The Hooligans: High Tech Car Jacking
In the summer of 2014 an investigation arose after dozens of Jeep Wranglers were victims of car jacking, seemingly right from under their owner’s nose, with no traces of evidence left...
Cisco Develops New Network That Can Spot Threats in Encrypted Traffic
American multinational technology conglomerate, Cisco recently unveiled new intent-based networking solutions, that use advanced automation and machine learning to control networks. The network solutions – which were years in the making...
Stolen Ministry Data: Italy Falls Prey to Hackers
There’s been a glut of news lately regarding the potential for hacking and political movements. After the recent allegations against the Trump administration, as well as the notorious exposure of the...
Windows bugs have come to resemble the Hydra of Ancient Mythology
The Lernaean Hydra in Roman mythology was a frightening beast. It had seven snake heads. If a warrior cut off one of the heads, it simply regrew while the others continued...
OneLogin: Another One Bites the Dust
The 1980 Queen hit ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ was an anthem for the 80s generation. But it also happens to describe security systems nearly 40 years later. After the massive...
Athena Malware: The CIA in Your PC
If you’ve seen a suspense/thriller movie lately, a lot of them have to do with government authorities taking control of different private sector systems, and usually with nefarious purposes. Until recently,...
Wannacry & Ransomware Attacks: The Blame Game
I remember fighting with my siblings as a child. Suddenly mom or dad would come in and we’d both point at the other one and say, “It was his fault!” When...
JUDY WHO?
Last month’s ransomware attack “WannaCry” locked out many computers across the world and spread chaos in the hospitality and banking sector. One would have thought that internet security agents would have...
British Airways Struggles with IT, Again.
IT - you can’t live with it, and you can’t live without it. There’s a constant feeling with technology and modern conveniences, that maybe the simple life before all the gadgets...
Ransomware: NHS Patients Held Captive
For most of the patients in England and Scotland looking forward to a relatively smooth day at their hospitals, the past few hours have been harrowing. An International Cyber attack (Ransomware)...
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House of Lords Issues Positive AI Statement
When the likes of Elon Musk, Nick Bostrom, and the late Stephen Hawking all separately express concerns about the future of AI, it might...
