What’s The Silk Road? No, not the ancient trade route.
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Hacker hits Australian travel insurer, leaks records of 800,000 customers
Personal and limited financial information of over 800,000 customers of Australian travel insurance company Aussie Travel Cover have been stolen by a hacker that goes by the online handle "Abdilo" and is believed to be a member of the infamous Lizard Squad.
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The Most Popular Passwords Are Still “123456” and “password”
The most popular passwords in 2014 were also the most obvious —leading security experts to once again urge people to change their passwords. As with 2013, variations on passwords like 123456 continue to be the most popular passwords. Other obvious choices such as “password” and “qwerty” are also in the top five.
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SQL injection vulnerabilities surge to highest levels in three years
After years of steady decline, 2014 witnessed a significant uptick in SQL injection vulnerabilities identified in publicly released software packages. DB Networks research indicates this alarming fact is directly attributed to today’s software development methodology – an emphasis on deadlines and budgets that gives short shrift to the kind of security due diligence that’s more important today than ever before.
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OpenVAS 7 Released – Open Source Vulnerability Scanner
The Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is a framework of several services and tools offering a comprehensive and powerful vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution. The actual security scanner is accompanied with a daily updated feed of Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs).
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We’re shocked — shocked! This ATM makes thieves pay
An ATM-maker in Chennai, India, has developed a line of ATMs that integrates some — let’s say surprising — theft deterence features.
The company’s “intelligent ATM” delivers a punishing, but nonfatal, electric shock to any would-be thief who attempts to carry it off.
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Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Cybersecurity isn’t just an issue for the feds and big companies like Google and Facebook. Cities of all sizes around the world are increasingly reliant on information systems that could be vulnerable to attack. That’s why Microsoft is volunteering its cybersecurity expertise, free of charge, to select city governments through 100 Resilient Cities, a non-profit organization funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Cloud Security – An Overview
Cloud Security is one of the buzzwords in the industry today. But, what does it mean? Are there new kinds of threats with the cloud?
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President Obama Proposes National Breach Notification Standard
President Obama announced plans to propose a national data breach notification standard, a consumer privacy bill of rights, and privacy protection for students using electronic learning materials.
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Central Command’s Twitter Account Hacked…As Obama Speaks on Cybersecurity
Twitter and YouTube accounts belonging to the military’s US Central Command were hacked in Jan 2015. Hackers supportive of the terrorist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, took credit and issued a warning to the U.S. military. “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS,” the hackers tweeted through the account for the U.S. Central Command, which is the military command for the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.
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