by Vandenberg | Email Security, Phishing
Last week the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) disclosed a cyber-attack on a steel plant, resulting in abnormal shut down of a large blast furnace and causing a serious failure of its system. The campaign involved email which targeted specific...
by Tom Chapman | Cybercrime, EdgeWave Updates, Email Security, Social Media Security, Social Networking Security, Technology, Threat Update
Over the holiday period, we have noted several Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The anarchist group Lizard Squad attacked both Xbox (Sony owned) and PlayStation networks that crippled online gaming for the systems. There is speculation that the North...
by Vandenberg | Cybercrime, Data Loss, Email Security, EPIC, Internet Filters
The 2014 SailPoint Market Pulse Survey, conducted by an independent research firm, was issued this week, showing how cloud apps increase inside security risks. Titled “Employees Going Rogue with Corporate Data,” the survey of 1,000 employees at large companies (over...
by Tom Chapman | Cybercrime, Email Security, Internet Filters, Media Coverage, Mobile Security, Security Alerts, Threat Update, Uncategorized
Lately, many media outlets have labeled the attack on Sony “cyber terrorism.” However, one important piece is missing to truly describe this event as terrorism. In the military, we define terrorism as “The unlawful use of violence or threat of...
by Tom Chapman | Company News, Cybercrime, Data Loss, EdgeWave Updates, Email Security, Media Coverage, Military Grade, Security Alerts, Uncategorized
The recent Sony Pictures hack resulted in a shutdown of the network, the theft of four upcoming films and nearly 27-gigabytes of files stolen from the company and posted online. What were the hackers’ motivations, and what can we learn from this breach to stay...
by Vandenberg | Data Loss, Email Security, Internet Filters, Technology, Threat Update
On November 24, the New York State Office of Information Technology Services issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress content management versions prior to 4.0.1. “Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could result in an attacker...
