CYBERTHREATS ARE ERODING OUR LIVES

The 12th annual survey of cybercrime trends found that online attackers determined to break into computers, steal information and interfere with business are more technologically advanced than those trying to stop them.

The survey was cosponsored by business consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the U.S. Secret Service, the CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute and CSO security news magazine.

Three out of four respondents said they had...

If a single theme dominated the Credit Union InfoSecurity Conference that was held in Las Vegas in May 21 – 23 this year (2014) at the beautiful Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, it was Cyberthreats are multiplying and the criminals are getting better at their jobs. One of the key questions before the nearly 50 credit unions in attendance at the confab was are they taking the necessary steps to win the battle?

Opening speaker Andy Robbins, a network penetration expert...

Cyber criminals have been extending wings to cause tremendous distractions. The future of these cybercrimes is predicted to be much worse that we could ever imagine. Recently, the United States' electrical grid has been reported to be vulnerable to disruptive attacks by computer hackers that could shut off power to vital sectors of the economy and key public utilities, giving potential adversaries a new way of hitting the United States, according to a new study by a Washington think tank.

The...

As the Connect to connect summit started on 28th of July 2015, one of the key things addressed was the cybersecurity. From an opening speech by the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology noted the issue of cyber threats being one of the serious problems of any country if right measures to minimize the risk are implemented.

Added to that, I took part in a Workshop (Panel discussion) discussing the trends of cybersecurity where we agreed that cyber threats have become a top concern...

>Ms Veronica Sophu, 44, could not believe her ears when she heard that she was among 201 Constituent Assembly (CA) members appointed by President Jakaya Kikwete early last month.