Author Archives: David Bisson

Hacked IoT Devices Attacked Honeypots after ‘Just a Few Seconds’ of Web Connectivity

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It’s no secret attackers used insufficient IoT security to their advantage in 2016. Who can forget October 21? On that day, multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks struck the internet performance management company Dyn, a multi-pronged offensive which caused Etsy, Spotify, Twitter and other large web services to suffer connectivity issues and service interruptions. The security […]… Read More

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800K Virgin Media Users Told to Change Passwords over Hacking Risk

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Virgin Media is advising 800,000 of its customers to change their router passwords over the fear that attackers could easily hack their devices. On 23 June 2017, consumer choice advocacy organization Which? published the results of an investigation it conducted to analyze the security of connected devices in the home. It set up wireless cameras, […]… Read More

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Ouch! UK Govt’s Cyber Essentials scheme suffers data breach due to configuration error

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The UK Government’s Cyber Essentials digital security scheme has suffered a data breach caused by a configuration error in a software platform.
Emails exposed, which means phishing attacks could follow…
David Bisson reports.
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NY Supreme Court Judge Loses $1M to Email Scammers

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A New York Supreme Court judge has lost more than one million dollars to scammers after responding to an email she thought she received from her attorney. On 16 June 2017, acting State Supreme Court Justice Lori Sattler, 51, contacted law enforcement about an incident that transpired earlier in the month. At the time, Justice […]… Read More

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25% of Companies Struck by Fireball or WannaCry in May, Index Reveals

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A quarter of companies worldwide suffered an infection at the hands of Fireball malware or WannaCry ransomware in May 2017, reveals an ongoing threat index. In its latest Global Threat Impact Index, researchers at Check Point Software Technologies found that Firewall affected one in five organizations globally in May 2017. The creators of this program […]… Read More

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Report: Average Organizational, Per Capita Data Breach Costs Reach New Highs

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Data breaches remain a constant concern among boards and executives. Part of the reasoning behind this anxiety is the cost of responding to a data breach. Most years, not only does the per capita cost of a record compromised in a breach go up – so, too, does the total organizational cost. For 12 years, […]… Read More

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Korean Firm Pays $1M in Ransom after Erebus Ransomware Infection

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A South Korean web hosting company has paid more than one million dollars in ransom after suffering an Erebus ransomware infection. The ransomware, which has been around since September 2016 and reemerged in February 2017, struck NAYANA on 10 June. Those responsible for the attack demanded 550 Bitcoins or approximately US$1.62 million. The web hosting […]… Read More

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Top 7 Tips to Stay Secure on Your Summer Vacations

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We all look forward to summer and its promise of fun-filled vacations. But in our haste to momentarily escape the daily grind, many of us overlook key elements of our digital security. Computer criminals don’t take vacations, after all. Digital threats follow us everywhere we go, which is why we can never let our guard […]… Read More

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