Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans PandaLabs, Panda Security’s anti-malware laboratory, has released its latest whitepaper entitled, “Privacy in Public Administration.” The whitepaper details numerous cyber-attacks on specific countries, and how the government sector is becoming a more focused area of attack for cyber-criminals. The full The…
Tripwire Study: Energy Sector IT Professionals Overconfident in Cyber Security Capabilities as Attacks Increase
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced the results of an extensive study conducted for Tripwire by Dimensional Research. The study evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the The…
National Guard looks to private sector for cyber expertise
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hiring workers who wear two hats — civilian cybersecurity professional and National Guard cyber warrior — can be a force multiplier, Col. Shawn Bratton told a Capitol Hill briefing. The Maryland National Guard wants to work with the cybersecurity industry to…
Hackers bombard aviation sector with over 1,000 attacks per month
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As airlines and airports increasingly become targets of cyber attacks, the EU’s aviation safety agency has urged taking cyber threats “seriously” by launching a common strategy. In the US, Turkey, Spain, Sweden and recently in Poland, aircraft infected with malware or…
Charter Sector to Get $1 Billion From Walton Family Foundation – Education Week
The long-time supporter of charter schools will double down on its backing of school choice in more than a dozen cities and states. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post Charter Sector to Get $1 Billion From Walton Family Foundation – Education…
Home Africa’s Technology News Leader Top Stories The most important technology stories News Technology news categorized » Regions IT news around Africa » Lists The African IT industry ranked Features Taking an in-depth look Events Conferences and Seminars » Companies Company News and Releases Opinion According to the experts Nigeria: Education sector vulnerable to hackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Nigerian education sector embraced online solutions to cater for an improved record management system, e-result checker, and eLearning platform. However, this has led to increased vulnerabilities in portals of universities and other higher institutions of learning. This is according to…
Merseyside Hacker Faces Jail Term Over Public Sector DDoS Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A man from Merseyside is awaiting sentencing after admitting to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) campaign which targeted public sector and business websites, potentially affecting vulnerable people, Computer Weekly has reported. Bootle man Ian Sullivan, aged 51, carried out the…
April 14 – 15, 2015- Cyber Security Summit: Industrial Sector & Governments
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Cross industrial Cyber Security Summit in Prague is now past. 2015 will bring you 2 events, specific industries, more relevant information, more speakers and more security! Cyber Security Summit Europe – Industrial Sector & Governments brings together…
17-year-old Arrested for Massive DDoS Attack on Norway’s Financial Sector
The Norwegian police have arrested and charged a 17-year-old for a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack earlier this week that disabled the websites of major financial institutions and other businesses in the country. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is designed to sabotage, shut down and overload the targeted website…
Groups fear bill would allow free flow of data between private sector and NSA
A draft U.S. Senate bill aimed at making it easier for organizations to share cyberthreat information poses serious threats to personal privacy, several rights groups said in a letter to Congress on Thursday. View full post on Computerworld Cybercrime and Hacking News ________________ Other Sites You May Like: Read More…….
