Hacking

Smart cities are the future of technology. We are quickly becoming dependent on computers to run cities. Smart city technology addresses issues like energy, transportation, and utilities. This technology works to reduce resource consumption and waste to reduce costs. The smart city aims to enhance the quality of living of the people who live in … Read more

The Complete History of Cybersecurity

The history of cybersecurity starts in the 1970s. At this time words such as ransomware, spyware, viruses, worms, and logic bombs did not exist. But today, the explosive rise of cybercrime has caused such words to find their way into news headlines every day. Cybersecurity is now a priority for every organization. Cybercrime is projected … Read more

Cybersecurity Laws – A Complete Overview

Technology has grown exponentially over the past two decades. As time goes by we continuously benefit from and increase our dependence on technology. Web applications, drones, mobile applications, industrial automation, and machine learning applications, and other technologies have changed our lives. But there are immense dangers that these technologies bring us. Therefore, our governments have … Read more

The Security Downside of SMS-based Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)

MFA is not always secure. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is thought to be an effective technique for identifying legitimate system users before granting access. MFA is a security mechanism that requires users to provide at least two types of correct authentication alongside valid credentials. This means that a user has to provide a correct username and … Read more

How to Become a Cybersecurity Specialist

We outline the steps you need to take to become a cybersecurity specialist and enter a rewarding and exciting career path. Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing fields today. As a result, there is a huge skill gap in the cybersecurity industry. This gap has been widening. Organizations report that the shortage of cybersecurity skills … Read more

Why is Cybersecurity Important in 2019?

“Why is Cybersecurity Important?” is a question many business owners and organizations attempt to answer today. Not long ago, cybersecurity was considered a job for IT staff alone. Today cybersecurity is everyone’s job. In 2019 cybersecurity is among the top priorities for any company. Organizational executives know that cybersecurity is critical for business operations and … Read more

Guidelines for Cybersecurity on Ships

Ships have become a target for cyber attacks. Hackers know that many of the ships are vulnerable, making them easy to hack. One of the things that have made ships an easy target is because they often do not take security precautions. Most of them do not have instruments that prevent and protect them from … Read more

Challenges in cybersecurity that are hard to protect yourself from

As we continue to look for ways to curb cyber threats, companies and individuals are increasingly facing more and advanced threats. Cybercriminals use various methods to execute their threats. There is no clear way to deal with or to eradicate cyber crime though there are some ways we can limit the risk and protect ourselves … Read more

Tips to Avoid Becoming a Social Engineering Victim

Cybercriminals are smart, sneaky, and are becoming more creative with how they conduct cyber-attacks. Social engineering is a core tool that is being used by these malicious people to execute their plans and exploit their targets to the fullest. They will use all their best techniques and skills to lure you into their traps. You … Read more

Basic principles of Ethical Hacking – Footprinting

The first step in ethical hacking is to gather information on the target system. The tools and techniques used to gather this information is called Footprinting. Footprinting includes gathering information about the network, host and also people who work in that organization. It is a key process that needs to be done thoroughly for any … Read more

Three Easy Ways to Protect Your Website from Cyber Attacks

You might not think that your website is a target for hacking. The truth is, however, that all websites are targets for hackers. It is best to take action to mitigate the threat from hackers before you end up being a victim. Installation of a secure socket layer in your website Security socket layer (SSL) … Read more

Top hacking techniques

Hackers have been coming up with different ways of hacking, and it is time for you to know those techniques for you to be on the safe side. When you get to know their tricks, you will be able to keep yourself safe and be able to counter any malicious activity that may be planned … Read more

Ways Hackers Get Into Your Website

Hackers know that many websites are not secure and are easy targets. In 2019 the number of hacked websites rose by 32 percent. This is alarming and shows how risky websites can be. Google believes that this number will continue to grow. There are many different ways in which hackers can get into your website. … Read more

How airplanes should protect themselves from cyber threats

There are always more than five thousand planes on the skies every single minute and most of these aircraft rely on software for their operations. Any failure in the airline industry or even just a single airline could lead to a massive grounding of planes or worse! Air traffic management has embraced the use of … Read more

Work from Home Cyber Risks

Many organizations allow employees to carry some work home as the strategy increases productivity and provides more flexible schedules among other advantages. However, working remotely introduces some cyber risks that threaten the organization’s cybersecurity posture. It is therefore necessary for every organization to be familiar with the different types of risks associated with remote working … Read more

HACKING IS NOT BAD UNLESS DONE WITH THE WRONG INTENTION

Cyber security can be defined as the measures that are taken in order to protect computers or electronic devices from criminals who are seeking unauthorized data. In the previous years, cybersecurity was not a concern because there were very few breaches. Companies and business organizations had no problem protecting their data because all they had … Read more

What we need to learn from Facebook Cyber security breaches

Just recent, we have witnessed major Facebook cyber security breach. It has affected over fifty million user accounts. A British analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica was involved in this scandal in which they accessed data for this user accounts. Facebook it is still facing scrutiny over how private information of its users is being handled. Many … Read more

Importance of Cybersecurity in Military

The basic role of the military is to provide security to every citizen and it cannot protect the citizens if it cannot protect itself. The mass embracement of information technologies has triggered the risk of cyber-attacks. There is a greater need for the military to join hands with all the stakeholders and professionals to create … Read more

Guarding Ourselves from Cybersecurity Threats

We cannot live without technology, it has changed the way we live and do things. We will agree with me that life without technology will be a very difficult one since we have gotten used to technology helping us to live a good life. Your workplace relies on technology, from communication, sending files, meetings, financial … Read more

Securing Network Printers

by Abdul Saboor Malik

IoT is among many buzz words of today and is one of the technologies guiding our future lifestyle. According to data and analytics company, Global Data, the IoT business is projected to reach $318bn by 2023. Given this, there is a high interest in IoT. However, the security of IoT is a growing concern as … Read more

Tips to Increase your Cybersecurity

Often, many people think that cybercrime is just about hackers out there who want to steal their financial information. This is not the case; cybercrime entails a lot and includes even terrorism. There are so many concerns apart from financial threats. It’s so unfortunate that cybercrime is continually evolving day by day and new and … Read more

Why hackers love patching

When a company issues a patch to fix security issues the bad guys start salivating. They know that in many cases they now have the opportunity to take advantages of vulnerabilities that the previously did not know about. Hackers can easily reverse engineer patches. When a patch is released a hacker will first review the … Read more

Your W2 Form is For Sale on the Dark Web

by Fred Templeton, CISA, CASP, SEC+

Tax Season is a Hacker’s Dream The “dark web” is where hackers turn to sell the valuable personal data that they have stolen from their unsuspecting victims. They sell your personal information like social security numbers, bank account details, hacked passwords, credit card account information, and even your W2 tax forms. How do they get … Read more

5 Interesting Cyber Crime Stories

by Abdul Saboor Malik

Living in this Internet Era, cybercrime has become a reality. Most of us might not have been a victim of this novel and digital world crime, but many have experienced it, ranging from individual to enterprises. These incidents stories reach us after the forensic investigators try to reverse the crime scene and get the artifacts … Read more

Countering Cybersecurity Attacks

It is a cry of every person, organization and even countries that a long lasting solution for cybersecurity is found. Every day, reports of growing number of cases concerning breach in cybersecurity are reported and the risk increases daily due to growing number of interconnected devices being added to the internet. Your information and data … Read more

The Top 15 Most Used Passwords Will Make You Laugh… or Cry

by Dan Evert, CCNP

Every year the guys at SplashData analyze millions of hacked and leaked passwords from websites and online services. They then publish this most commonly used passwords that they find. It is never a good idea to use such obvious passwords because there is virtually no security. In fact, it is a common practice for hackers … Read more

AI Weaponization

Artificial intelligence technologies are currently being leveraged to execute intelligent cyberattacks. AI tech already developed in open source is posed to be combined with malware-based attacks, a trend that has the potential of creating new types of advanced and sophisticated threats. One key area where AI technologies are weaponized is in concealing the criminal intents … Read more

Countering Cyber Security Attacks

It is a cry of every person, organization, and even countries that long-lasting solution for cybersecurity is found. Every day, reports of a growing number of cases concerning breach in cybersecurity are reported, and the risk increases daily due to the increasing number of interconnected devices being added to the internet. Your information and data … Read more

Top Malware Attacks that Prove IOT Needs Security

You may think you are safe when you put your login credentials to your social media account, but you need to take care of yourself. Social media and other anything you access online is not safe anymore, do not trust any online platform with your information or data. Always have your doubts every time you … Read more

Cyber Risk Management

Overview of Cyber Risk Management Cyber Risk Management, is only defined as the combination of policies, personnel, processes, and technologies that aid organizations to achieve a level of exposure in a manner that is cost effective. Cyber-attacks continue getting large and growing with the growing times. This is costing individuals as well as companies millions … Read more

Cybersecurity Threats in the Banking Sector

Over the last half a decade, Cyber-attacks has been considered as one of the biggest threat to the financial institution. Cyber criminal’s skill and techniques have evolved with technology; they have become more organized forming groups like Lazurus making it difficult for financial services to have the upper hand in the war on cybercrime. The … Read more

Internet of Things Cyber Security Threats and Counter Measures

We are currently living in the post-PC era where everyone is connected to the internet through smartphones. No one wants to have a phone which is not accessing internet. For one to stay a day without accessing social media, would feel like he has missed a lot and has disconnected him or herself from the … Read more

Cybersecurity Threats on Forex Trading and Cryptocurrencies

Cyber Crime in Forex Trading While cyber-attacks have become a regular occurrence in the world today, catastrophic results have been recorded. The question is, is forex trading impenetrable to hackers? Or is forex trading immune from attackers, how secure is it? In a nutshell, forex trading just as any other online platform is prone to … Read more

The Basics of CyberCrime

Definition and Overview of Cybercrime Cybercrime is also referred to as computer Crime, which is merely the use of a computer or an electronic gadget that can access the internet to commit illegal acts such as trafficking in intellectual property and child pornography, violation of privacy, fraud among other unlawful ends. Cybercrime over the internet … Read more

Cyber Incident Analysis

With the advancement in technology, cybersecurity incidents have increased both in oftenness and sophistication. Practically every second somewhere in the world someone is trying to infiltrate or rather hack a particular computer system. A cybersecurity incident can be defined as an act of malice whose intention is to compromise or disrupt either the physical or … Read more

Your home wireless network is likely not very secure

by Fred Templeton, CISA, CASP, SEC+

Most of us don’t think about hackers spying on our home internet activity and searching through our home computer files. In fact, most of us believe that our home lives are not interesting enough for hackers to waste their time trying to crack into our systems. But what if it does not take much time … Read more

Kevin Mitnick – The Most Infamous Hacker of All Time

by Frank Jones, CISSP

The art of hacking has been in development for many years. The heyday of hacking was before the Internet even existed. There are amazing and interesting stories about hackers who hacked for notoriety, money, street cred, and just for personal accomplishment. Before the Internet there were still many targets for hackers. Hackers reverse engineered casino … Read more

What to do if your WordPress Site Gets Hacked

Some estimates state that 40% of websites use the Content Management System (CMS) known as WordPress. WordPress is one of the easiest ways to get a professional website up and running quickly. But if you don’t keep your site updated, then there is a good chance that you will wake up one day to find … Read more

The Marriott Hack – This is What will Happen Next.

Personal information from about 500,000,000 people who made reservations at a Starwood hotel was stolen by hackers. These hotels include Sheraton, Aloft, W Hotels, and Westin Hotels. Marriott acquired the Starwood Group back in 2016, but the compromise started way back in 2014 before the acquisition took place. Hackers had full access for four years … Read more

Data Limitation Laws?

It is usually not a good idea for lawmakers to get involved in cybersecurity beyond a certain point. The reason for this is that lawmakers do not have an understanding of the technology that they are legislating. Case in point: Australia is quickly enacting legislation that will require companies like Apple and Facebook to provide … Read more

Passwords Suck and Will Go Away – Here’s How

Why Passwords Suck Usernames and Passwords are not secure by nature. Usernames and Passwords are controls that rely on “Something you know.” Knowledge is easily transferable, and therefore, passwords are not secure. No amount of security training will eliminate or overcome human nature. It is human nature to make passwords we can easily remember. Passwords … Read more

Are Dark Web Scans Effective?

The Dark Web is Anonymous The dark web is a scary place. It is a network of websites teeming with illegal activity. It is a secret place where visitors protect their identity by using techniques to keep identifying information (Like their IP address) hidden. There are several methods that people use to keep themselves anonymous … Read more

Why Hardware Encryption is Not Secure

A Little History In the past, it was assumed that hardware encryption is far more secure than software encryption. Many people, including security experts, still believe this to be true. And in the past it was true. But recent history has proven that hardware encryption is highly vulnerable. The widely published recent discovered hardware encryption … Read more

Murder by Hacking

When Hackers Kill Hackers have already – perhaps many times- have contributed to death by hacking into secure systems and releasing information. This information has lead to loss of life in many different ways, including suicide and murder. But hacking has now evolved to the point that cybercriminals can use computers to negatively affect and … Read more

What is Zerodium?

Zerodium is a reputable place where you can sell zero-day exploits. Hackers and security researchers know that Zerodium is a way to cash in on vulnerabilities that they discover in operation systems, software and hardware, and devices. There are several ways that you can make money from discovering vulnerabilities. You can disclose the vulnerability to … Read more

What is Persian Stalker?

Persian Stalker is targeting Iranian social media accounts. The “group” has been around since 2017, and they have been observed targeting social media accounts. Specifically, this group focuses on gaining access and control of Instagram and Telegram accounts. Telegram is a popular service with about 40 million users. Telegram is a communication app that has … Read more

Phishing attacks up by 300% in 2018

According to “The Retail and eCommerce Threat Landscape Report” from October 2018, there is a 297% increase in the number of phishing websites that target online retail businesses and customers of these businesses. There is an average of 23 phishing sites for each retail company included in the study. In 2017 the data showed that … Read more

More data shows that Americans are lackadaisical about security.

A new research report Published by cybersecurity specialists, BestVPN.com, shows the state of online privacy in the United States. BestVPN surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers to comprehend the state of online privacy in 2018. The report reveals a significant knowledge gap and suggests that, despite their fears, US citizens are not protecting themselves against the ever-growing … Read more

North Korean Cryptocurrency Scam Efforts – Marine Chain

Experts think that the infamous North Korean hacker group Lazarus accounts for targeted strikes against five cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea’s burgeoning cyber military seems to have especially honed its assault abilities to attack cryptocurrency-related organizations. In the face of mounting and crippling international sanctions, Pyongyang’s many hacker groups have adopted cryptocurrency-focused malicious attempts as an … Read more

City of Westhaven Connecticut Pays $2K in Ransomware Extortion

Another successful ransomware attack…. The City of West Haven, Connecticut made the tough decision to pay hackers $2,000 in ransom money after a ransomware attack halted all their operations. The city contacted the Department of Homeland Security who discovered the attack originated outside of the U.S. West Haven mayor Nancy Rossi said the attack disabled … Read more

Hackers are Unstoppable?