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Lessons From Teaching Cybersecurity: Week 9
As I had mentioned previously, this year, I’m going back to school. Not to take classes, but to teach a course at my alma mater, Fanshawe College. I did this about a ...
Aircraft maker Embraer admits hackers breached its systems and stole data
Embraer, a Brazilian manufacturer of aircraft, has disclosed that hackers managed to breach its computer systems, and steal data. Although Embraer may not be a household name, it is the world’s third-largest ...
How to Protect Your Business From Multi-Platform Malware Systems
The Lazarus Group (also known as Guardians of Peace or Whois) is a notorious cybercrime gang made up of unknown individuals. According to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, the group ...
A Look at the Computer Security Act of 1987
U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Today Computer security regulations have come a long way from their early beginnings. Even before the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), there was the Computer Security Act of ...
Insider Threats: Risk Assessment Considerations for Remote Work
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led many businesses to transition a large number of employees to remote work. The shift could end up becoming a long-term trend; it’s expected to continue after ...
Hacking Christmas Gifts: Putting IoT Under the Microscope
If high-tech gadgets are on your holiday shopping list, it is worth taking a moment to think about the particular risks they may bring. Under the wrong circumstances, even an innocuous gift ...
Suspected BEC scammers arrested in Nigeria following year-long Interpol investigation
Three men have been arrested in Nigeria, suspected of being members of an organised cybercrime gang that has targeted over 500,000 government agencies and private sector companies around the world. The group, ...
Emerging Public Cloud Security Challenges in 2020 and Beyond
According to last year’s Gartner forecast, public cloud services are anticipated to grow to $USD 266.4 billion by the end of this year, up from $USD 227.8 billion just a year ago ...
Is Cybersecurity Smart Enough to Protect Automated Buildings?
Hacked air conditioning and plummeting elevators? Imagine that you are in an elevator in a high rise building when suddenly the elevator starts to plummet with no apparent stopping mechanism other than ...
Lessons From Teaching Cybersecurity: Week 8
As I had mentioned previously, this year, I’m going back to school. Not to take classes, but to teach a course at my alma mater, Fanshawe College. I did this about a ...
