"Recent cyber attacks harnessing everyday devices such as cameras, video recorders, printers, routers and speakers are a wake-up call to the hidden dangers of the Internet of Things." Source: After …
UK Hospitals Cancel Operations Because of Computer Virus
"A computer virus caused three English hospitals to cancel operations and outpatient services for days." Source: UK Hospitals Cancel Operations Because of Computer Virus - Nextgov.com …
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Cyber Thieves Swipe Cash from 20,000 UK Bank Accounts
"Tesco Bank froze online transactions for its customers after detecting suspicious activity on about 40,000 accounts—and fraudulent withdrawals from about 20,000 of them." Source: Cyber Thieves Swipe …
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The Next President Will Face a Cyber Crisis. Here’s How to Handle It
"The next U.S. president will face a cyber landscape of unparalleled complexity with little time or flexibility to bring it under control." Source: The Next President Will Face a Cyber Crisis. Here's …
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A FBI Primer on DarkNet Marketplaces
"Last week, the FBI joined a number of other U.S. law enforcement agencies in Operation Hyperion, a successful international action aimed at disrupting the operations and infrastructure of illicit …
Here’s how hackers can wreak havoc on Election Day
"Many voting machines are running software that’s over a decade old, like Windows XP, which Microsoft hasn’t issued a security patch for since 2014. Others store ballots on memory cards, which could …
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The March Towards Hacker Skynet – Fighting Cyberwar without the Humans
"Drones and robots get the headlines, but autonomous cyber weapons will be key to future warfare..." "It will soon become essential to incorporate both autonomy and counter-autonomy in cybersecurity …
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NATO cyberwar challenge: Establish rules of engagement
"In a red brick building on a 19th-century Russian czarist military compound in Tallinn, Estonia, a team of cyber experts is analyzing the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and how a …
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You Don’t Need Big Data — You Need the Right Data
"But the reality is that our relentless focus on the importance of big data is often misleading. Yes, in some situations, deriving value from data requires having an immense amount of that data. But …
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Cyber fraudsters take money out of 20,000 Tesco Bank accounts
"The banking arm of Britain's biggest retailer Tesco was scrambling on Monday to deal with an online attack over the weekend on 40,000 customers' accounts, 20,000 of which had money removed. The hack …
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