Lewis Morgan Archive
DoorDash, a food delivery startup, is in the spotlight after a possible data breach. Multiple customers are reporting that their accounts were hacked and orders were placed by an unknown third party. A Reddit thread goes into detail about how …
The portrayal of hackers in movies and TV shows bothers me. Scenes involving hackers need to look futuristic and cool to capture audiences’ attention, and the dialogue needs to sound impressive, jargon-heavy and, well, right. I know that. Of course …
As the cybersecurity sector continues to grow, thousands of jobs are being created every month. An (ISC)2 study released in February claimed that the gap between cybersecurity professionals and available jobs will rise to 1.8 million globally by 2022. As …
The Trump Hotels chain has once again suffered a data breach involving credit card information. A notice posted on its website earlier this week, explained that an unauthorized party had gained “access to guest information associated with certain hotel reservations.” …
This must-have book by Leron Zinatullin considers information security from differing viewpoints in order to gain insight into security issues relating to human behavior, helping security professionals understand how a security culture that contextualizes risk promotes compliance. Based on insights …
A university was recently victim to a cyber attack from its own vending machines and lampposts (among other devices), according to a preview of Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Digest. Thousands of Domain Name Service (DNS) lookups The university’s network of …
Competitive gaming community E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA) has had its customer data leaked after cyber criminals held the data to ransom. A security warning was released by ESEA on December 30th, stating that cyber criminals had got hold of customer …
It’s been suggested to President-elect Donald Trump that he should appoint a cybersecurity ambassador, who should focus on creating rules to align the world’s efforts to reduce cyber attacks. The Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity presented a 100-page document …
One of the largest video sharing platforms, Dailymotion, has been hacked. LeakedSource, a breach notification service, announced on Monday that it had obtained 85.2 million records of Dailymotion user details from an anonymous hacker. ZDNet verified a sample of the …
It’s week two of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the focus is on cybersecurity culture. September’s list of data breaches and cyber attacks highlighted that data breaches caused by staff – or threats that were ignored by staff and …
