Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2017
EU digital chief Andrus Ansip announced its plans to improve cyber security in EU

EU digital chief Andrus Ansip announced new measures to improve EU cyber security, including new offices to certify cybersecurity of technology products. The EU digital chief Andrus Ansip announced his plan to set up a new office to certify the level of cyber security implemented in technology products. The European Commission vice-president is thinking of a network […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2017
How encryption can help startups in protecting their data

The deployment of encryption in modern businesses does not only guarantee hundred percent security but it also reduces the surface of attack. Data protection has become the top objective for many businesses in the world today. Especially after the ransomware incident, hacked credit card databases and the Apple leak. Businesses are scratching their heads in anticipation […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2017
CISCO issues security patches for nine serious RCEs in SNMP subsystem in IOS and IOS XE

Cisco has fixed nine serious remote code execution flaws in the SNMP subsystem running in all the releases of IOS and IOS XE software. The tech giant publicly disclosed the vulnerability on June 29 and provided workarounds, not it is notifying customers about the availability of security patches. The nine issues, that have been tracked with […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2017
US Government limits purchase of Kaspersky Lab solutions amid concerns over Russia ties

The US General Services Administration announced that the security firm Kaspersky Lab has been deleted from lists of approved vendors. The US government bans Kaspersky solutions amid concerns over Russian state-sponsored hacking. Federal agencies will not buy software from Kaspersky Lab due to its alleged links to the Russian intelligence services. This week, a Bloomberg […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2017
SAP Security Notes fixes SAP POS flaw potentially affecting 500 billion installations

SAP has released its SAP Security Notes for July 2017 that includes 23 patches, the most severe is a SAP POS flaw that affects about 500 billion installs SAP has released its Security Notes for July that includes 23 patches with the majority of them rated medium. The most severe issue is a high-risk DoS vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2017
Calling Artificial Intelligence to Counter Ransomware Attacks

The progression in Artificial Intelligence have incited intense debate worldwide, some experts are calling AI to counter malware attacks In a short span of six weeks, the world was hit twice by major ransomware attacks — malicious software that seizes the data stored on your computer systems and would only release it to you upon […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2017
FBI and DHS warn of targeted attacks on US Nuclear Facilities

Since May, APT actors have been penetrating the networks of US companies that operate nuclear facilities and that works in the energy industry. According to a joint report issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI published last week, since May, hackers have been penetrating the networks of businesses that operate nuclear power stations, manufacturing […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2017
Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of economic impact of cyber attack on sales

Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of NotPetya effect on the sales. Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, and two of the world’s largest consumer goods companies confirmed it. On Thursday the companies Mondelez and Reckitt Benckiser warned of the impact of the NotPetya […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2017
Tips to Stay Secure on Summer Vacations

In the excitement of summer vacations, most of us forget to equip ourselves with the privacy tools and needed security measures. Yet, such flawed data security could ruin your vacations as the cyber goons always remain on work. Therefore, here we have listed some essential steps that are must to secure your sensitive information you […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2017
The Dark Art of Encryption

The current crisis of encryption is in part due to a lack of intelligence. The governments of the UK and Australia are talking about bans, regulations, requirements and other legal structures to address the perceived problem of “going dark”. The problem, inside the nutshells that are the May and Turnbull governments, is that encryption allows […]