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Fintech security: the challenges and fails of a new era

February 5, 2020 admin cryptocurrency, finacials, Fintech, GDPR, green padlock, Identity Management, Magecart, payment requests, ransomware, vital infrastructure, web skimmers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:24:35 +0000

The fintech industry has gone through some dramatic changes during the last decade and is still trying to adapt. Is security still one of their priorities?

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Vital infrastructure: securing our food and agriculture

November 12, 2019 admin Agriculture, FOOD, IoT, precision agriculture, Supply chain, vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:06:39 +0000

Food and agriculture is one of the biggest verticals and one that reaches almost everyone of us. So why do we never hear about cybersecurity in this sector? We need to talk!

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Vital infrastructure: emergency services

September 11, 2019 admin ambulance, emergency, fire department, Infrastructure, Police, services, vital, vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:29:33 +0000

We all depend on emergency services to come to the rescue in case of serious problems. How does malware hinder them?

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A week in security (July 15 – 21)

July 22, 2019 admin 2fa bypass, a week in security, Advanced Persistent Threat, Android apps, APT, backdoor, BitPaymer ransomware, browser extensions, bulletproof, chrome, Cybersecurity education, DataSpii, DDos attack, DoppelPaymer, EvilGnome, Extenbro, FaceApp, Facebook, Facebook reporting tool, Firefox, generation, instagram, Ke3chang, Magecart, Media File Jacking, privacy, RingCentral flaw, Sodinokibi, telegram, vital infrastructure, WhatsApp, Zhumu flaw, zoom zero-day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:50:35 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 15–21, including the Zoom camera vulnerability, Extenbro, Sodinokibi, Magecart, and cybersecurity challenges facing the education sector.

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Compromising vital infrastructure: problems in education security continue

July 17, 2019 admin Education, funding, malware, vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:17:22 +0000

While educational organizations lack funding they are high on the target lists of cybercriminals. Does one fact lead to another?

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Chernobyl’s lessons for critical-infrastructure cybersecurity

June 25, 2019 admin chernobyl, chernobyl disaster, chernobyl dogs, Critical Infrastructure, critical infrastructure cybersecurity, cybersecurity, layered security, manufacturing cybersecurity, manufacturing security, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, Soviet Union, vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:30:00 +0000

The Parallax’s Seth Rosenblatt shares his story on the root cause of the Chernobyl disaster and the lessons organizations—especially those in nuclear power—can take away to secure critical infrastructure against a rising tide of cyberattacks.

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Threats target financial institutions, fintech, and cryptocurrencies

May 23, 2019 admin APTs, Banking apps, banking trojans, banks, bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, cryptowallets, emotet, exploit kits, financial institutions, financials, Fintech, information stealers, Infrastructure, malware, vital, vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Losing trust in financial institutions can have a disrupting effect on society. And malware authors love to target these direct sources of money. How can we protect them?

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Tags: APTs banking apps banking Trojans banks bitcoin cryptocurrencies cryptocurrency cryptowallets emotet exploit kits financial institutions financials fintech information stealers infrastructure malware vital

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Compromising vital infrastructure: water management

April 1, 2019 admin awwa, Business, BYOD, city of atlanta, crashoverride, emotet, insider threats, ransomware, SCADA, Security world, stuxnet, vital infrastructure, water management, water plants

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Water management is an essential part of our infrastructure. Loss of it can lead to service outages, diseases, and famine. So the cybersecurity should be top notch.

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