As the number of companies breached
by cybersecurity attacks continues to escalate each year, the smart IT departments are figuring out how to prioritize the right stuff.
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Jha's guilty plea confirmed an earlier report
by cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebbs, who wrote an article in Jan. 2017 tracing the Mirai botnet
attacks to Jha and White.
Last year, more than 30,000 PCs at South Korean banks and broadcasting companies were hit
by a similar
attack that
cybersecurity researchers widely believe was launched from North Korea.
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By Daniel Porreca and Anthony J. Billittier IV Special to The News As has been well reported, one Sunday morning in April, the entire computer network at Erie County Medical Center was suddenly shut down due to a
cybersecurity attack.
Libicki said the demand for
cybersecurity professionals began to overtake supply in 2007, largely due to increased reports of large - scale hacking, including the leakage of credit card data,
attacks on Internet connectivity, and the discovery of «advanced persistence threats» — teams of hackers who go after intellectual property
by establishing a persistent presence in the networks of U.S. and other technology targets.
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(from Education Week) Most K - 12 public school IT leaders are failing to take basic steps to secure their school networks against ransomware
attacks, phishing schemes, data breaches and other
cybersecurity threats, according to a new survey
by CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking).
How a dorm room Minecraft scam brought down the Internet (Garrett M. Graff / Wired - ARTICLE) «The most dramatic
cybersecurity story of 2016 came to a quiet conclusion Friday in an Anchorage courtroom, as three young American computer savants pleaded guilty to masterminding an unprecedented botnet — powered
by unsecured internet - of - things devices like security cameras and wireless routers — that unleashed sweeping
attacks on key internet services around the globe last fall.»
An article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal
by Jennifer Smith, Lawyers Get Vigilant on
Cybersecurity, details how hackers are ramping up
attacks on law firms and how law firms are ramping up security efforts.
Law firms «may not be the primary target» of
cybersecurity attacks, according to a compelling presentation published online by Accellis Technology, a certified LexisNexis consultant, titled: Law Firm Cybersecurity: Practical Tips for Protecti
cybersecurity attacks, according to a compelling presentation published online
by Accellis Technology, a certified LexisNexis consultant, titled: Law Firm
Cybersecurity: Practical Tips for Protecti
Cybersecurity: Practical Tips for Protecting Your Data.
One of the most common mistakes made
by law firms is to assume that the only way to minimize the damage from
cybersecurity attacks is to put in place perimeter security technologies — firewalls, antivirus software, etc. — that «wall - off» the firm from outside
attacks.
In the latest episode of how badly some branches of government are at
cybersecurity, a new study
by the
cybersecurity outfit Global Cyber Alliance indicates that 95 percent of the email domains managed
by the Executive Office of the President could be spoofed and potentially used in phishing
attacks.
Phishing — commonly executed
by sending fraudulent links and attachments via email in an attempt to get the reader's personal information — is one of the most prevalent
cybersecurity issues, and you and your team need to know how to avoid these types of
attacks.
A report
by the
cybersecurity firm Nexusguard said the frequency of DDOS
attacks by hackers increased 380 percent during the first quarter of 2017.
Last month, for instance, a Mirai botnet
attacked a website owned
by cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs with 665 Gbps of traffic, temporarily taking it down.
A
cybersecurity firm has warned that North Korea is launching hacking
attacks to accrue bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies as a means of circumventing the stiff sanctions brought against the country
by the United Nations.
In the latest episode of how badly some branches of government are at
cybersecurity, a new study
by the
cybersecurity outfit Global Cyber Alliance indicates that 95 % of the email domains managed
by the Executive Office of the President could be spoofed and potentially used in phishing
attacks.
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White House email domains are at risk of being used in phishing attacks TechCrunch In the latest episode of how badly some branches of government are at
cybersecurity, a new study
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Microsoft, following a similar move
by Intel, has announced that until the end of this year, it will be offering bug bounties of up to $ 250,000 for information leading to the successful identification of speculative execution
attacks (see Expect More
Cybersecurity «Meltdowns»).