If Russian cybersecurity magnate Eugene Kaspersky rarely steps away from a challenge, this week has been even more combative than usual. On Tuesday the Moscow-based chief of Kaspersky Lab gave an interview…
Hackerbay is Harnessing the Dark Arts – And It’s Winning
If you press the buzzer at Hackerbay’s Berlin office, no-one comes to the door. Instead, its team have built a custom door-answering machine, with cantilevered arm and camera, that can check you…
SIM Card Fraud is Real and Damaging – Here’s How to Stop It
That tiny chip buried deep in smartphones, which requires a pin-like device to remove, might seem securely locked away. But the lack of physical access to SIM cards doesn’t make them immune…
WannaCry: North Korea’s Real-Life Frailty is its Hacking Strength
Cybercrime experts at some of the world’s largest security companies have today announced that coding in the devastating WannaCry ransomware attack, bears similarities to the work of North Korean cybergang the Lazarus…
Holiday Inn Suffers Card Payment Hack
The company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotel brands has admitted a security breach at almost 1,200 of its locations. The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), based in the UK, announced…
CeBIT 2017: Security Chiefs Warn of Executive Security Disconnect
A group of European security luminaries has told an audience at today’s CeBIT conference that companies must move quickly to avoid cybersecurity disasters–and that executives and CFOs are often unaware of the…
Lookout’s G-J Schenk: Security Concerns Must Be with Mobile
Keeping corporate data safe is a constant challenge for many security professionals. Deploying the most rigorous security stack–including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, network monitors, data encryption, two factor authentication, anti-virus software and…
Bitdefender Aims to Bridge the Connected Home Security Gap
By Anam Alpenia According to security provider Bitdefender, just two out of 10 users who technically live in a connected home are actually aware of it. That, and a proliferation of connected…
RedSeal Continues as a Top-Class Digital Gatekeeper
by Anam Alpenia As our use of technology has evolved, so have the threats that can derail and even destroy a business or even a country. Remember December 2013 when credit card…