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.
Having only recently been targeted by a severe cyber attack, Mumsnet has once again been hit in a fresh sequence of attacks. The current attack resulted in user passwords having to be reset, and for the site to be temporarily shut down.
Rutgers University in New Brunswick has announced that it is to spend up to $3 million (£1.9 million) preventing cyber hackers from damaging the university's networks through implementing stringent cyber security.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on Monday, August 24, that the United States Federal Trade Commission has the authority to pursue legal action against companies that fail to protect customer data.
A data protection breach at travel company Thomson has exposed personal details of many passengers. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and flight dates were revealed for nearly 500 travelers in the UK.
The University of Rhode Island has recently suffered a data breach stemming from the University’s’ URI email accounts.
Armed police were called to the London home of Mumsnet co-founder, following a series of cyber-attacks that caused the parenting site to reset users' passwords.
A survey from the Ponemon Institute has highlighted that only one-third of organizations believe their ability to detect and contain breaches is "very good to excellent".
However strong the perimeter security, in the vast majority of organizations there are far too many opportunities for hackers or malware attacks to slide in undetected.
In a bid to increase cyber security controls and ensure compliance across the board, India, and the US have committed to a strong partnership in regards to cyber issues and promoting the digital economy.
A nightmare scenario based on a devastating APT attack on the US energy grid has been provided by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Risk Studies and Lloyds.
A hacking and trading group stole wire service information to buy stock and reap an illegal profit.
The San Jose, California-based networking equipment provider, Ubiquiti Networks, is the most recent target of a multi-million dollar cyber fraud scam.
The California based hotel company, Evans Hotels, has become a recent victim of compromised payment card data.
Sensitive personal information has been lost or stolen from councils in thousands of cases, research says.
The UK's data watchdog is "making inquiries" after Carphone Warehouse said the personal details of up to 2.4 million of its customers may have been accessed in a cyber-attack.
Service Systems Associations (SSA), a third party retailer of concessions & retail services has experienced a Point-of-Sale data security breach, affecting zoos across the United States.
What will make businesses and individuals take the online security threat seriously?
The Internet may have transformed every aspect of business and personal life but the truth is that it is still in its infancy. As a result, there is a clear lack of sophistication and maturity regarding the way the Internet is used and abused today.
Online greeting card company Moonpig admitted earlier this week that it had suffered another security breach, which led to user details being published online.
United Airlines reportedly experienced a breach by a Chinese hacker group believed to be behind breaches at OPM and Anthem.
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