Posts Tagged ‘hackers’
Cyber Attacks this Holiday Season: Naughty and not Nice
Cyber Threats Are In Season Christmas season is finally upon us with just another week left to go and while most of us are scrambling to find last minute gifts for our loved ones, we might be overlooking a very important matter. I’m not just referring to the difficult decision of which family to spend…
Read MoreCyber Insurance 2: There’s a New Sheriff in Town
I believe that Cyber Insurance (CI) will be the driving force behind information security over the next three to five years. CI will have the same kind of effect that car insurance has had on car safety and security, or that life insurance has had in changing the types of lifestyles most of us lead.…
Read MoreMicrosoft identifies latest malware offenders, Kuwait and Algeria
Microsoft has filed a civil suit to try to stop the spread of malware it has traced back to two main countries—Kuwait and Algeria. The company hopes this will be the most successful effort made by a non-governmental organization to combat cybercrime by attempting to stop key communication between the hackers and the PCs they are trying to infect.
Read MoreVisitors beware: you can and likely will get hacked at the Sochi Olympics
An addition to the problems surrounding the Sochi Olympics—NBC has discovered that Games’ participants and spectators will most likely get hacked instantly upon arrival to Russia.
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