Posts Tagged ‘cyberthreat’
Cyber News Roundup: Power, Passwords, PII…What Trips Us Up in Cybersecurity
One of the biggest concerns for the energy sector is a grand scale cyberattack shutting down our power grids and our cities. Power networks, considered critical infrastructure by the U.S. Government, have long been a target for hackers, but successful attacks are rare, according to Zack Whittaker in his TechCrunch article. The Department of Energy…
Read MoreCyber News Roundup: Cyber war unleashes offensive attack on Russian trolls
U.S. hackers. Russian trolls. Cyber take down. It sounds like the makings of a blockbuster movie. Rather, it’s the latest in international cyber warfare. The U.S. military has retaliated against Russia, the first attempt at an “all-out information war,” according to an Engadget article. U.S. Cyber Command took Russia’s notorious Internet Research Agency offline on…
Read MoreCyber News Roundup: Formjacking – The Latest Hack and How to Fight Back
What’s the latest hack to steal credit card information and personal data from consumers? Formjacking. Formjacking is the latest hacking technique that cyber criminals are using by inserting a small piece of malicious code—malware—on a victim’s system that allows them to snatch customers’ credit card information, reports Alyssa Newcomb, in Forget Phishing and Ransomware. Formjacking…
Read MoreCyber News Roundup: All companies, big and small, can protect against cybersecurity challenges
When it comes to cybersecurity, companies of all sizes are faced with a number of challenges. Information Age’s A CTO guide: The main challenges facing the cyber security industry sheds some light. The author spoke with a variety of Chief Technology Officers, CTOs, to understand today’s challenges and how IT departments can better protect their…
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