URL shorteners are right under our eyes. You may have noticed how for a while now many of the links shared online, especially (but not exclusively) on social networks started to look like “http://tinyurl.com/SomethingSomething”. Replace tinyurl with goo.gl or bit.ly (where in both cases the inc
It is an element of progress to have our mouse or keyboard wirelessly communicating with the computer, but have you ever wondered what dangers lie dormant in this efficient technology? A pair of Bastille researchers decided to verify just how vulnerable remote peripherals are to malicious attacks
Searching for the optimum cyber-security defense configuration lead to the idea of employing machine learning in this field. Enterprises and researchers have regrouped their strategies in the aftermath of each and every notorious breach and attack, only to realize that this move will have to repeat
A survey on smart home and cyber-security, entitled “Behind our Digital Doors: Cybersecurity and the Connected Home”, revealed among other facts that 67% of the respondents possess between 1 and 5 Internet connected home devices, while 30% have 6 or more devices and 5% of households have 11 or more
As a particular type of phishing attack, spear phishing targets from the preliminary phase a certain group, company or organization, with the intent of data stealing. The final goal might be facilitated by an identified or generic weak entry point – and the fraudulent email is tailored to suit this
#tokenization translates as replacing sensitive data elements with their non-sensitive equivalents. The value of the resulting elements being non-exploitable, this #security procedure is supposed to reduce the risks. In order to retrace the steps back to the original sensitive data, the
The air gap or air wall technique implies isolating one or more computers from unsecured networks. It can be implemented physically or theoretically, in the second case the isolation being realized only at a cryptographic level. Used in order to protect classified information, payment networks and
The latest types of security exploits target connected cars and airplanes . Attacks aiming the essential systems of these kind of machines take the idea of cyber warfare to a whole new level. Since firewalls cannot offer the needed degree of protection, security defense must take a dramatic turn in
