Donald Hoxhaj

That’s pretty useful information Mustafa. This malware list is definitely a worth noting information and most of it of which I have never heard before. CoinMiner as I see is pretty dangerous considering the fact that Bitcoins are the future of virtual payment systems. I came across this interesting article which pretty much says how to remove…[Read more]

Hi Satwika,
Great points. I do agree to your point that the company failed to take appropriate steps in resolving the issue. There is however no point in beating the bush after the attacks happened. On the other hand, the company should be quite grateful to the hijacker for at least giving them an indication of the imminent threat. Organizations…[Read more]

Hi Vince,
I have to agree to your point that the nature and variety of data for building up such systems is going to be huge. Moreover, integrating security practices to existing problems can only be productive when a business would completely understand ML and its intricacies. In current stage, even AI has security flaws and speed alone cannot…[Read more]

Satwika,

The concept of IoT is still evolving and in fact I don’t see a lot of legislations that require these devices to have a standard protocol. The only thing that makes sense from the perspective of the government is to standardize security to the latest security standards used in the industry. Moreover, there needs to be regulations to…[Read more]

Hi Matt,

That’s definitely an interesting article to read. One thing that I have noticed is that the pace of new technological development relative to considerations of building a fool proof security within is far larger. IoT companies and security agencies are already finding it a lot harder to prevent malware within these devices. As you…[Read more]

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/expert-iot-botnets-the-work-of-a-vast-minority/
IoT Botnets the Work of a ‘Vast Minority’

This article is basically a conversation between Brian Krebs and Allison Nixon, director of security research at Flashpoint. Allison shares his perspective on the IoT landscape and talks about the case of Mirai attack.…[Read more]

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powered-todays-massive-internet-outage/

Hacked Cameras, DVRs Powered Today’s Massive Internet Outage
The article talks about how Hacked Cameras and DVRs caused internet outage on a large number of websites. The attacks have happened because of hacked IoT devices that hindered internet use…[Read more]

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514539.aspx

Windows Server 2008 Security Baseline

Microsoft has launched the security baseline for its Microsoft Security Compliance Manager platform. The SCM is basically a free tool from Microsoft that enables users to configure security parameters on computers, private cloud, datacentres, and…[Read more]

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/chronicle-a-meteor-aimed-at-planet-threat-intel/

Chronicle: A Meteor Aimed At Planet Threat Intel?

This article talks about the following:
Alphabet, which is the parent company of the billion dollar search firm Google, aims to equip companies with tools that could allow them to work more efficiently on…[Read more]

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powered-todays-massive-internet-outage/

Hacked Cameras, DVRs Powered Today’s Massive Internet Outage

The increase in the quantum of data and the growing interactions between various devices has further increased the risk of threats. In a similar incident as stated in the article, a…[Read more]

I agree to your statement Richard that the increase in scrutiny and imposing of fines will definitely reduce or to say the least, give more wings to cyber security specialist to implement counter measures. The case of Mirai is definitely going to be a larger cases where criminals were caught and this would serve as a lesson for other attackers as well.

Hi Dun,

I do agree with you, but technology not only creates newer threats, but also enables services to counter the same threats. Though at one hand resources might be limited, but there are always cost-effective solutions like the one imposed on manufactures to implement security while shipping. These measures might not be that effective, but…[Read more]

Absolutely Scott. I believe multi-factor authentication is a good way to keep the consumer’s information safe and secure. In today’s fast changing world where we see a lot of customer data driven businesses coming up, it is the responsibility of the organizations to ensure that data is secure and not available for malicious use to anybody. In such…[Read more]

This is an important point to make Patrick. I completely agree with you about what you stated about the vulnerabilities in the existing ATM systems. To avoid these attacks, the technological upgradation is very much necessary. The business owners need to understand the importance of being safe from the loopholes of outdated versions of…[Read more]

This article is actually disclosing the real truth behind ongoing tax frauds. I am in favor of organized programs where people can get information about the complete steps of how they can safeguard their information. Such a step will educate and empower people to make sure that no frauds are taking place. I deeply believe that people are usually…[Read more]