Cyberattacks like Petya and WannaCry highlight the need for businesses to invest in cybersecurity.
The alert elaborates on «Russian government actions targeting U.S. Government entities as well as organizations in the energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors» — a goal consistent with suspected Russian
cyberattacks like last year's NotPetya malware which focused on industrial targets and past hacks of energy systems in Ukraine.
Not exact matches
Experts say the world's largest PC maker pre-installed a virus -
like software on laptops that makes the devices more vulnerable to
cyberattacks.
While it might seem
like a menial task, Schulz explained you need to be vigilant, especially as
cyberattacks become increasingly common.
Another piece of his agenda that Cuomo has already announced is his «Democracy Project,» which includes several measures to make online political advertisements more transparent; secure elections from
cyberattacks, and improve New Yorkers» access to the ballot box through measures
like early voting.
Smartphones are increasingly being targeted for
cyberattacks through tactics
like malicious apps, scareware notifications and insecure Wi - Fi connections.
What we've witnessed in 2017 was that IoT devices
like webcams, printers, routers, etc. that are connected to the Internet, were being used in
cyberattacks.
The group works on ways to protect activists against
cyberattacks, let journalists search business databases to investigate corruption, and combat radicalized content (
like ISIS videos).
Facebook was increasingly grappling with
cyberattacks from countries
like Iran, whose hackers were caught trying to break into the accounts of State Department employees, and from Russia, the current and former employees said.
What's more, Bitcoin and other digital currencies
like it are protected from hacking and other
cyberattacks by its blockchain, which encrypts every single transaction to keep the currency, and payments made with it, safe and secure — at least in theory.
«Initiatives
like this one in New York City will help grow awareness of the increasing
cyberattack problem and may urge citizens to take more action to protect themselves,» McAfee CEO Christopher Young said of the city's cyber plan.
This comes after a number of allegations from the US House Intelligence Committee that Huawei could be helping the Chinese government spy on Americans through products
like its routers and switches, thereby opening the door for
cyberattacks against the US.
Sirin Labs lists many more security features that it says makes Solarin the single most secured smartphone on the market today, with features
like «Zimperium state - of - the - art mobile threat protection that thwarts the broadest array of advanced device, network and application mobile
cyberattacks».