Tag: information security
DHS issues directive for federal agencies to use DMARC, HTTPS, and...
In an attempt to secure emails and deploy authentication technologies, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on October 16, 2017, issued a binding...
Auto industry finally serious about cybersecurity: Jeep Hackers
Modern-day connected cars carry million lines of code. In fact, the technology is almost 100 times more powerful than Apollo 11, the first spacecraft...
New US revenge law allows you to “hack the hackers who...
As part of the cybersecurity awareness month, the US Congress has reportedly introduced a ‘hack back’ revenge law. As its name suggests, the new...
Equifax temporarily loses contract worth $7.25 million with IRS
Amid the second malware incident, the credit reporting agency Equifax on October 12, 2017, temporarily lost a fraud prevention contract worth $7.25 million with...
Sensitive data about Australian defense projects hacked: Reports
A subcontractor for Australia's Department of Defense (DoD) became the latest victim of hacking as commercially sensitive information about next generation spy planes and...
92 percent of organizations attacked with DDoS just once suffer theft:...
Neustar, Inc., a provider of real-time information services, recently released its bi-annual Global DDoS Attacks and Cyber Security Insights Report, affirming DDoS attacks continue...
Amid rising IT threats, energy sector prioritizes cybersecurity concerns
Amid rising concerns over IT threats, the energy sector is taking measures to reduce the risk of cybersecurity breach.
Menelaos Ioannidis, Chief Technology Officer at...
US introduces new bill to increase security of networked medical devices
A bill called the Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act was introduced on October 5, 2017, by Republican representatives David Trott and Susan...
Poland PM to set up new cybersecurity department
Poland Prime Minister Beata Szydło recently announced that a new department of cybersecurity will be set up in her office.
Speaking at the launch of...
North Korea hacked Seoul-Washington secret joint war plans: Reports
North Korean computer hackers have stolen a vast cache of highly classified military documents from South Korea involving its U.S. ally, a media report...
