F-Secure acquires MWR InfoSecurity
Finnish cyber security powerhouse, F-Secure, has signed an agreement to buy MWR InfoSecurity. This move adds around 400 new employees to F-Secure, many of them security researchers and threat intelligence analysts. It...
Ivanti and CrowdStrike target the cybersecurity poor
Security vendors Ivanti and CrowdStrike have announced a strategic alliance. It will see the two companies integrate their solutions so that customers can access them using a single interface.
This is the...
Russia’s Grizzly Steppe cyber war on UK and US
The UK and US have issued a joint warning on sustained malicious cyber activity by Russian Government cyber groups. The US has called the campaign Grizzly Steppe. Both countries say that...
Open BugBounty open to any website owner
Open BugBounty is a website designed to connect security researchers and website owners. The goal is to make it easy for website owners to get security researchers to validate their website.
If...
F-Secure creates undetectable hotel master keys
Security researchers at Finnish security vendor F-Secure have discovered that they can make hotel master keys out of thin air. This is an attack that is not believed to have been...
NCSC implements new cyber incident priority framework
The NCSC has today announced a new cyber incident prioritisation framework. The framework will be used by all law enforcement agencies in the UK.
With six detailed categories, it is a significant...
Will VPNFilter attack disrupt Champions League final?
UPDATE: Radio Free Europe has come back to us with the correct link to the alert from the SSU. The story is in Ukranian but does link VPNFilter and the Champions...
Dealing with insider threats
There are constantly evolving threats to enterprise cyber security with many coming from external threat actors. Likewise insider threats also pose a growing problem. Security professionals are constantly being warned about...
When security measures add barriers to doing business
Data breaches are still happening so another approach is needed.
Unfortunately, most security measures add barriers to doing business. Bigger and better firewalls aren’t helping either.
The weakest link
Staff are the weakest link...
Webstresser goes offline in coordinated strike
Operation PowerOFF has forced Webstresser, a cyber attack for hire site, offline. Webstresser is credited with being involved in over four million cyber attacks across the globe. Taking it offline is...