Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In a report published Wednesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss discussed the results of a cyber-security themed survey he conducted with more than 60 Chief Security Officers (CSOs). “Growth in security spending is expected to improve in 2015 versus 2014, with…
Double stress: how to avoid stress from being stressed
Just when it looks like you have finally reached your maximum threshold for stress, there is something else you can now stress out about–stress. Yes, that is right, you can indeed stress about being stressed, and this “double stress” could possibly be more dangerous for your health. A 2013 article…
Target agrees to pay $10 million to settle lawsuit from data breach
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (Reuters) – Target Corp (TGT.N) has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit related to a huge 2013 data breach that consumers say compromised their personal financial information, court documents show. Under the proposal, which…
BUSINESS Vietnamese hackers allegedly steal 50,000 accounts from local telecom giant
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The accounts, including personal information and login credentials, belong to customers of the VNPT branch in the southern province of Soc Trang, Viet said. “Hackers targeted the software used to look up customer information hosted on an old server that is…
Anonymous hates Kanye West: Rapper target of new video from hacker group
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Anonymous hates Kanye West now? It appears that is what the latest news from the hacker group says. According to a March 12 report from Popcrush, a new video posted to the Anonymous Twitter account seems to be targeting Kanye West….
Cyber Criminals Steal £195m From Global Banks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A group of hackers has stolen at least $300m (£195m) from a number of banks since 2013, according to a security company. Kaspersky Lab said the total amount stolen could be as high as $1bn (£650m), which it described as “an…
Cybersecurity: Tackling the threat from within
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The firewalls, anti-virus software, mail-filters and other digital defences used across the business world are generally looking for external threats. But what if the bad guys are on the inside? What if your own employees are seeking to defraud your company…
Minority office report: Warning over software now being used by bosses that predicts if you’re going to steal from the firm, have a nervous breakdown and even have an office affair
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads It sounds like something straight from a science-fiction film – but technology firms in Japan are using software to predict whether a rogue employee could steal from the company or even have an office affair. Fulfilling the…
Hackers steal directly from banks in ‘new era’ of cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An international band of cyber crooks that worked its way into dozens of banks has experts warning of a “new era” of cyber crime where criminals steal directly from banks instead of their customers. And the problem could soon spread to…
Hacker ring stole $1B from banks in 30 countries, says report
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the world in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known, a cybersecurity firm says in a report scheduled to be delivered Monday. The hackers have been…