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Four out of 10 industrial control security practitioners don’t have proper visibility into their ICS networks. This is according to a new study by the SANS Institute. Based on a poll of ICS practitioners and cybersecurity stakeholders across various verticals, Read More …
The German military’s aviation safety chief has launched a new initiative against cyber threats, citing research that he said shows hackers can commandeer military airplanes with the help of equipment that costs about 5,000 euros ($5,700). A defense ministry spokesman Read More …
Hackers breached the systems used by 14 different Trump Hotels properties between August 10, 2016 and March 9, 2017, managing to steal sensitive information like guests’ credit card details and other personal information. In a 9-page notification published on the Read More …
Russia’s lower house has approved a bill that defines which of the country’s informational infrastructure is to be considered critical, while setting a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment for hackers that attack it. In the final draft of the Read More …
Security experts have discovered new malware that is specifically aimed at Apple customers, after previously targeting users running Windows and Android on their devices. Believed to be part of Operation Emmental, which was first spotted in 2012, the new malware Read More …
Insurers whose policies could give rise to claims for damage as a result of cyber attacks may have to adjust their policies or premiums to better reflect these risks, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has warned. Firms should also carry Read More …
The Trump administration on Tuesday removed Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab from two lists of approved vendors used by government agencies to purchase technology equipment, amid concerns the cyber security firm’s products could be used by the Kremlin to gain entry into Read More …
Security researchers have discovered a new method to decrypt satellite phone communications encrypted with the GMR-2 cipher in “real time” — that too in mere fractions of a second in some cases. The new attack method has been discovered by Read More …
Phishing emails, used to steal credentials from critical infrastructure firms, can silently harvest data without even using macros, researchers have warned. Hackers are targeting energy companies, including those working in nuclear power and other critical infrastructures providers, with a technique Read More …
The recent financial pressures as a result of the oil downturn have left cyber security functions for many firms within the oil and gas sector considerably underfunded and out of date. This has the potential to create a wealth of Read More …