Donald Hoxhaj

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]

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 The business owners need to understand the importance of being safe from the loopholes of outdated versions of…[Read more]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]

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]

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]

I feel that this might not be of a great concern especially when Apple was never using iOS9 and had moved 2 generations ahead. However, this would have been a concern for users who have been using iOS9. I think the company did a great job in removing the code from the related website. It’s also surprising how the confidential source code for iBoot…[Read more]

Joseph,

I agree with you that the network system was poorly handled. What is even more surprising is that Newtek played unethically here by informing the customers about a domain changing activity when the actual problem was something else. The smartest way would have been to inform the customers right away so that they could have taken the…[Read more]

I think this is great news Sev. The vulnerability broke many security boundaries in the hardware systems and gave access to systems. While Intel has focused largely on the Hardware, Oracle too has released its new DB against Spectre and Meltdown attacks. It’s important to see if OEMs can be enforced to patch their hardware before shipping it to…[Read more]

This is truly alarming to me as AMD captures almost 20% to 30% market share in the processor industry. Intel has been quite fast in picking up the new threats and releasing the patches before any serious business lapse occurs. If hijackers are able to gain access to Windows Credential Guard, TPMs, and virtualization, it would technically bring the…[Read more]

That’s a pretty interesting solution to problems of email threat Fraser. This would actually make the process of digital forensic much easier as they will be able to track IP and org. from where the emails came. However I am still sceptical if the solution can read the content of the links in the email to see if they have any suspicious external…[Read more]

That sounds as if Microsoft has not done enough of many frontline products. First it was the messenger issue, then the window meltdown patch issue, and now the windows remote assistance. I wonder if organization are even protected in the case when the patch does has not been released and are informed beforehand. This is a strict case of…[Read more]

I think this issue calls for a serious debate on the future of social media channels who collect user information. There is absolutely no transparency on why this data is used and where else it is sold to. With the recent Facebook breach, it is evident how data was misused. Post facto analysis of the issue does solve the data collection that was…[Read more]

This is pretty interesting Vince to see Cisco getting way ahead in detecting fraudulent encrypted packets. However I agree to you that the percentage stated might be too high for today. it is important to ask what percentage of that 55% is applicable across industries of all kinds and at what quality level of data. Does the encryption to huge…[Read more]

Fred,

I agree to your points Fred and this is to a large extent an issue that Equifax should have dealt much earlier. The information of all customers is out in the open and any breach here could significantly impact the financials of these customers. The question always would remain that, do customers always keep paying even for the mistakes…[Read more]

I agree with you Sev. Companies have become cautious with the recent Facebook data scandal, even though they might have done the same way of sharing data with publishers or advertisers. With this, customers will surely be confident of sharing their information with companies and can trust of absolute confidentiality. It would definitely be…[Read more]