Cyber Security
INSS Global Cyber Review – November 15th 2013
U.S.A
Obama Administration to enact changes in the command of the NSA and other cyber security agencies
Revelations from documents leaked by Edward Snowden about the...
Can a Computer Virus Communicate Through Your Speakers?
Dragos Ruiu first became suspicious when he was installing a new version of Apple's OS X onto his MacBook. Unasked, his laptop also started...
Lockheed Martin Opens New Cyber-Security Center in Australia
Lockheed Martin has officially opened a Security Intelligence Centre (SIC) in the Canberra suburb of Kingston. Establishment of the new SIC continues Lockheed Martin’s...
Smart Cloud Service Receives U.S. Government Authorization
IBM’s SmartCloud for Government, infrastructure as-a-service cloud platform, has been granted Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program...
Hi-Tech Tattoos Could Replace Personal Passwords
Motorola has announced it is looking at alternatives to traditional passwords in the form of tattoos, in a bid to make logging into online...
Day-Zero Attacks Against Microsoft Office Successfully Blocked
Kaspersky Lab’s Automatic Exploit Prevention (AEP) technology successfully blocks attacks via the recently discovered system vulnerability in Microsoft Office software. Microsoft reported knowledge of...
Israel Hosts Major Cyber-War Simulation
The cyber-simulation was held at the Tel Aviv University's SIMLAB unit. This is the unit's first simulation.
The SIMLAB simulation unit, headed by Dr. Haim...
Stuxnet Virus Detected in Russian Nuclear Facility
Eugene Kaspersky of Kaspersky Antivirus has revealed that a staffer at a Russian nuclear plant informed him that the infection that was introduced to...
Britain May Hire Hackers For Cyber Defense
Britain may recruit convicted computer hackers to a new military unit dedicated to combating cyber attacks, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said. Hammond announced plans...
Survey: Most Companies Use In-House Resources for IT Security Training
Kaspersky Lab today reveals that most companies assign their own Tech Support Department to train company employees in matters of IT security, rather than...
October Cyber Security Report: A Rise in Ransomware Attacks
The ESET cyber security report for October reveals a troubling rise in the use of the Filecoder malware against small and medium businesses in...
Veteran Israeli Company Enters the Cyber-Defense Market
By iHLS NewsDesk
The Israeli company Magal, known for its physical defense systems, is now entering the cyber-defense market as well. The company will supply...
2013 Cyber Security Report: One Serious Incident Could Cost $649k
$649,000 is the average cost incurred by large companies in the wake of a cyber-attack, according to the 2013 Global Corporate IT Security Risks...
INSS Global Cyber Review – November 1st
Israel
Israel counters a Chinese cyber attack
Israeli Channel 2 TV News reported last Sunday Israel's counter-cyber terrorism unit managed to thwart a concerted cyber-attack and...
U.S. Company to Assist Government with Cyber Security
Lockheed Martin has established a continuous diagnostics and mitigation laboratory where they will conduct workshops to help governments with cybersecurity. The laboratory in Gaithersburg,...
Security Leaders Survey: Many have Implemented Cloud Security Services
A new IBM study of security leaders reveals that they are increasingly being called upon to address board-level security concerns and as a result...
Israel’s Cyber Warriors are Getting into Shape
Cyber-Control, a company specializing in training personnel in large organizations, opened the new Cyber-Gym yesterday, the Electric Corporation's new training center.
Mr. Yasha Hain, Director...
Not Every Computer Malfunction is Caused by Hackers
Not every computer or technical malfunction is a "hacker attack". Not every item in a small newspaper somewhere in the world is an accurate...
New Tech to Verify Identity of Smart Card Users
IBM scientists have developed a new mobile authentication security technology based on the radio standard known as near-field communication (NFC). The technology provides an...
Global Corporate IT Security Risks: 2013
Kaspersky Lab conducts regular surveys focusing on the key IT security issues and cyberthreats which worry businesses. In 2011, Kaspersky Lab, in partnership with...
The Dangers of Using Unprotected Wi-Fi Hotspots
It’s almost second nature now, whiling away a few moments online using a Wi-Fi hot spot. But hooking up to the network can carry...
ICT Cyber-Terrorism Activities Report No. 4
This report covers two main subjects: cyber-terrorism (offensive, defensive, and the media, and the main topics of jihadist discourse); and cyber-crime, whenever and wherever...
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