Visual hacking, also dubbed shoulder surfing , is the act of accessing sensitive or relevant data by taking advantage of a physical position that allows the intruder to visualize another person’s device screen. Variations consist in determining the password from the most worn out keyboard key or
SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, being the consecrated denomination since the 70s for the remote monitoring and control activities necessary in modern industrial activities. A subcategory of the general ICS (Industrial Control Systems), SCADA systems gained importance with
In a pioneering move, cyber-security expert Bruce Schneier approached the risks linked to embedded systems as early as January 2014. Embedded systems cyber-security raised a certain amount of interest in 2015, and will represent an even hotter topic in 2016. Taking a broad view on what embedded
Malvertising is the assigned term for malicious advertising , which represents the action of hijacking legitimate online advertising networks performed by malicious factors in order to inject their own malware-ridden advertisements into the said platforms. The usual shape malvertising takes is that
All good passwords have to meet a double condition: hard to guess, yet unforgettable in what their owner is concerned. Even more, how do you achieve that? Obviously, many password users fail at choosing the best virtual key for their accounts. Yet another password secret relies in seeing the
This year has seen some major cyber-security breach cases that brought to the general attention the fact that nobody is generically safe. From private companies to government agencies, cyber-attacks threaten all entities that handle sensitive data. Taking into consideration the cyber-data black
