Security & Web Hosting

We all know a lot of hacks come via website injections, trojans, weak passwords and more! The bad part of this is visitors to these websites then pick up the pay load, distribute it etc… all without the website own ever even knowing.

If you run a website, I am pretty certain it has probably been hacked in the past. It is not fun! You have been compromised and I hope you have a good back up! Most people that run a website don’t have a clue about backups, security, malware, and all the other bad things that can happen.

Even worse is when your website has been taken over and is not just emailing spam from the server that is load with malware. Not fun!

So how does the average person keep their website running and keep it safe from the bad guys?

Well the first part is you want to get a good quality web hosting company.  One company we highly recommend is SiteGround. You can read a great detailed review of SiteGround Web Hosting at https://whackahost.com/siteground-review/ where he goes into all the plans and why they are safe.

Listen if you are running a few websites it is usually a question of not if, but when it might get hacked so you at least want a web hosting company that is going to alert you if it were to get hacked. That is why we like Site Ground. They have daily scans and alert you as well as firewalls and extra security layers that the average website is going to need.

How about you? Has your website ever been hacked? I would love to hear more about it!

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Estonia Ranked Best In Europe Cyber Security

Estonia ranked number 1 in cybersecurity in Europe

Estonia’s cyber security efforts have been ranked first in Europe and fifth in the rest of the world. The announcement for cyber excellence for Estonia was announced at the World Summit on Information Security Forum on Thursday. The country has largely been seen as a big innovator in the Internet-enabled government.

The International Telecommunication Union also announced the latest GCI (Global Security Index) where it called the cybersecurity commitment of Estonia and other countries commendable. They were referring especially to a series of cyber security attacks in 2007 which took down many Estonian websites.

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The Industrial Control Cyber Security Was Addressed at the US Cyber Senate Summit

Security experts discussed the latest threat to industry through cyber attacks

Cyber security professionals that are leading in the field of security from across the country gathered in the 4th Industrial Control Cyber Security USA summit. This was held to discuss how the USA can help protect itself from threats to cyber security in the wild.

This was specially discussed because of the latest discovery in crash override malware which is an advanced new piece of malware that is designed especially to take down industrial control systems. It was the malware that left Kiev completely disconnected and in dark in 2016.

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How is the current global automotive cyber security market looking?

A detailed look at the automotive cyber security market

Global Automotive Cyber Security market report has just been released which offers an insight into the overall automotive cyber security industry with the market dimensions and evaluations for the year 2017-2022.

The research study covers a great amount of analysis of different automotive cyber security industry departments that are based on the type of products and applications and services in different geographical regions.

The research study, in the beginning, provides extensive knowledge on global automotive cyber security market structure and then outlines the variable applications and aspects related to the industry.

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Adult Dating Sites Are Being Promoted Through A Spam Botnet

A botnet is promoting adult dating websites

Cyber Security Website Krebsonsecurity.com is currently studying a botnet that is actively being used to promote adult dating website. Although the study is going fine, in the current news it has been revealed that it has hit a firewall.

The research has been released to the public to see if any other researchers are studying it. The botnet started promoting adult sites back in October 2016 and since then the number of botnets being used have reduced but are still out there. When it started, there were at least 1.2 million servers involved which are now around 50,000 to 100,000 in total.

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USA Muni market is slowly paying attention to cyber risks

U.S Muni market is trying its best to evaluate cyber risks

The rise in cyber attacks against the US has mostly hit the public sector but the attacks so far had very little impact on the $3.8 trillion municipal debt market. No issuer has yet been a victim of cyber security threat. Now it is beginning to change slowly.

S&P Global has started quizzing the cities and states about the cyber defenses they have in place and it has actually made some credit analysis look into the factor that cyber security risks do exist when they are looking at the bonds. Now they are trying to figure out how to evaluate cyber risks.

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USA has just increased the security for under 19 basketball tournament in Egypt

U.S Boosts security for U19 basketball team going to Egypt

The U.S is about to enter a country that is already being torn apart by violence to defend the under 19 world cup for men in basketball. But they are not going in unprepared.

The 12-star team will receive the same kind of high-level security as all other NBA team players and stars receive. This includes a comprehensive cyber security program that will also protect the players from cyber warriors of foreign countries when they are out on the field.

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Application security trends released by High-Tech Bridge

Cyber security application trends released by company

High-Tech Bridge, a company known for providing mobile and web based application security testing services has released a new report titled Gartner Cool Vendor 2017 with the winner of Europes Best Emerging Technology category. The summary released is a short report on application security trends for the first and second quarters of 2017

The data mentioned in the report has been largely acquired through the ImmuniWeb Application Security Testing Platform and the company’s own free web-based security services. The data has also been acquired by many open source software.

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The USA Has Blamed North Korea For Recent Hacking Spree

USA government blamed North Korea for a series of cyber attacks

The United States Government on Tuesday went on to issue an alert that blames North Korea for a series of different cybersecurity attacks ranging from 2009 till now and also warned that more are expected in the future.

The warning was given by the U.S Department of Homeland Security along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a statement, they said that cyber warriors of the North Korean government used the Hidden Cobra tactics that targetted the aerospace, media and financial sectors in the U.S and globally.

The government believes this is a direct result of the increasing tensions between the two countries after series of missile tests done by the Korean government.

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Palo Alto Will Colaborate With Girl Scouts For Cyber Security Badges

Palo Alto and Girl Scouts will provide girls with cyber security badges

Palo Alto Networks, best known for being one of the best next generation of cyber security companies is joining up with the Girl Scouts of USA to deliver country’s first ever national girl scout cybersecurity badges for girls that are in the grade K-12.

These badges will be earned by girls and they will then display it on their uniforms to show their mastery on a given topic. The initiative will be led by cybersecurity experts and advisers from the Palo Alto Networks and GSUSA. The first series will see 18 cybersecurity badges being rolled out.

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A newly discovered malware could be extremely threatening to electric grids

New malware is capable of taking out electricity globally

Experts have discovered a new kind of malware variant that has the capability of taking down networks that are currently running the power grids across the globe. These experts belong to a well-known cybersecurity firm who base their statement on tests run over Ukrainian power grids.

The malware is capable of allowing cyber criminals to directly take control of the electricity substations to switch off circuit breakers that could potentially cause power outages in a large area. The malware is also capable of allowing cyber criminals to physically damage the equipment in electric grids.

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Cameras made in China pose a serious cyber attack risk for the USA

video cameras made in China have major security flaw

A Chinese company has been warning recently of some of it’s natively made remote-controlled video cameras which turned out to have major flaws. A security firm has confirmed that these flaws can, in fact, help cyber criminals to take advantage of the cameras and use them in cyber espionage.

The written notice on the loophole in security was sent by Foscam USA which is a subsidiary of Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.Ltd which has been selling these internet linked cameras. About 12 models that were made by Chinese in Shenzhen Foscam are now at a serious risk of having major security flaws.

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Cyber weapons used against ISIS turned out to be a disappointment

USA Cyberwarriors against ISIS have completely disappointed

The USA is increasingly working with secret cyber warriors and they are growing in numbers. In recent years, these cyber warriors have helped the USA to blow up centrifuges in Iran and helped turn towards electronic warfare and computer code hacking to sabotage the missile launches that North Korea has been planning to launch.

But their results have been mostly mixed. But when it came to using the same attack against the ISIS who are well known for using the internet, the results have been completely disappointing for the U.S. It is now evident that the arsenal these cyber warriors are using has reached its limit.

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The cybersecurity industry will face massive worker shortfall by 2022

Cybersecurity worker shortfall to fall to critical levels by 2022 – report reveals

In the next five years, the number of jobs in the cyber security industry will face a massive shortfall of 1.8 million workers. This is an increase of 20% from 2015 estimates. This new figure was revealed through an ISC 2 survey.

But what is really driving this shortfall? If you look closely, it is apparent that companies are spending more and more on acquiring new technology rather than hiring professionals to tackle cyber security threats.

The report was constructed with help of employment data acquired through job boards, vendors, media, analysists, and governments. But whatever the case, its a real wake up call for companies to seriously consider putting in some investment in hiring more professional help otherwise there will be no one available to fight back attacks like the recent Wannacry ransomware that took down as many as 200,000 computers worldwide.

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Australia and Singapore become cybersecurity buddies

Australia and Singapore join hands to strengthen cybersecurity of the two countries

Singapore and Australia have just become partners in cyber security. The two countries will now hold joint cyber security exercises to strengthen the cyber infrastructure and spread awareness.

A two-year memorandum of understanding was signed by the two countries on June 2 by the cyber security agency of Singapore and Australian Government. It will now allow them to conduct regular information exchanges on important things all on cyber security. The two will also share best practices to bring in new innovation in cyber security.

This is the sixth of its kind partnership by Australia. The country has already signed partnerships with India, Britain, United States, France and the Netherlands.

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If you think being a manufacturer makes you safe from cyber criminals, think again

Even manufacturers aren’t safe from cyber criminals. Learn how you can fend off attacks

Being manufacturer doesn’t mean that you are safe from cyber criminals of the like that spread attacks like the recent Wannacry ransomware which took down as many as 200,000 machines worldwide.

The truth is that cyber criminals can easily hack their way into your IT infrastructure whether you’re a manufacturing company or now. When they finally gain access to your network, they can take control of your robots or machinery software and then can lock it down to ask ransom in return.

Vulnerabilities are present in nearly all kinds of computer software and there is a very little way of defending yourself from an attack. With the control of a machine, hackers can even change the way they operate. For example, if you’ve set the robot to cut a piece of metal at 2mm, they can control it to cut it at a different angle and dimensions, disrupting your production. This, if left unnoticed can produce highly negative results for you which can convert to massive loss.

So how do you protect yourself from cyber criminals? Experts would say to implement cyber technology at every nook and corner of your network, but the most important part is to introduce a cyber security culture at your manufacturing plant. Don’t forget that most attacks are successful because of human errors. Employees are easy to fool and that is where the hackers are focusing all their energies at. Next time your employee opens an email and clicks on a malicious link, down goes your entire network.

So start by educating your workforce about the threats cybercriminals pose. Teach them how to detect a scam and fight back small attacks. Then go to implementing high-end technology to stop hackers from taking over your machines by passing humans.

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Cisco and IBM are now partners in a historic cybersecurity move

Cisco and IBM join forces in historic cybersecurity partnership

Cisco and IBM announced a historic partnership today which is built on the foundation of fighting the war against cyber criminals. The two tech giants together have formed a wall that is instilling fear amongst criminals.

While the technology of the two giants will be combined together to form a stronger cyber security infrastructure, it will also bring with it a host of cyber security forces under one roof from both the companies. After all the two tech giants are two of the most powerful companies with almost 40 security acquisitions under their belt.

Both IBM and Cisco with their aggressive cyber security startup acquisitions have enabled a steady flow of high-end talent in the security industry. Now, this immense talent will be joining forces to fight back forces that helped release deadly attacks like the recent Wannacry ransomware.

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Cybersecurity businesses are getting busy, guess why?

are cybersecurity businesses taking advantage of the wannacry ransomware attack?

If you haven’t heard already, last 2 weeks have been chaotic in the business world because of the Wannacry malware attack that took down as many as 200,000 machines in just a few days.

Now some cybersecurity companies are cashing on the attack by raising the prices of their services because right now the demand for cyber security is so high that it is almost impossible for businesses to not seek out help from professionals.

But do businesses really need to rely on cyber security companies or should they be more concerned about their own cybersecurity culture inside the business?

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Cybersecurity Eccentric series ‘The Wolf’ Returns for season 2

Cybersecurity eccentric show ‘The Wolf’ returns for season 2

The popular cyber security eccentric series by HP ‘The Wolf’ is coming back for a second season. When the first season was released, everyone wondered if we have finally reached the zenith of entertainment that is scripted.

Christian Slater was chosen as the lead of the show in which he was called Mr.Robot who would hack operating systems using his phone. Now Slater is back and the teaser of the series show him sitting on boat messing with people’s health records. The show is all set to premiere at Cannes.

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Has Microsoft Bought Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Hexadite?

Microsoft has reportedly bought Israeli cybersecurity startup Hexadite

American computing giant Microsoft has reportedly purchased the Israeli cyber security startup Hexadite for a massive $100 million. The website Calcalist which is available in only Hebrew language reported the news today.

If the report is indeed true, then this will be the latest purchase of acquisitions of Israeli cyber-security companies that Microsoft has recently started showing significant interest in.

Hexadite was originally formed back in 2014 by Tel Aviv and now has a headquarter in Boston. They specialize in mitigating damage to systems by investigating cyberattacks

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