Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Teenagers involved in online attacks such as the TalkTalk hack should be mentored rather than criminalised, to ensure society benefits from ‘their incredible skillset’, according to cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken. “As a society, do we really want to criminalise 13, 14 and…
Judge says evidence is strong enough to keep Daniel Heinrich in jail
An FBI special agent detailed in federal court on Wednesday why Daniel Heinrich has suddenly emerged as the “person of interest” in the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling 26 years ago. After hearing agent Shane Ball’s testimony, U.S. Magistrate Judge Tony Leung ruled that there was sufficient evidence to continue to…
He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums into recruitment hotbeds and propaganda mechanisms. We need a security apparatus in the digital space to address this threat. Hackers are the face of this digital army.” The actor said he is bringing his whole team including scriptwriters of the show to observe and interact with the ethical hacker community. (Also Read: Tabu Has Shown Interest in 24, Says Director ) “From November 22, I will start shooting for 24. It will go on air in 2016. When an actor prepares for a role, we often start to live like the character. Some call it method acting. We meet real life people like the character and try to understand their nuances, their life,” he said. As per the summit’s website, speakers will share details of the espionage mission as well as hold sessions on hacking of cellular networks, medical devices in hospitals, using technical loopholes in them. The consortium claims to have discovered cyber espionage operation under which phones of Indian Army personnel, who had downloaded some mobile application related to news, had been compromised by hackers based in Pakistan. IIC CEO Jiten Jain has said that the findings were handed over to security agencies who promptly acted and sanitised the infected handset early this year.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums…
Ukraine tensions could hurt international security efforts, Kaspersky says
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As governments all around the world are finding a peaceful solution for the political tension in Ukraine , the cyber-criminals could catch government with online attacks , warned Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky. “It is good news for the local IT…
Impossible to kill RATs drain bank accounts dry, says BioCatch
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Imagine a piece of malware that is practically impossible to detect and can suck a victim’s bank account dry – because it was installed by the user, and acts like any other legitimate piece of software. That is exactly what a…
‘Oversight’ causes an error HeartBleed; says it’s Developer
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Robin Seggelmann, a programmer based in Germany, submitted the code in an update submitted at 11:59pm on New Year’s Eve, 2011. It was supposed to enable a function called “Heartbeat” in OpenSSL, the software package used by nearly half of all…
More child abuse survivors aged over 60 seeking help, support group says on Blue Knot Day
The figures have been released to mark Blue Knot Day, which aims to raise awareness of the estimated five million Australians who have suffered childhood trauma and abuse. “We’re seeing more people in older age groups coming forward, and what we believe that relates to is the Royal Commission (into…
China Is Still Hacking US Companies After Promising It Would Stop, Report Says
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers with ties to the Chinese government appear to be targeting US companies despite a recent security deal between the US and China’s government, which promised to stop cyberattacks aimed at stealing economic secrets. Dmitri Alperovitch, the chief technology officer of…
‘They’d love to do damage’: The FBI says ISIS wants to go after one of America’s biggest vulnerabilities
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ISIS hackers are attempting to penetrate the US energy grid to carry out cyberattacks and take down parts of the country’s energy supply, CNN Money reports. The hackers, however, have so far proved to be inept. Law-enforcement officials shared the information…
Penn man a suspected child predator, Pennsylvania attorney general says
A Berks County man is one of four people identified by the Pennsylvania attorney general on Thursday as being suspected child predators. Brandon Michael Batz was found to have multiple images of suspected child pornography on electronic devices that were seized from his home in Penn Township, near Bernville, officials…