Satwika Balakrishnan

Ransomware Attack Takes Down Bristol Airport’s Flight Display Screens

September 18, 2018 by Satwika Balakrishnan Leave a Comment

https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/cyberattack-bristol-airport.html

Bristol Airport was faced with a blackout of flight information screens for two days over the weekend due to a ransomware attack. The attack affected several computers over the network, including its in-house display screens that provided information about flight arrival and departures. The airport staff had to rely on whiteboards to announce check-in, arrival and departure details. The ransomware was not paid in this case and the airport staff took down their systems while they serviced affected computers.

Google’s Titan security key

September 16, 2018 by Satwika Balakrishnan 3 Comments

https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/30/this-is-googles-titan-security-key/

Google has launched its in-house security key that adds an extra layer of security by requiring you to touch them in order to log into applications. Google has named it as ‘Titan Security Keys’ and it comes with a USB key as well as a Bluetooth key. Google claims that these keys will enhance protection against phishing and that it will provide high value to users such as IT admins.

However, the downside here is that if you lose these keys, you lose everything.