DOD Heightens Importance of Cybersecurity in Future Ground Systems

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) wants to make sure its future ground system for government satellites, known as the Enterprise Ground Segment (EGS), makes cybersecurity a much bigger priority compared to the approach taken with ground systems currently in use.

BY Matt Barrett Sep 15, 2016 Uncategorized

One more reason not to plug a USB into your computer

A Hong Kong firm has created a small device that can completely destroy a computer in just a few seconds by emitting a high electrical voltage through the machine's USB port.

BY Matt Barrett Aug 26, 2016 Cyber News

IPhone Users Urged to Update Software After Security Flaws Are Found

One of the world’s most evasive digital arms dealers is believed to have been taking advantage of three security vulnerabilities in popular Apple products in its efforts to spy on dissidents and journalists.

BY Matt Barrett Jul 29, 2016 CyberESI News

Network Visibility is the Foundation of Cybersecurity

The question is not whether you will be breached – it is when. That’s a hard fact for most executives and officials to accept, but it’s true. Just consider this...

BY Matt Barrett Jul 29, 2016 Cyber News

Mobile Ransomware Has Mushroomed: Report

The number of mobile ransomware victims across the globe has increased fourfold compared to a year ago, suggests a Kaspersky Lab report released last week. Kaspersky software protected 136,532 users targeted by ransomware from April 2015 to March 2016 -- up from 35,413 in the year-ago period, the company said.

BY Matt Barrett Jul 29, 2016 Cyber News

Study: Third-Party Apps Pose Risks for Enterprises

Since mobile computing put an end to the good old days when IT departments had absolute control over software deployed in the enterprise, there's been a rise in employees' use of third-party applications -- a rise that poses security risks to corporate environments.

BY Matt Barrett Jul 28, 2016 Cyber News

Cybersecurity spending will exceed $100bn over the next 4-5 years, says Intel Security

A new collaborative research by John McAfee-founded Intel Security and the Washington-headquartered Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has detailed how the shortage of cybersecurity skills is the root cause for significant data loss, which damages finances and reputation of countries and businesses.

BY Matt Barrett Jul 27, 2016 Cyber News

Adjusting the Lens on Economic Crime

According to PWC's Global Economic Crime Survey of 2016, cybercrime climbed to the 2nd most reported crime affecting organizations - but most organizations are not prepared to handle it.

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