IT Security and Compliance Blog Archive
Read the news, developments and opinion pieces from years gone by about IT security and compliance from industry experts New Net Technologies.
According to Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, more than £40 million will be spent to invest in a new cyber security center that’s designed to protect the Ministry of Defense (MoD).
World Backup day could not have come at a better time, given the recent ransomware epidemic that has been plaguing businesses and individuals alike.
While corporations and major enterprises are often the primary targets for hackers, small and medium-sized businesses (SMES) need not forget that they could soon next.
According to Intel Security, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organizations are not highlighting the importance of security in their IoT developments.
The New York-based telecommunications company, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, has recently suffered from a security breach on their enterprise client portal.
Su Bin, a 50-year-old Chinese businessman, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a California federal court to conspiring to hack into U.S. Defense contractors’ systems to steal sensitive military information.
The package delivery company, FedEx, has been the recent target of a phishing scam targeting English and Italian speaking customers.
Last November, UK Chancellor George Osborne announced the development of a new National Cyber Security Centre, aiming to enhance IT talent at the GCHQ while working with international partners to respond more efficiently and quickly to online attacks.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its draft guidelines in regards to telecommuting protocol, a much-needed update to the federal agencies original documents drafted back in 2009.
Several prominent news outlets, including BBC, MSN, AOL, and the New York Times, have fallen victim to a series of malicious ads that attempt to impose malware onto the sites’ visitors.
With Tax Day just around the corner, criminals are working hard to steal hard workers yearly refund checks, with losses expected to skyrocket compared to years prior.
Over the last few months, the topic of encryption has become a common debate amongst the technology industry and government agencies.
The home improvement retailer, Home Depot, has agreed to pay at a minimum $19.5 million to compensate consumers affected by the 2014 data breach.
The United States Department of Defense just recently announced they will be launching a bug bounty program in April 2016.
In late January, the nationwide fast-food chain, Wendy’s, became aware of a possible credit card breach at some of its locations after customers reported unusual activity on their payment cards.
Researchers at Netspoke have found that cloud applications provide ransomware with a means to spread encryption to secondary users without ever downloading the malware again.
In 2015, social engineering took center stage as hackers shifted from using automated exploits to instead encouraging people to do their dirty work- infecting systems, stealing sensitive credentials, and transferring funds.
Banks from around the world are looking into the new, ‘cardless’ ATM, providing customers with speedier and more secure transactions.
It’s no secret that the financial industry is the ideal target for lawless cyber criminals, holding a treasure trove of sensitive information and financial credentials of innocent victims.
Users receiving emails claiming to be company invoices and containing a Word.doc should think long and hard before opening them.
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