US CYBER COMMANDER: “BUSINESSES MUST ‘OWN’ CYBERSECURITY THREATS”

Video: This Video Will show you types of cyber threats.

FINANCIAL threats are still profitable for cyber criminals and, therefore, continue to be an enduring part of the threat landscape. From financial Trojans that attack online banking, to attacks against automated teller machines (ATMs) and fraudulent interbank transactions, there are many different attack vectors utilised by criminals.

Symantec predicted in 2015, there was an increase in attacks against corporations and financial institutions during 2016. This was evident from a series of...

According to a global security software company – Trend Micro, Top three cyber-threats in Thailand this year will be online-banking malware, malware on mobile devices, and attacks on open-source vulnerabilities, Khongsak Kortrakul, senior manager of technology services at the company, said the great majority of malware attacks on mobile devices would target Android-based units.

In the first nine months of last year, 2.3 million mobile devices were hit by malware. Meanwhile, vulnerabilities...

A lot have been said regarding World cup in relation to Cyberthreats. US today release an article about World class Cyberthreats that are expected and provide piece of advice as it seen "HERE".  This world cup is said to be surrounded by multiple threats from phishing scams to mobile malware, there's a lot to watch out for if you're a soccer fan these days.

In response to the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, hackers have attacked dozens of websites to protest the money being...

October is here again! A National Cyber Security Awareness Month — A month dedicated to raise awareness on cybersecurity issues. As the rate of cybercrime keeps increasing we should also remember we are all responsible to the fight against cybercrimes. As I have said in one of my writing that can be read "HERE" Nation has to take this month serious to raise awareness to the end users on the issues related to cybersecurity.

YOUR CYBER HYGIENE AFFECTS OTHERS

It’s not unlike public health. One of...

There has been a very high demand of cybersecurity professionals worldwide. Countries are encouraged to train more people in the field of cybersecurity. In Africa there are several initiatives on capacity building that includes Crash programs, Workshops and in some countries security courses have been introduced to the curriculum.

The United States: In response to a growing national demand for cybersecurity workers, “ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY" has planned to use a $4 million federal...

A day before "DATA PRIVACY DAY", Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s office announced the creation of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, which “will provide dedicated and centralised oversight of national cyber security functions.” Given the sinister ways in which cyber threats are evolving, the move is a necessary step for a wired, wealthy nation that has long been the target of cybercrime.

This is a rare radical step towards the fight against cybercrimes in Singapore which came at the...

JOE SULIVAN - CSO FACEBOOKCybersecurity firms have played a significant role to help the fight against cybercrimes. With the help of analysis of the Cyberthreats situation across nations and proposed way forwards to fight cybercrime, they have proven to be the right force to join.
Facebook has seen this and choose to join force with one of the Cybersecurity firm as a sign of getting serious about fighting off online data threats.

 The social network is buying PrivateCore, a cybersecurity firm...

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...