One of the biggest DDoS attacks in history occurred last month, targeting SpamHaus. The attacks started earlier in the month, as part of the Spammer-Anti-Spammer wars and reached its peak last week. David Gibson, VP of Strategy, Varonis, looks at the industry implications of the attack, and offers tips on how to be better equipped … [Read more…]
South Korea has been hit by a suspected cyber-attack that has paralysed computer networks at broadcasters and banks.
Half of companies have lost a device with important company data on it, causing security implications for over a fifth of organisations, according to new data.
UK domain registry Nominet has shelved plans for a shorter “.uk” country code domain, following a three-month consultation.
Apple has been attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook, as the technology giant saw its internal systems infected by a virus.
Facebook was targeted by a “sophisticated attack” by hackers last month, but the social network said it has found no evidence any user data had been compromised.
Netflix has taken the web by storm with its new ‘cultural manifesto’, hailed by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg as “the most important document to ever come out of Silicone Valey”.
This week’s Twitter hack, which saw 250,000 passwords stolen, highlights the growing importance of online security. Nick Besant, Panoplia Security Services looks at why the latest scare story is just the tip of the iceberg.
Commenting on a report from Kansas State University on the complex science that is ‘cyberloafing’, CensorNet Tim Lloyd, founder/CEO, CensorNet argues that – humour aside – skiving on the internet costs many organisations a significant amount of time owing to the additive psychology of Web surfing and social networking.
Google is considering developing a ring that consumers can use to identify themselves securely online, as an alternative to passwords.