7-Eleven in Japan suffers a hack, with over 900 clients losing $500,000. Using a software flaw which allowed the hackers to change the password reset email address. Modifying the payments code to send a password reset link sent to an…
I reported back in June that the New York State Senate was aiming to pass the ‘stop hacking and improve data (SHIELD)’ security act. Well it looks like it passed the Senate and is now on its way to the…
It looks like the EuroFins cyber issue reported last month was a ransomware (21.06)(). Compounding the problems for law enforcement forensics in the UK. It follows on from issues related to 2 other forensics services used by UK law enforcement.…
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Body. A regulator who provides oversight of Australian regulated financial entities, covering local and foreign deposit takers, life, health and direct insurers has released a standard (CPS 243), to 1. Clearly define the information security-related roles…
A little out of date (June 19), a large US cloud provider PCM has reported that it was hacked. Highlighting the growing focus on targeting cloud providers. It was not particular good timing as PCM announced that it was in…
Cyber insurance is one risk transfer mechanism. But it won’t protect you from failure to comply to regulation, or the fines of failing to comply. View Original Post
Well worth a read. Not very often do you get to visualize the Kill Chain. Cybereason, an Israeli – US Cyber security firm has reported what it believes to be a persistent and targeted threat to 10 cell phone carriers…
Sometimes people are trying to do the best thing, creating a way in to support the organisation. Other times not; but the compromise allowed hackers in to traverse the network. The breach cost NASA 500MB of sensitive data. In addition…
Over at IFSEC today, supporting membership for the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP), Security Institute and CSyP. View Original Post
We’re still some way off getting cyber (security) leaders at the board table. Security spend is rising, yet CISOs aren’t getting their feet under the board table. They are still not peers of CIO. In my view there’s something which…
