the decrypting of wireless LAN passwords, leading to damage caused by illicit access. Anyone – including users…
Cyberattacks in West Africa spark debate over online security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A wave of cyberattacks aimed at government-related websites in Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal over the last two months has triggered a debate over how to bolster online security and deal with politically motivated hacking. A popular Senegalese news site, Seneweb and…
FireEye is “first in the door” on big cyberattacks
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Executives in Davos Express Worries Over More Disruptive Cyberattacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans DAVOS, Switzerland – Executives from Target and Home Depot were not present at the World Economic Forum, where world leaders and corporate titans are rubbing shoulders and debating weighty issues. Yet the names of those two companies are being invoked several…
Cyberattacks trigger talk of ‘hacking back’
The recent rash of cyberattacks on major U.S. companies has highlighted the scant options available to the victims, who often can do little more than hunker down, endure the bad publicity and harden their defenses in hopes of thwarting the […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
