EXCLUSIVE: Global Banking System Infiltrated by Chinese Hackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A group of cybercriminals has breached and mapped the global banking system, and in a series of attacks has so far stolen $81 million from the central bank of Bangladesh. Experts believe the attacks were done through a vulnerability in the SWIFT banking system, which connects […]
Banks to face expulsion from global payments systems over IT security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SWIFT to review security strategy following cyber attacks – with the ultimate on the table for banks with poor security SWIFT, the global inter-bank payments system, will threaten members with expulsion over poor cyber security in a shake-up in the organisation’s security strategy. That is the […]
‘Overwatch’ Boasts 7 Million Global Players; Bans Thousands of Hackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans “Overwatch” is Blizzard’s first foray into FPS games but it is clearly a winner already. The company has pronounced it “one of the most successful global game launches of all time” and already boasts a very impressive seven million global players since its launch. Blizzard has […]
Alex Gibney Takes on Cyber Warfare and New Global War in ‘Zero Days’ Trailer
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind the Scientology documentary ‘Going Clear’, is taking on the underground world of cyber warfare in his upcoming feature ‘Zero Days’. The documentary premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year and tackles the new global war to attack infrastructure […]
How experts track global cyber criminals
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If President Barack Obama was correct when he blamed the 2014 Sony Pictures cyber attack on the North Korean government, then Pyongyang was also likely responsible for the recent digital assaults on banks using the Swift network. But the president might have been wrong, as several […]
Congress steps up push for global cyber laws
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Capitol Hill is increasingly concerned about the lack of international laws governing cyber war. In the last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent the State Department a letter urging greater attention to the issue and one House leader introduced a bill that would require the […]
Data indicates that Android picked up global market share from iOS last month
Tracking mobile web traffic, NetMarketShare computes the market share for mobile operating systems. Based on the data from last month, Android was able to widen its gap over iOS globally. Considering that the Apple iPhone 6s and Apple iPhone 6s Plus weren’t launched until September 25th, the recently released phones accounted for a miniscule part […]
A New Global War Front is Taking Shape in Cyberspace
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The United States may still be the world’s preeminent superpower, based on size and reach of military and intelligence operations, but defending the virtual borders of cyberspace is another matter. Cyberattacks by foreign nations and their agents are on the rise, and this new form of […]
Chaos Communication Camp: Cyber pirates gather in Berlin for smart drugs, virtual sex, and the fight against global mass surveillance
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Quite how I ended up in a marquee an hour north of Berlin being sketched, stark b*****k naked, by some of the world’s leading digital activists and hackers is not entirely clear. There was a party at a London embassy, a drunken promise to help with […]
Global forensic technologies market: advancements in DNA profiling to drive the market at 12.4% CAGR from 2013 to 2019 according to new research report
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Forensic technologies are extensively used to identify and scrutinize physical evidences gathered at the scene of crime. Increase in crime rate across the globe is one of the main factors driving the growth of the global forensic technologies market. The overall market was worth US$8.3 billion […]