Training kids to become infosec superheroes
Children today embark on life in two interconnected worlds, the physical and the virtual. And just as they need to learn how to be smart and safe in the physical world, they …
Cyber attacks impact purchasing behavior
As U.S. consumers head to malls and retail websites this holiday season, they do so increasingly concerned about the safety and security of their personal information. In …
Intel acquires digital identity manager PasswordBox
Intel acquired PasswordBox, a provider of a cross-platform identity management service that gives users a way to log into all of their websites and applications from any …
Tens of thousands web servers backdoored via pirated CMS themes and plug-ins
Over 23,000 websites set up with the help of Joomla, WordPress and Drupal content management systems have been compromised and used for illegal search engine optimization by …
Cybersecurity concept for unmanned systems
The University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Systems and Information Engineering announced the success of an early-stage demonstration to …
118 arrested in action against online fraudsters in the airline sector
On 26 and 27 November, law enforcement agencies from all over the world, in cooperation with the airline, travel and credit card industries, joined forces in a major concerted …
The persistent threat of data breaches
Preventing and managing data breaches have become two of the highest priorities facing businesses today. Many evolving factors such as new threats, regulatory changes and …
The dangers of Cyber Monday deals
Today is Cyber Monday, the day when shoppers concentrate on buying the tech they wanted to all year, for a fraction of the original price. In the wake of the …
Online shoppers are easily duped
A survey by One Poll and Dimensional Research on holiday shopping security practices evaluated online cybersecurity awareness of 2,011 consumers from the U.S. and U.K., and …
If anything shouldn’t be taken for granted, it’s Information Security Management
It was one of our usual off-the-record discussions when I spoke with network admin and asked about the regular password change set up on the system. And, the answer included …
Week in review: Regin spy malware, hacking RFID payment cards, and how to detect fraudulent activity in a cloud
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Fighting malware, emerging threats and AI Liran Tancman is the CEO of …
Siemens pushes out emergency SCADA updates
Siemens has released an out-of-band update for the SIMANTIC WinCC SCADA system, which is integrated in its PCS7 distributed control system and its TIA Portal, engineering …