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Tag Archives: Security engineering

28Sep/17

How hackers hack ATMs remotely

September 28, 2017SecurityArticles, Automated teller machine, Business/Finance, Company: Trend Micro, Computer network security, Computer security, Computing, Cryptography, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, e-commerce, Hacker, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Japan, National security, NEXT MEDIA, Phishing, Security engineering, Technology, Trend Microsmbale

Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has published a white paper detailing how hackers can remotely control ATMS. Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Equifax breach impact will be felt ‘for months and months’ – cyber expert

September 8, 2017SecurityCompanies, Company: Equifax, Computer security, Credit scoring, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Equifax, Equifax Inc, information technology, National security, New York, Proofpoint, Reuters, Ryan Kalember, Security, Security engineering, Service companies, United Statessmbale

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 8, 2017) (REUTERS) – The impact of a security breach at Equifax Inc that may have compromised personal information for 143 million American consumers could be felt for a long time to come, cybersecurity expert Ryan Kalember told Reuters on Friday (September 8). Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Equifax data breach exposes personal data of 143 million U.S. consumers

September 8, 2017SecurityCanada, Computer security, Computing, Credit, Credit card, Credit scoring, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Cyberwarfare in the United States, Data breach, e-commerce, Economy, Equifax, Finance, Identity theft, Money, National security, NEXT MEDIA, Personal finance, Secure communication, Security, Security breaches, Security engineering, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

Nearly half of the United States has been impacted by a massive cyber security incident at one of the three largest credit agencies in the country. Continue reading →

05Jul/17

AI tech checks your ID the same way humans do

July 5, 2017SecurityaiDX technology, aiThenticate Computervision Labs, André Immelman, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Authentication, Automatic identification and data capture, Biometrics, Company: Computervision, Computer access control, Cryptography, facial recognition, Facial recognition system, Fingerprint, Identification, Johannesburg, Olaleken Komnsane, Security engineering, South Africa, Surveillance, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (REUTERS – A groundbreaking technology is promising to revolutionise electronic identification and authentication, according to its South African developers.
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16May/17

Researchers see possible North Korea link to global cyber attack

May 16, 2017SecurityBangladesh Bank robbery, Company: UCHC, Computer security, Country: North Korea, Crime, Crimes, CULVER CITY, Cyber-attack, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Donald Trump, Google, Kaspersky Lab, Lazarus Group, National security, Neel Mehta, North Korea, Ransomware, Security engineering, Symantec, Technology/Internet, United States, WannaCry ransomware attack, Washingtonsmbale

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS – Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday (May 11).
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26Apr/17

The schoolchildren trained in cyber warfare

April 26, 2017SecurityAviation, CHRIS HARRISON, Company: Northrop Grumman, Computer security, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, DIANE MILLER, Economy of the United States, Google, Government, Information Age, Information governance, Internet in the United Kingdom, London, Manufacturing, National security, Northrop Grumman, OpenTravel Alliance, Otto, OTTO HEESE, Proactive cyber defence, Rosanna Philpott, Security, Security engineering, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

A new generation of school-aged cyber defenders have competed in a cyber security championship organised by defence giant Northrop Grumman, as the industry looks to youth to fill a worrying skills gap. Rosanna Philpott reports. Continue reading →

17Nov/15

Britain develops cyber attack powers to take on IS

November 17, 2015SecurityCHELTENHAM, Computer security, Cyber-attack, Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, David Cameron, Draft:Professor Richard Benham, e-commerce, GCHQ, George Osborne, Government, Government Communications Headquarters, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, National security, Paris, Proactive cyber defence, Security, Security engineering, TalkTalk, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

British Finance Minister George Osborne says Islamic State militants trying to plot potentially deadly cyber attacks.
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