Fortnite Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers To Take Over Gamers’ Accounts, Data And In-Game Currency
Cybersecurity researchers today shared details of vulnerabilities that could have affected any player of the hugely popular online battle game, Fortnite. If exploited, the vulnerability would have given an attacker full access to a user’s account and their personal information as well...
Do You Know Your Customers?
Every third Thursday of each
quarter, ‘Know Your Customer’ Day is held.
The day transcends all industries, aimed at businesses and designed to
serve as a reminder of how important it is to take the time to understand your
customer.
In the cybersecurity
industry, it...
Who Goes There? How Blockchain Could Transform Identity And Access Management
Marc Vanmaele, CEO of TrustBuilder considers whether blockchain will become an IAM game changer
From a niche cryptocurrency discussed only in the most technical
and computing-focused circles, to an imagination-capturing marketplace featured
in the mainstream press, bitcoin has undergone a transformative journey over
the past...
If Cybersecurity Breaches Are Inevitable What Should Organizations Do About It?
There’s an inconvenient truth in the business community. As many
business decision-makers are only too aware, hardly a week seems to go by
without a data breach of some form being reported to press, and this year alone
has witnessed some major...
Disaster Recovery: Beyond Backup
With the excessive amounts of data
circulating in today’s modern organizations, the importance offinding a perfect storage solution, that can safeguard data, is deemed more
imperative than ever. As data generation shows no signs of slowing down,
it’s necessary to realize and...
Lessons From Some Of The World’s Largest Data Breaches, And The Way Forward
“What I did 50 years ago is 4,000 times easier to do today because of technology,” says Frank Abagnale, 70-year-old FBI security consultant and former con man. His exploits as a check forger and impostor in the 1960s were...
Action AGAINST Online Child Abuse Images
When it comes to protecting Children and Young Persons online, there have been multiple initiatives, yet there have also been sadly a several historical failings by some incumbent UK based Agencies which, by inference allowed several disgusting habits to...
Orphaned Accounts: Did The Quora Hack Reveal Hidden Dangers?
From watching funny cat videos to checking the latest news, we are all familiar with the exchange of personal data (email address information, and the like) for services. But, could we be becoming dangerously complacent? Studies reveal that 57...
Weaponised Emails Pose Biggest Threat To Cyber Security In 2019
UK cyber security innovator Glasswall Solutions predicts decline of mass cyber-attacks as criminals opt for more tailored methods, with awareness growing that anti-virus technology fails to provide full protection
Glasswall Solutions, the
pioneering UK-based cyber security company, today reveals its five...
Why Fixing The Internet Isn’t That Hard
The Internet
is a scary place right now, similar to the old American Wild, Wild West, where
well-armed gangs of bad guys faced off with common town folk, taking and
destroying anything they wanted with near impunity. Hackers routinely steal so
many data...
Opera Blacklists Tampermonkey Extension Being Installed by Malware
Over
the past twelve months we have seen varying strands of cyber-attack emerge, old
favourites return and businesses still being on the back foot. In 2019,
businesses need to better understand the risks posed to them, there are
countless vulnerabilities and it’s impossible...
Just A Bag Of Nails
About 10 years ago now, I recall discussing my concept
of internal civil disobedience, and insurgency with another professional –
question, ‘just how do you cause
widespread chaos by none technical means?’ – answer = employ around 5 individuals, place them on...
Four Trends That Will Shape The Cybersecurity Landscape In 2019
2018 has been a big year. With GDPR fundamentally changing the
way many businesses operate and several high profile data breaches hitting the
headlines, it’s not been a smooth road by any means. Moving into 2019, we can
expect to see many...
The Security Edge Of Digital Transformation
2018 was the year in which we encountered thenewishterm
‘Digital Transformation’ take a grip in computing vocabulary, which on
occasions has even crossed the conversational lines onto the lips of some
involved in the Cyber Security Industry – and this I must...
The Quora Breach 2018: What We Learned
Following a number of high profile data breaches at the tail end of 2018, Robin Tombs, CEO, Yoti, offers his advice to businesses looking to ensure they have the right protections in place for the safe storage of their...
Websites can steal browser data via extensions APIs
Researcher finds nearly 200 Chrome, Firefox, and Opera extensions vulnerable to attacks from malicious sites.
6 Reasons We Need to Boost Cybersecurity Focus in 2019
Paying attention to cybersecurity is more important than ever in 2019. But, some companies are still unwilling to devote the necessary resources to securing their infrastructures against cyberattacks, and naive individuals think they’re immune to the tactics of cybercriminals,...
Fortnite Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers To Take Over Gamers’ Accounts, Data And In-Game Currency
Cybersecurity researchers today shared details of vulnerabilities that could have affected any player of the hugely popular online battle game, Fortnite. If exploited, the vulnerability would have given an attacker full access to a user’s account and their personal information as well...
DNC Accuses Russia, ACLU Sues ICE, and More Security News This Week
Trump dominated security headlines this week, but there's plenty of other news to catch up on.
Bulgaria Extradites Russian Hacker to US: Embassy
Bulgaria has extradited a Russian indicted by a US court for mounting a complex hacking scheme to the United States, the Russian embassy in Washington said Saturday.
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