Rinku H. Patel

The article i came through today is “State Department Targeted by Hackers in 4th Agency Computer Breach” the article talks about the incident happen in state department on Sunday. The State Department on Sunday became the fourth government agency to announce a breach of its computer systems in recent weeks, after an infiltration forced the agency…[Read more]

The article I came across today is about “Cyber attacks trigger talk of ‘hacking back’” the article talks about the recent rash of cyber attacks on major U.S. companies has highlighted the scant options available to the victims, who often can do little more than hunker down, endure the bad publicity and harden their defenses in hopes of thw…[Read more]

The article i read this week was about “Wells Fargo says cyber attack disrupting website” The bank’s online banking website was experiencing an unusually high volume of traffic that it believes stems from a denial-of-service cyber attack. Further, the spokeswomen said that vast majority of customers are not impacted and customer information…[Read more]

Securing networks and passwords has became significant for an organization because of frequently getting breach of networks. The article i read this week is about password “Passwords Not Going Away Any Time Soon” Article talks about biometric authentication and other password alternatives abound, traditional…[Read more]

The article i read for this week is “Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on U.S. Workers” article talks about the hackers who broke in the computer network of United States Government agency that houses the personal information of all federal employees. They appeared to be targeting the files on tens of thousands of employees who have applied for…[Read more]

Physical security is significant for an organization and are designed to deny unauthorized access to facilities, equipment and resources, and to protect personnel and property from damage or harm.

http://www.csoonline.com/article/2599033/physical-security/why-physical-security-and-infosec-still-matter.html

The article i read was about The Malware Attacks Drain Russian ATMs. Criminals have infected at least 50 ATMs in Eastern Europe, including Russia, with malware that enables them to drain ATMs of their cash via “jackpotting” and attacks millions of dollars. Further

http://www.databreachtoday.com/malware-attacks-drain-russian-atms-a-7412

The article for this week is Nwe approach to computer security: Wrist bracelet
This talks about securing critical information system, such as medical records in clinical settings. Researchers have created a new approach to computer security that authincates users by putting wrist belts on when they are near…[Read more]

The article i came through this week is about the data theft threat sees rise in cyber security insurance policy. The article talks about the data breach emerging as a major risk area for companies, general insurance companies are offering cover against financial losses arising out of such data loss.

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Hello, my today’s topic is “Mystery ‘Interceptors’ Capture Our Calls” the article explains about how Security experts have been spotting so-called “fake cellphone towers” of unknown origin that could be spying on company.

http://www.newser.com/story/193310/mystery-interceptors-capture-our-calls-experts.html

For Week # 2 Risk IT Framework:
Risk IT Framework help projects manage IT-related risk, provide comprehensive framework for the control, and increase information quality and gain stakeholder confidence.
Textbook: Textbook talks about the importance of security for an organization.
Here is the…[Read more]