http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/12/iranian-hackers-used-visual-basic-malware-to-wipe-vegas-casinos-network/ A very interesting story of Iranian hackers (whether government sponsored or sanctioned does not matter) attacked and deleted a lot of files using Visual Basic. (I know from 2014 attack – but that is when we get the most amount of data sometimes…) Apparently the billionaire owner pissed off some hacktivists in Iran after … Read more
The New Ponemon study (sponsored by HP) http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software-solutions/ponemon-cyber-security-report/index.html?jumpid=va_rmaig2786p Global Study at a Glance 252 companies in 7 countries 2,128 interviews with company personnel 1,928 total attacks used to measure total cost $7.7 million is the average annualized cost 1.9 percent net increase over the past year 15 percent average ROI for 7 security technologies Even … Read more
To answer why Cybersecurity? we must discuss how software is being developed. There are traditional software methods (also called waterfall) from the following site: http://www.umsl.edu/~hugheyd/is6840/waterfall.html I always like to break down waterfall in the following: Pseudocode Design Develop Test Customer has it – needs any bug fixes must be fixed. Did you notice a lack of … Read more
Yes we(humans) are Risk seeking with losses, and risk averse with gains. https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2008/01/the_psychology_of_se.html “Security is a tradeoff,” Schneier said, speaking to a packed audience at his RSA session. “What are you getting for what you’re giving up? Whether you make that tradeoff consciously or not, there is one.” You think that your computers are not … Read more
Office Personnel Managment hack now suspected also of stealing fingerprint data. http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/2015/07/14/How-Much-Damage-Can-OPM-Hackers-Do-With-Million-Fingerprints What can be done with a stolen fingerprint? Is it really only a foreign government coup? Can the Chinese government splinter groups use this information for other nefarious reasons? { Part of the worry, cybersecurity experts say, is that fingerprints are part of … Read more