According to US prosecutors Chinese hackers got into a number of large technology providers including HP and IBM. Hacked via a cloud service The US indictment said the hack focused on stealing IP to boost Chinese economic interest. A wealth…
Cyber risk management places allot of stress on a company’s balance sheet and the management of the balance sheet is the responsibility of the board. Therefore it is the responsibility of the board to ensure that it is secure. What…
Another US city is up against it with hackers, following a recent ransomware attack. Taking the total paid by Florida municipalities to over $1.1Mn. 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…
Northumbria University and De Montfort University have been added to the UK governments list of Centers of Excellence for cyber security research. Taking the list to 17. Full list () View Original Post
Looks like Facebook will be defending itself in court after all. Following a recent move to block its trial was rejected by the Federal Appeals Court of San Francisco last week. This will be an interesting case to watch. to…
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…
Cyber as an offensive tool, the Israelis have been rumored to target adversaries and the US are reported to have targeted Iran to knock out its anti aircraft systems. With reports of the US and Russians targeting their power networks,…
Over at IFSEC today, supporting membership for the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP), Security Institute and CSyP. View Original Post
An interesting article on cyber insurance. With underwriters saying they need more data to accurately model and underwrite the risk. In my opinion cyber risk bares no relation to most traditional insurance risks. Cyber is systemic in nature, the speed,…
