Solarwinds, an essential tool for monitoring and controlling the technological infrastructure of organisations has recently been hacked, affecting more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers around the…
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Who Is Responsible for Protecting Physical Security
It’s a question that continues to engage debate, as the majority of new physical security devices being installed are now connected to a network. While…
Cyber Security Risks Through Online Video Gaming and Ways to Be Safe (infographic)
The video game industry has flourished immensely over the years, but with everything that gains popularity, a small part of the world will always try…
SolarWinds was warned about potential cyber attack, cost-saving move to Europe may have exposed firm – Daily Mail
A cybersecurity adviser says he warned SolarWinds of a potential ‘catastrophic’ hacking attack if the company didn’t amp up internal security measures three years before…
Swig Security Review 2020 – Part II – The Daily Swig
Key thinkers on the biggest security stories and trends in 2020 It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other, with…
Dissecting The SolarWinds Hack For Greater Insights With A Cybersecurity Evangelist – Forbes
getty Bottom Line: Cyberattacks enter a new era of lethal impact when threat actors are sophisticated enough to compromise SolarWind’s software supply chain with infected…
Remote Hack Forces Gas Pump To Give Away $1800 Of Free Gas
One of the pumps at a Detroit area gas station was attacked by hackers recently. The compromised pump gave away more than 600 gallons of…
How A Cybersecurity Firm Uncovered The Massive Computer Hack – NPR
Kevin Mandia, CEO of the cybersecurity firm FireEye, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017. Mandia’s company was the first to sound the alarm…
Microsoft head calls SolarWinds hack ‘act of recklessness’: What you need to know – CNET
A Russian hacking campaign has struck several federal agencies, according to security companies and news reports. Angela Lang/CNET Earlier this year, hackers compromised software made…
Cybersecurity attack: 5 things you can do right now to protect yourself
Individual Americans don’t need to worry – at least not immediately – that their personal information was rifled through or stolen in the recently discovered intrusion…