Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The suspect, Dipu Singh, is accused of selling psychotropic and prescription pills on the dark web. He was taken into custody by the central anti-narcotics agency under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. In an investigation done by the…
#deepweb | Opinion: Three Spurs players who were far from their best against Man City – Spurs Web
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Tottenham Hotspur recorded a famous 2-0 win over Man City this afternoon in the Premier League, leapfrogging up to fifth in the table. Goals from Steven Bergwijn and Heung-min Son sealed a delightful win and clean sheet for the Lilywhites against…
#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | Smaller Companies Need to Step Up Their Cyber Security Efforts
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Whenever we hear about major cyber security attacks such as data breaches, it’s typically larger enterprises that are the victims. That makes sense, considering those events can potentially impact a lot of people and therefore are more likely to grab headlines…
#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | When CISOs Lose Their Jobs…
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In his recent CSO Online article, 7 Security Incidents That Cost CISOs Their Jobs, writer Dan Swinhoe looks at some of the most high profile breaches in recent history that resulted in the CISO either leaving or being fired. In the…
#cybersecurity | #infosec | Man jailed for using webcam RAT to spy on women in their bedrooms
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A British man has been jailed for two years after police caught him using a notorious Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to hijack the webcams of young women, and spy upon them. 27-year-old Scott Cowley, of St Helens, Merseyside, was arrested last…
#hacking | HITCON 2019 winners book their place for DEFCON 2020
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cash prizes handed out to top three teams at multi-national hacking competition in Taiwan UPDATED A team of hackers from China has triumphed at HITCON’s Capture the Flag (CTF) final in Taiwan over the weekend (December 14-15). The two-day event in…
#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | But Their Emails: Many 2020 Campaigns Still Risk Phishing Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Phishing is still a vector to attack presidential campaigns. Many 2020 candidate organizations still aren’t using best practice by implementing a proper DMARC policy. It seems they’ve not learned from the hack on Hillary’s campaign. In 2016, John Podesta got tricked by…
#deepweb | 30 years after the Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed, the IACHR calls on States to renew their commitment to children – World
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Washington, D.C. – On November 20, when the Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrates its 30th anniversary, the IACHR recalls that children still face enormous barriers to the enjoyment of their rights. In this regard, the Commission calls on…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | American Consumers Recognize Their Role in Preventing Cybercrime, are Bothered by Perceived Inconveniences of Advanced Security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans BROOKFIELD, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– 55% of consumers understand they need to do more to protect their personal data; but 59% are bothered by temporary inconveniences of advanced security measures Only 45% of consumers have received formal cybersecurity training from their employer According…
When it comes to #cybersecurity, everyone leaves their #virtual door #open
How many of you have taken the two-factor authentication seriously and enabled it for your gmail account? Or for your social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? Or for those websites that you have registered to shop online, pay utility bills or even book a cab? If you…
