Tag: Cyber Security

Spear Phishing

PHISHING EMAILS. We’ve all had them. “Enter your bank details at *insert link here* for a tax rebate/PPI claim/windfall from your long lost great-great-uncle’s savings. We are become more and more aware of these attempts to rob us, especially now that millenials, who are wiser to these threats, are starting to become so prevalent in… Read more Spear Phishing

Security Concerns with Public WiFi Hotspots

Last week, I asked Mr. Herrod about the concerns in cyber security with growing adoption and push towards public wireless hotspot connections and he expressed deep concerns. Steve Herrod is the Managing Director at General Catalyst and ex-CTO at VMware. “In our generation Wi-Fi is a necessity and its required to have a social life” In this era of connectivity,… Read more Security Concerns with Public WiFi Hotspots

A game of cat and mouse

Let’s face it: Cybercriminals are constantly looking for new ways to tunnel into your network or disrupt your business. According to The State of Cyber Security 2017 survey, by ISACA, 53% of cyber security professionals reported an increase in the overall number of attacks in 2016 compared to 2015. In terms of the specific kinds… Read more A game of cat and mouse

Elements of Cyber Warfare: Examining The Way Forward

Introduction From the Morris worm in 1988 to the 2017 presidential election, cyber intrusions and attacks have become common place in contemporary society. This is in large part due to our increasing reliance upon technology and computing to build and maintain our social, political and financial infrastructures. A single exploit into a government database or… Read more Elements of Cyber Warfare: Examining The Way Forward

Trending in Cybersecurity Approaches

Cyber-attacks and cybersecurity has been a trending issue during the last year, with “WannaCry” ransomware making headlines. This attack caught attention because of its damage perimeter (affecting many people and important companies). However, cyber-attacks aren’t made up of only this ransomware and is starting to carry more and more importance as we and everything around… Read more Trending in Cybersecurity Approaches

Where is the Line Between Cybercrime and Cyberwar?

On April 27, 2007, Estonia began relocating the “Bronze Soldier of Tallin”, a Soviet-era monument commemorating Soviet soldiers killed while liberating Tallin from Nazi occupation, from its original location to an Estonian military cemetery. The Russian government strongly condemned plans for moving the statue. Beginning that same day, Estonia experienced a widespread and coordinated cyberattack… Read more Where is the Line Between Cybercrime and Cyberwar?

Precious Loot: Healthcare Data

In February 2015, the US health insurance Anthem Blue Cross announced the biggest data breach in the healthcare sector, even to this day. [1] Almost 80 million company records had been stolen. The hackers gained access to highly sensitive data like Social Security Numbers, birthdates and addresses. The Anthem case represents the tenacity that hackers… Read more Precious Loot: Healthcare Data

Automotive Cyber Security: Threat, Guidelines, and challenges

By 2020 it is estimated there will be 50 billion smart devices in use around the world or at least 7 connected devices for every man, women, and child on this planet. Also by 2020 projections are there will be 41 global megacities with a population about 10 million, with this it is very much… Read more Automotive Cyber Security: Threat, Guidelines, and challenges

How Cyber Crime affects International Relations

In order to understand the effects that cyber crime can have on the sensitive relationships between nations in the modern world, one need not look further than the recent alleged Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 US Presidential Election. Secret emails were published and relationships between nations were strained. This incident… Read more How Cyber Crime affects International Relations

IoT devices and DDoS attacks

Last Friday, Steve Herrod, Managing Director of General Catalyst, warned us about the dangers of the lack of security of the Internet of Things (IoT), namely all the poorly secured devices which are part of it. Indeed, hackers can hijack most of these devices, and then to turn this Internet of Things into a real… Read more IoT devices and DDoS attacks