LastPass password manager vulnerability gives hackers your passwords LastPass is one of the most popular password managers around and can also be added to your browser, allowing you to store and auto fill all your passwords, using just one master password to access them. So…
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EU Network and Information Security Directive sets legal requirement to report breaches
The EU have just passed a new directive, the Network and Information Security Directive, which was approved in December of 2015 and passed through last week. The directive comes into force in August of this year, with a 21 month limit to implement it, by…
Recent survey shows cost of a breach has climbed to $158 per record
A recently published report titled the ‘2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis’ has suggested that the average cost of a data breach continues to climb, now reaching an average of $4million per breach, or $158 per record from a survey of 383 companies…
In the headlines: TeamViewer hack, LinkedIn hack, TrainLink breach and more
TeamViewer hack – PCs hijacked and bank accounts drained TeamViewer, the remote desktop connection software that allows users to share screens and allow remote access from anywhere in the world recently went offline allegedly due to a DOS-attack. Users however, claim that their computers were…
Value of cyber security market set to soar to $6.7billion
It comes as no surprise that the value of the application security market has risen dramatically in the last few years. Simple deduction tells us bigger cyber-attacks = more money spent on cyber defense. However, the latest claim by market analysts is that by 2021,…
Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2016
So, it’s that time of year again. The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report is out and its time for us to take a good look and analyze their results. The cover, which is dark featuring an illuminati-style symbol and the pull out statistic of ‘89%…
In the headlines: ImageMagick vulnerability, HIV patient data leak, Brazilian WhatsApp suspension and more
ImageMagick vulnerability being exploited in the wild Following its reveal last week, hackers are leaping on the ImageMagick vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to execute code on servers using the the vulnerable library frequently used to crop or resize images. ImageMagick is a popular…
PCI-DSS 3.2 released – Summary of Changes
The new version of PCI-DSS 3.2 has just been released, so having been through it with a fine toothcomb here are the most noteworthy changes, additions and clarifications, in the order in which they appear in the report. This new standard 3.2 is due to…
In the headlines: UK surveillance policies leak; DDoS attacks; Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy; Facebook hack, and more
UK surveillance policies leaked online UK privacy campaigners Privacy International have managed to get their hands on, and subsequently have released a set of UK surveillance policies. What these policies reveal are the extent to which government agencies such as MI5 and GCHQ have access…