October

Nearly half of consumers have been cybercrime victims (Help Net Security)

2016-10-28 13:30

45% of consumers have been a victim of some form of cybercrime — with 65% choosing not to report the incident to authorities. Research also found that one in six of these consumers have lost funds...

#cybercrime #security

Phishers are impersonating major UK banks on Twitter (Help Net Security)

2016-10-28 13:15

Customers of UK banks are being targeted by phishers impersonating the banks’ customer support account on Twitter, Proofpoint warns. The phishers usually choose a variation on the legitimate...

#bank #phisher #security #twitter #UK

Photos: IoT Solutions World Congress Barcelona 2016 (Help Net Security)

2016-10-28 13:00

This week, the world’s leading industrial Internet companies and experts gathered at the Fira de Barcelona for the IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) in order to showcase solutions for...

#congress #IOT #security

Rise in cloud adoption, confusion about managing complex cloud environments (Help Net Security)

2016-10-28 12:45

Today’s enterprises are increasingly moving to the cloud to transform internal IT environments, but are struggling to manage the complexity, according to 451 Research and Embotics. We expect cloud...

#cloud #security

Teen Arrested for Cyberattack on 911 Emergency System (SecurityWeek)

2016-10-28 12:42

#911 #cyberattack #securityweek

Smart city initiatives: Highly integrated and complex problems to solve (Help Net Security)

2016-10-28 12:30

Every day, leaders of large cities grapple with knotty, complex problems like decaying public transportation infrastructures, aging utility lines, urban blight, neighborhoods that are vulnerable...

#smart #security