Cyber Security Articles & News

How to protect against the latest creepy phishing attacks

When you think about phishing attacks, you probably envision sketchy emails cobbled together with a pixelated logo, an obviously phony sender address, and a ludicrous request to wire thousands of dollars to a mysterious Nigerian prince. There’s no way today’s technologically savvy workforce could fall for such a trite scheme, right?

Former Soccer Stars and Tech Experts Create Blockchain Social Network Olyseum

A group of former FC Barcelona soccer stars and a couple of tech mavens have banded together to create a blockchain-based social network for sports fans.

Ex-soccer stars, technologists announce DLT-powered social network Olyseum for sports fans

Former FC Barcelona players Carles Puyol, Iván de la Peña and Andrés Iniesta together with Kevin Mitnick, the world’s most famous hacker, and trained neuroscientist Carlos Grenoir have announced a distributed ledger technology (DLT)/blockchain-powered social network called Olyseum to empower sports fans.

Social Engineering Schemes Target Humans, Not Technology

In the world of cybersecurity, it’s a well-known secret that the weakest links in every cyber defense strategy are humans, not technology. Many times, it’s simpler to blame technology, and then to look to technology to solve the problem. 

Kevin Mitnick: An interview on Trump, Russians, and blockchain with the world’s most famous hacker

Kevin Mitnick was once the world’s most wanted hacker. He broke into 40 major companies for the challenge of it, and he eventually got caught in a spectacular cat-and-mouse game. He did five years in prison, including a year in solitary confinement because the judge in his case was told that he might be able to launch nuclear weapons from a payphone.

Yes, Google’s Security Key Is Hackable

Here is an article by Roger Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4

Ever since Google told the world that none of its 85,000 employees had been successfully hacked (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/google-security-keys-neutralized-employee-phishing/) since they started implementing Security Keys, like Yubico’s YubiKey (https://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey-hardware/), I’ve been contacted by friends and the media about my thoughts.

KnowBe4 Releases Q2 2018 Top-Clicked Phishing Report

Messages Playing into Human Psyche of Being Popular or Wanted Continue to Sail Through Security Defences

KnowBe4, provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today shared its Top 10 Global Phishing Email Subject Lines for Q2 2018. The messages in the report, which were compiled from analysing KnowBe4 user data, are based on simulated phishing tests users received or real-world emails sent to users who then reported them to their IT departments. 

Kevin Mitnick, CEO, Mitnick Security

Preceded by reputation

Kevin Mitnick is perhaps best known as the hacker who made it to the FBI’s Most Wanted List for breaking into the computer systems of multiple government agencies and over 40 major corporations. Mitnick was a fugitive for four years, and after getting caught was put on trial and sentenced to five years in a federal prison, including a year in solitary confinement.

Can Australian voicemail be hacked? Optus, Telstra and Vodafone respond

The News International scandal over voicemail hacking may have focused on Britain so far, but it made us wonder whether Australian voicemail is safe.