Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SINGAPORE: The Republic faces three main security challenges – terrorism; transnational and cyber crime; and domestic challenges – which will require the right strategy and additional resources to address, said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean on…
FCA warned about cyber security loophole in one of Britain’s biggest banks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Financial Times (FT) reports that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was warned last July about a cyber security loophole that could give hackers access to the customer accounts of one of Britain’s biggest banks. The loophole, which is similar to…
Costly shift to new credit cards won’t fix security issues
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New technology about to be deployed by credit card companies will require U.S. consumers to carry a new kind of card and retailers across the nation to upgrade payment terminals. But despite a price tag of $8.65 billion, the shift will…
Perfect security impossible, but businesses work to avoid cyber hacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Growing instances of cybercrime — criminals penetrating the data systems of businesses, organizations and people — has many in Frederick County working to address the threat. “Because anything you do on the Internet can be hacked,…
Intel Security warns of six social engineering techniques targeting businesses
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The report encourages businesses to address and educate employees on the “six levers of influence” being used in the digital world by hackers. According to the report endorsed by the European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), all businesses and employees should be…
Pindrop Security raises $35M, plans to add 100 jobs
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Pindrop Security recently raised $35 million in venture capital as it gears up for global expansion, Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned. The Atlanta startup, backed by Citi Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, has developed phone fraud-busting technology to…
Cyber Crime in Oz: What Telstra and CommBank are Doing to Improve Cyber Security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As cybercriminals are becoming more skilled and sophisticated, cyber security has become one of the major concerns for Australian businesses. Cyber attacks can be very costly for businesses, potentially causing them to lose important data, suffer substantial financial losses, sustain reputational…
What Apple Is Missing About Cyber Security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a cyber security conference sponsored by the White House, in which he signed up for a framework to share information on cyber threats between companies. However, in an impassioned speech,…
Dating apps pose US corporate security risk, says IBM
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The millions of people using dating apps on company smartphones could be exposing themselves and their employers to hacking, spying and theft, according to a study by International Business Machines. IBM security researchers said 26 of 41 dating apps they analyzed…
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…