Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ISIS social media accounts are buzzing with a spreadsheet of personal data on employees of the American, British, and Australian governments, including military personnel. The Islamic State claims this list was compiled using data stolen from government systems by its “hacking…
School IT systems struggle with cyber security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dive Brief: This spring, a student launched a cyber attack on Idaho’s largest school district, slowing the Internet connection and caused computers to crash. Few school districts have the security systems necessary to ward off similar attacks while they’re in progress, and, in…
Hi-tech thieves steal 14 luxury cars by reprogramming keyless ignition systems
LUXURY cars are being stolen by hi-tech thieves who reprogramme the vehicles’ keyless ignition systems. Fourteen Land Rovers and Range Rovers, some worth £40,000, have been taken across East Lancashire in the past month. Police said the crooks hacked into the cars’ diagnostic systems to disable locks and start the…
May 4 – 6, 2015-12th — USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Join us in Oakland, CA, for the 12th — USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation. NSDI ’15 provides a high-quality, single-track forum for presenting results and discussing ideas that further the knowledge and understanding of the networked systems community…
May 4 – 6, 2015- International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Trustworthy, secure software is a core ingredient of the modern world. Hostile, networked environments, like the Internet, can allow vulnerabilities in software to be exploited from anywhere. To address this, high-quality security building blocks (e.g., cryptographic components)…
Sony Hacked: PS4 Maker Reports Cyber Attack on Corporate Network Systems
Sony has told employees to avoid connecting to corporate networks or access their email accounts after the media conglomerate said it was hit Monday by a malicious hacker attack, where someone threatened to disclose “secrets” about the company. According to […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
New Hacking Threat Could Impact Traffic Systems
Motorists drive by traffic lights every day and trust they will work. But NBC 5 Investigates found that as more cities turn to wireless traffic systems, some of those systems are unprotected and open to a cyber-attack. “We implicitly trust […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
A White-hat Hacker Discovered A Dangerous Vulnerability In Three Apple Operating Systems
A Swedish white-hat hacker has discovered a serious vulnerability in OS X Yosemite that may extend to previous Mac operating systems as well, reports The Hacker News’ Mohit Kumar. The vulnerability, called “Rootpipe,” appears to have been discovered by For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com…
Bay Area Security Firm Hires ‘White Hat Hackers’ To Find Vulnerabilities In Digital Systems
REDWOOD CITY (KPIX 5) — Cyber-crime is big business in the digital age, so a Bay Area security firm has hired a sophisticated group of hackers to break into computer systems. Read More…. For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post on National Cyber…
Systems that can secretly track where cellphone users go around the globe
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they are blocks away or on another continent. The technology works by exploiting an essential fact […]…
