Combating the virtual and physical threats banks face

The banking sector has always been at the center of criminal attention. Today, banks must contend with near-constant cyber attacks from organized criminal gangs, as well as highly skilled and well-resourced threat actors working on behalf of nation-sta… Continue reading Combating the virtual and physical threats banks face

Turn-by-turn Smart Glasses Give You Direction

[SamsonMarch] designs electronic products by day and — apparently — does it in his spare time, too. His latest is a pair of really cool shades that give him turn-by-turn directions as he walks around town. Unlike some smart glasses, these get around the difficult problem of building a heads-up …read more

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What happens to funds once they have been stolen in a cyberattack?

SWIFT and BAE Systems published a report that describes the complex web of money mules, front companies and cryptocurrencies that criminals use to siphon funds from the financial system after a cyber attack. The report highlights the ingenuity of money… Continue reading What happens to funds once they have been stolen in a cyberattack?

U.S. Sanctions North Korean Group Behind WannaCry, Sony Hacks

Three North Korean threat groups have been sanctioned in the U.S. as part of a larger U.S. initiative against North Korea-linked malicious cyber activity. Continue reading U.S. Sanctions North Korean Group Behind WannaCry, Sony Hacks

RSwitch 1.5.0 Release Now Also Corrals RStudio Server Connections

RSwitch is a macOS menubar application that works on macOS 10.14+ and provides handy shortcuts for developing with R on macOS. Version 1.5.0 brings a reorganized menu system and the ability to manage and make connections to RStudio Server instances. He… Continue reading RSwitch 1.5.0 Release Now Also Corrals RStudio Server Connections

HTTP Bugs Open Websites to DoS Attacks

Eight vulnerabilities in the HTTP/2 server implementations were found in vendors Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Apache. Continue reading HTTP Bugs Open Websites to DoS Attacks

Common Security Mistakes when Developing Swift Applications – Part I

Overview: Data Storage and Communication Security Swift was first introduced in 2014 at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) as the iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS de facto programming language. Designed by Chris Lattner and many othe… Continue reading Common Security Mistakes when Developing Swift Applications – Part I