REPORT: Russian Hackers Stole 1.2 Billion Internet Credentials
A cybersecurity firm said it has uncovered about 1.2 billion Internet logins and passwords and more than 500 million email addresses amassed by a Russian crime ring, the largest known collection of such stolen data, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Hold Security of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which discovered the credentials, said they were stolen from some 420,000 websites, according to the report. Hold Security declined to identify the sites that were breached, citing nondisclosure agreements and concerns that they remained vulnerable to attack, the paper reported on its website. [Read more…]Facebook to acquire cybersecurity company
Facebook said on Thursday it will acquire a company that helps protect the computers and data centers that power Internet services. Facebook did not disclose financial terms for the acquisition of PrivateCore, which was founded in 2011 and is based in Palo Alto, California. PrivateCore raised $2.25 million in funding in 2012 from Foundation Capital. Facebook, the world’s largest Internet social network with 1.32 billion monthly users, said that PrivateCore’s technology can “validate and secure” server data and can protect computer servers from “persistent malware, unauthorized physical access, and malicious hardware devices.” [Read more…]How To Talk To Your Employees About Cybersecurity (Without Putting Them To Sleep)
You can just see the eye-rolls across the conference table when you bring it up. It may not be tops on the list of things you want to address at a staff meeting, but cybersecurity is an issue that likely effects every one of your employees, everyday, and if you’re delegating it to one person at the back of the IT department, you’re making a big mistake. “Security in the digital world is similar to security in your personal life,” says Art Gilliland, General Manager of Enterprise Security Products at HP. ”Our lives are becoming more and more digital, and crime is just following that pathway.” [Read more…]The cybersecurity risk on your wrist
Wearable devices are used as keys to enter the car or the home — and perhaps in future as the wearer’s proof of identity. Growth in wearable devices is going to give hackers a new playground to play as the new trend is going to give access to huge amounts of data.
Android and IOS devices have the ability to track users’ movements. Every time a user signs up to a new service or app he tends to blindly tick the box, agreeing to the terms and conditions.
But who has ever read these? Often these terms and conditions grant the service provider the right to collect and use data, about how the service is used and any data volunteered. It is an exchange, one we often enter into unconsciously. [Read more…]
Why businesses must urgently change the way they think about cyber security – See more at: http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458342/why-businesses-must-urgently-change-way-they-think-about-cyber-security#sthash.lHILY2jL.dpuf
Why businesses must urgently change the way they think about cyber security
With the continued growth and spread of computing, we are close to seeing an increase from around 5 billion users online to 7 billion, as well as 50 billion ‘things’.
In such a world, how do businesses and people ensure their things and data are safe from those of evil intent, when they see today’s high profile, global security breaches accelerating?
At the very least we have to question whether we are adopting the right security approach in an increasingly online world.
The recent Heartbleed attack is one example of the simple flaws in current security systems, as it went undetected for over two years.
– See more at: http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458342/why-businesses-must-urgently-change-way-they-think-about-cyber-security#sthash.S1UprjxS.dpuf
With the continued growth and spread of computing, we are close to seeing an increase from around 5 billion users online to 7 billion, as well as 50 billion ‘things’.
In such a world, how do businesses and people ensure their things and data are safe from those of evil intent, when they see today’s high profile, global security breaches accelerating?
At the very least we have to question whether we are adopting the right security approach in an increasingly online world.
The recent Heartbleed attack is one example of the simple flaws in current security systems, as it went undetected for over two years.
– See more at: http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458342/why-businesses-must-urgently-change-way-they-think-about-cyber-security#sthash.S1UprjxS.dpuf
With the continued growth and spread of computing, we are close to seeing an increase from around 5 billion users online to 7 billion, as well as 50 billion ‘things’.
In such a world, how do businesses and people ensure their things and data are safe from those of evil intent, when they see today’s high profile, global security breaches accelerating?
At the very least we have to question whether we are adopting the right security approach in an increasingly online world.
The recent Heartbleed attack is one example of the simple flaws in current security systems, as it went undetected for over two years. [Read more…]
Why businesses must urgently change the way they think about cyber security – See more at: http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458342/why-businesses-must-urgently-change-way-they-think-about-cyber-security#sthash.lHILY2jL.dpuf
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