‘starwars’ joins the top 100 worst passwords list in 2017

2017 will be remembered for some of the worst hacks and data leaks. Equifax, WannaCry, Goldeneye and Uber’s concealment of the leak of 57 million user records have apparently taught the average internet user nothing about security. Users still ha… Continue reading ‘starwars’ joins the top 100 worst passwords list in 2017

Nissan Canada Finance waits 10 days to inform 1.13 million customers of data breach

Nissan Canada Finance was breached, and the personal information of 1.13 million customers in Canada may have been leaked, possibly including customer name, address, vehicle make and model, vehicle identification number (VIN), credit score, loan amount… Continue reading Nissan Canada Finance waits 10 days to inform 1.13 million customers of data breach

Nissan Canada Finance waits 10 days to inform 1.13 million customers of data breach

Nissan Canada Finance was breached, and the personal information of 1.13 million customers in Canada may have been leaked, possibly including customer name, address, vehicle make and model, vehicle identification number (VIN), credit score, loan amount… Continue reading Nissan Canada Finance waits 10 days to inform 1.13 million customers of data breach

Financial services industry among top targets of cyberattacks

In 2017, global spending on cybersecurity totaled about $86.4 billion, while in 2018 businesses will reportedly spend $93 billion, according to estimations from Gartner.
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Estonia considers launching its own national cryptocurrency; ECB says no

Estonia’s e-Residency program managing director, Kaspar Korjus, has outlined a detailed plan to introduce the first government-backed cryptocurrency, called “estcoin.” The proposal to institute a national cryptocurrency was first made… Continue reading Estonia considers launching its own national cryptocurrency; ECB says no

Major hacks in 2017 and what enterprises can expect from the threat landscape in 2018

Each December, security researchers make predictions for the following year, and they always seems to sound the same: attacks will increase, malware will be more sophisticated because hackers are upping their game, so IT executives must secure the… Continue reading Major hacks in 2017 and what enterprises can expect from the threat landscape in 2018

Connected care industry seen growing to €6 billion by 2022; GDPR to bring challenges

We’re on the verge of a complete transformation of healthcare, as traditional telecare is about to be dethroned by connected care, according to a research report from Berg Insight. As telecare applications and devices collect and store large… Continue reading Connected care industry seen growing to €6 billion by 2022; GDPR to bring challenges

Limitations of Machine Learning algorithms in malware detection

There’s been a continuous increase in the use of Machine Learning but, despite the recent hype, the technology is not new. While researchers have been playing with artificial neural networks from as early as the 1950s, machine learning is no… Continue reading Limitations of Machine Learning algorithms in malware detection

Trump signs National Defense Authorization Act; drone registration is back

The drone registration rule issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2015 has been reinstated following US President Donald Trump’s signing of the National Defense Authorization Act yesterday. In December 2015, 800,000 people had re… Continue reading Trump signs National Defense Authorization Act; drone registration is back