The Sony Pictures hack, which took place at the end of last year, was one of the worst cyber attacks in history. Resulting in a massive breach of security throughout the whole of Sony Pictures. Leaked films, employees’ details, personal emails and passwords for social media accounts were all exposed. There are plenty of lessons
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In only the second time in history, a cyber attack has lead to actual damage at a steel mill in Germany at the end of last year. The attack on a steel mill left the plant with huge amounts of damage after hackers remotely accessed the control systems that controlled the blast furnace. The attack meant that
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Some of the world’s most sensitive data is not stored on the internet, nor does it even have access to the internet, the computers they exist on are completely isolated from other machines. This precaution is a way to prevent any form of remote hack or security breach. These systems are referred to as isolated machines,
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In an extensive survey conducted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and research company Ipsos, it is found that only 39% of internet users protect themselves online. The survey asked 23,376 Internet users in 24 countries on topics related to online security and privacy. Amongst the many answers, users were asked if they had heard
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After the crippling attack on Sony Pictures a few weeks ago, resulting in a shutdown of entire offices and untold amounts of damage. Including a total of five films leaked, salary information for actors and executives and account details for Twitter and Facebook amongst the data. In retaliation, the company have taken aim at websites who are hosting
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After last weeks hack at Sony Pictures, everyone has been trying to pin who was responsible on various groups. North Korea have emerged as one of the suspects of the security breach. The hack was claimed by a mystery group that go by the name GOP (Guardians of Peace) but there is very little to suggest
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Whenever you connect to the internet, either from home or through a public wifi network, you are vulnerable to attacks if you do not take the correct precautions. With so many hacking and security issues in the news lately, it is very important you take the necessary steps in making sure your own data and
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Employees arriving into work were in for a shock as they were completely locked out of their computers. Instead, they were greeted with an ominous skeleton and a warning as hackers attack and blackmail Sony Pictures. The group call themselves GOP and left a message on all computer screens warning that if Sony Pictures do not
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The federal agency shall launch this year its “Malware Investigator”, an interactive malware analysis system. It shall allow companies and individuals to better cope with cyber-attacks. James Comey, who has been recently appointed as the new FBI director, announced that the agency was working on a system analyzing malicious software that would be implemented by
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A new malware is ramping in Switzerland. It targets the word or excel documents and encrypts them before cybercriminals request for a ransom to make them usable again. Hackers use this new ransomware to abuse internet users. They send a program to deal with files from your computer, then they blackmail the victim, requesting for
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