mshuff Archive
To quote USA Today: “Up to 110 million customers had their card data or personal information stolen during the breach, which occurred late last November through mid-December, the most important time of year for retailers. Shoppers were angry, and …
US mobile security firm AdaptiveMobile has identified a worm version of Koler that infects its first victims from porn sites. As the Android OS touches 85% of the market share in terms of handset sales, the threat posed by SMS …
Why is the ‘POODLE attack’ causing such a security headache? POODLE is an acronym of ‘Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption’ (otherwise designated CVE-2014-3556) that was named by the publishers of the disclosure, Google researchers Bodo Möller, Thai Duong, and …
A report appeared today concerning an investigation launched by the US Department of Homeland Security into possible cybersecurity flaws in medical devices and equipment. Officials fear that some medical technology could be exploited by hackers, a senior official at the …
Breaking News: Commercial Cloud security judged significant growth opportunity by Europe’s largest defense organization. BAE Systems, Europe’s largest defense firm, has announced today that it intends to buy SilverSky, the provider of Cloud-based managed security services headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, for …
Passwords aren’t as secure as they used to be, and if someone gets your password, they can access your account with ease. Even having a strong password doesn’t completely protect you. Two-factor authentication helps solve this problem; hence, we should …
Dropbox has denied that it has been compromised as hackers leak hundreds of passwords online, promising to release circa 7 million more unless they’re paid a ransom. The hack appears to be a complete scam, but password reuse made the ransom …
“I want our customers to be aware of the situation and I suggest that customers carefully review and monitor their credit and debit card account statements. If customers see any sign of suspicious activity, they should immediately contact their card …
Why do major US corporations continue to put faith in technology when management is often the problem? The intrusion — which began in June — not discovered until July Okay, so we all make mistakes. But the personal details of …
Could the NIST Cybersecurity Framework be a better answer to rising payment card fraud than chip-and-PIN? 2014 may well be remembered as the year of high profile data breaches. There have been a lot of large-scale attacks. Target, eBay, PF …
