Posts by Colly Roderick
Estonia Ranked Best In Europe Cyber Security
Estonia’s cyber security efforts have been ranked first in Europe and fifth in the rest of the world. The announcement for cyber excellence for Estonia was announced at the World Summit on Information Security Forum on Thursday. The country has largely been seen as a big innovator in the Internet-enabled government. The International Telecommunication Union also…
Read MorePalo Alto Will Colaborate With Girl Scouts For Cyber Security Badges
Palo Alto Networks, best known for being one of the best next generation of cyber security companies is joining up with the Girl Scouts of USA to deliver country’s first ever national girl scout cybersecurity badges for girls that are in the grade K-12. These badges will be earned by girls and they will then…
Read MoreCybersecurity businesses are getting busy, guess why?
If you haven’t heard already, last 2 weeks have been chaotic in the business world because of the Wannacry malware attack that took down as many as 200,000 machines in just a few days. Now some cybersecurity companies are cashing on the attack by raising the prices of their services because right now the demand for…
Read More11 Year old boy hacked cyber security professionals Bluetooth devices to control teddy bear
An 11-year-old boy shocked an audience consisting of cyber security experts by hacking into their devices with Bluetooth to control a robot teddy bear. With this, he proved that interconnected smart toys can easily be weaponized. Reuben Paul is just in 6th grade in an Austin, Texas-based school and his toy teddy bear is the…
Read MoreIs AI The Future of cybersecurity
As AI becomes more capable and intelligent, it could become the future of cyber security by fighting back automated and sophisticated social engineered cyber attacks. The same could be said in reverse. With AI becoming more powerful and accessible, even cyber criminals could use to create a wave of cyber attacks such as data hacks,…
Read MoreNew Buy Only American Rule Could Seriously Hurt Pentagon Tech Buying
Ex-officials from the Pentagon are warning that newly tightened ‘Buy American’ rules that ask the government to buy U.S made only products could seriously hurt the military’s ability to buy technology which is often not necessarily made in America. The issue was raised at the house hearing about Pentagon’s IT operations. The hearing took place…
Read MoreArgus Cyber Security Shocks The World After They Successfully Hack A Car
Argus Cyber Security is well known in the automotive industry. The company revealed that it was able to successfully hack into a car’s internal system through the internet communication system by using a simple device that is installed by insurance companies that track driving patterns. This device is specially added in the car for enabling…
Read MoreWhat is the best defence against ransomware?
protect yourself against ransomware Ransomware has quickly become one of the most damaging and powerful malicious software that is responsible for downtime in systems of a business. Ransomware is so dangerous that if you become a victim of it, there is no way out of it until you have paid the ransom. The only way…
Read MoreSecurity Company Warns Current Voting Systems Vulnerable to threats
A computer security company is warning that Pennsylvania’s voting systems are vulnerable to cyber threats. According to Carbon Black Inc., a company based in Massachussets, Pennsylvania may pose a really big security risk in during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. The weak spot as detected by the company are the electronic voting machines that are…
Read MoreDonald Trump Vows To Increase Nation’s Cybersecurity Capabilities
Donald Trump announced Monday that he will strengthen the government’s cybersecurity capabilities and make it his utmost priority if he is elected as president of United States. He said that in order to make America truly safe, we need to make sure cybersecurity is our top priority. He said that if he is elected the…
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