Attacks

The ability to watch global cyber attacks as they are about to happen? Sounds too good to be true, right? Nowhere else in the world can you locate a battlefield that is active 24/7 —and yet, if you turn on your PC, it’s possible to watch real-time cyberwar night or day. Right before your eyes,

The main question behind all cyberattacks, regardless of their scope and size, is always the same: how did the hacker target and attack the organization? Lockheed Martin, an American aerospace company focusing on defense, security, and technology, has tried to address this ongoing query through the creation of a “Cyber Kill Chain”—an approach that essentially

While we were all glued to the Kavanaugh Senate Hearings on Friday September 28, Facebook announced that 50M user accounts had been hacked. Right now, it’s not clear who was behind the attack, but even stranger is that we also don’t know who exactly has been affected by the security breach. As of 1:00PM ET

Human beings are an arrogant species. We consider ourselves to be highly evolved. We think we have superior brains. We feel we are in full control of our beliefs and behaviors. Because the alternative—that we’re not in control, and worse, that we can be manipulated—is frightening. And yet, history is brimming with various examples of

In 1968, the U.S. introduced the emergency number 911 which replaced the traditional dialing numbers for the police, fire, and ambulance. Today, North Carolina alone receives 8 million annual calls to 911, that’s more than 23,000 a day delivered across 188 call centers, and they all rely on the technology of 20 routers to service

There is no escaping the fact that cyberattacks compromise and steal data on a daily basis. Victimized organizations often suffer significant damage—to their operations as well as their reputations—as do individuals who use their services, insurers, and account holders. Such attacks have been the impetus for evolving online practices and the need for companies to

When we hear the word cyberattack, we likely imagine an aggressive targeting of information technology, including the networks and infrastructures where it hides. Our understanding is not wrong, as the definition is similarly emphasized in security-based articles or media reports we encounter.  However, we would be wrong to assume that the effects of a cyberattack

In the U.S. and Canada, the first Monday of September is dedicated to Labor Day, a public holiday established to honor the social and economic achievements of hard working Americans throughout history. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the event recognizes how the average employee has directly contributed to the current strength and prosperity

Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats revealed in a recent threat update issued by the American Intelligence Community (IC) that the U.S. government has launched several investigations looking into the cyber-warfare tactics deployed by foreign states. In a speech addressed to the Hudson Institute, Coats spoke about Russian involvement in recent attacks and labeled the country

The Russian anti-malware firm, Kaspersky, has recently found a spear phishing scam affecting “email and other electronic communications targeted at specific individuals, organizations, or businesses.” These exploits are specifically designed to steal information for malicious purposes by installing secret malware on unsuspecting systems. And the kicker is, they do it by posing as your boss.