by Omega | Mar 14, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security
The anti-DDos company Staminus communications was hacked last Thursday, March 10th. It included customers data but was not reported as an actual breach until sometime on Friday. According to the hacker news, the types of information breached include the following:...
by Omega | Mar 10, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, PCI DSS 3.0, Security Strategist
Privileged access users have been identified as crucial components at the frontline of data security. However, several high profile breaches point to the lack of protection and management of these users’ accesses and identities. Organizations need to understand...
by Omega | Mar 7, 2016 | Data Breach, Data Security, Malware
Lately, ransomware has been a popular cyber threat costing victims to pay a ransom to reclaim their data, or go time-consuming methods to remove the malware. Some of us have personally gone through the experiences of seeing flashing or dark screens on our computers...
by Omega | Mar 3, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Security
A ‘Bug Bounty’ program run by the US Department of Defense announced a ‘Hack the Pentagon’ initiative. Only thoroughly investigated candidates complete with background tests and other preliminaries would be selected to participate in this...
by Omega | Feb 15, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Malware, Wireless Security
The Android phone malware supposedly takes root on your device and erases the device’s storage. It’s called the Mazar Bot malware that has many hidden capabilities, ‘that security researchers are calling it a dangerous malware that can turn your...