Cybersecurity company Dragos makes failed ransomware attack public
The attackers eventually turned to referencing family members and contacting other Dragos contacts to elicit a response because the business did not recoil...
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Lexmark security bug exposes thousands of printers to cyberattacks
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Modern-day printers carry an embedded Web server that allows users to view and remotely configure printer settings via an Internet portal...
UK consumers using online banking are vulnerable to security breaches
A Kaspersky study found that 47 percent of smartphone owners who use a banking app do not protect their device with a security software...
Neal Hindocha takes over as CSO of MYPINPAD
The change in leadership will be a momentous time as Neal Hindocha brings great expertise to the company’s payment authentication solutions...
Addressing digital challenges in private banking
The art of securing financial assets and information by financial institutions and private banks...
Charges against two Russia security officials in Yahoo hacking case
Two others named; one of them is on FBI’s most wanted hackers list March 16, 2017: The US Justice Department has announced charges against four people, including two Russian security officials, over hacks that affected millions of Yahoo users. Two of the defendants — Dmitry Dokuchaev and his superior Igor Sushchin — are officers of...
Defending the UK’s financial trading sector
The government’s intent ‘is for the UK to remain the top choice for European and global bank headquarters’ Nigel Davies October 17, 2016: Over the past decade, the nature of the threats to society has evolved beyond the physical world in which they traditionally operated. State-sponsored cybercrime and organised criminal hacking has become a threat...
Yahoo reveals world’s biggest data breach
Happened in 2014 and at least 500 million users were affected IFM Correspondent September 23, 2016: Yahoo, the California-based tech giant, on Thursday said personal information of at least 500 million users was stolen in an attack on its accounts in 2014. The attacker was a ‘state-sponsored actor’, and stolen information may include names, e-mail...
Are banks ready for the era of open banking?
The Open Banking Standard Group seems to be making headway in bringing more transparency and openness to the sector Winston Bond September 16, 2016: It has long been held that the workings of the financial sector are so opaque that the average person is more likely to get a divorce than to switch banking providers....
Asian firms more vulnerable to cyber attacks
Security market in Asia is less than 50% of that in US and Canada Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 13, 2016: Asian firms are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than their Western counterparts, says a recent report. The findings by Mandiant Consulting, a FireEye company, states that APAC firms are frequently underprepared to identify and respond...