Discussion of public breaches of security
Snowden documents lead to Regin and malware. http://threatpost.com/researchers-link-regin-to-malware-disclosed-in-recent-snowden-documents/110667 The malware seems to be related to the QWERTY keylogger found in the Snowden documents. The researchers claim a connection with Regin malware platform and the QWERTY keylogger noted in Snowden’s documents. Here is a blog post on the analysis of the QWERTY keylogger to the Regin … Read more
Killer Malware… what does it mean? When is it coming? It means a distributed spam network (hard to blacklist) (as John Stewart from Cisco mentioned http://oversitesentry.com/john-stewart-cisco-security-exec-interviewed-by-bloomberg/ ) A Zero-day malware included in well written (targeted) spam. Like the Flash vulnerability that just came out. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/01/23/adobe-issues-emergency-fix-for-flash-zero-day/ And then we come to the “Killer” part, Ransomware … Read more
IBM has an infographic and a report: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/en/security/infographic/cybersecurityindex.html http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/en/it-services/security-services/cost-of-data-breach/ (we make a point to show you the whole link, so you know exactly where you are going) The image above is a snippet from the infographic IBM has gathered this information from the Ponemon Institute research report (you can download these reports if you register … Read more
There are a lot of 2015 prognostications and predictions, but instead of also going down that path I want to find and discuss our biggest cybersecurity challenge. Today’s car bomb explosion in front of a synagogue in Sarcelles (near Paris, France) gives a reminder of sudden attacks by physical problems in our world. Fortunately these types … Read more
Which hospital chain will get hacked? Or should we ask which one will have the foresight to invest in security and prevent the hack? Only a matter of time … With the confluence of mass scanning, criminal hackers, and now monetization of health records: Reuters story: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/24/us-cybersecurity-hospitals-idUSKCN0HJ21I20140924 “Security experts say cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the … Read more
