After more than a year of seeming to be dormant, a new twist on the WannaCry hack has emerged, mainly hitting computers in the United Kingdom. The infection has already become such an issue that London’s Action Fraud unit has issued an alert about the resurgence. In...
Another cyber attack has hit the Internet, but this time the targets are not computers, but network routers. Russian hackers “Fancy Bear” are believed to be behind this attack, which would make it the second big hack they are affiliated with after the alleged...
One of the most troubling aspects of many recent high profile cyber attacks has been the targeting of hospitals and medical offices. Seen as a treasure trove of high volume personal data, it should come as no surprise that another hack has hit a hospital. Decatur...
Convenience often wins over security, and researchers from IOActive and Embedi have recently discovered the dire consequences of that adage. In January 2018, IOActive and Embedi released a white paper titled “SCADA and Mobile Security in the IoT Era.” Over...
Last week, we highlighted the six of the 12 biggest cloud security threats for 2018, as reported by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). These included data breaches; insufficient identity, credential and access management; insecure interfaces and APIs; system...
Last year was a rough one for cybersecurity. From the WannaCry ransomware attack to the Equifax hack, 2017 was a harsh reminder of the importance of having strong IT practices and an incident response plan. So what does 2018 have in store? SecureWorks, one of our...
