Cyber Fallout! South Korean nuclear reactor breached with USB malware

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South Korean nuclear reactor was breached with an unauthorized USB device containing malware.Related Posts:Pirated downloads of The Interview spread malware to AndroidU.S. Charges Chinese Military Hackers with Cyber EspionageSony got hacked (again!) – no Playstation this…BadLepricon Mobile Malware Mines for Bitcoin GoldEmsisoft Mobile Security 1.0 released!

Wearables will cause data breaches in the enterprise, says Good Technology: 2015 Tech Predictions

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2015 will be the year of the smart watch, with compelling offerings arriving on both the Apple and Android platforms. But we will also see popular consumer mobile applications creating huge security issues for the enterprise, with major security breaches … Continue reading →

“Lizard Squad” hackers now accepting freelance requests

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The hacking group that successfully took down the Playstation Network and Xbox Live over Christmas is now, rather ominously, offering its services to anyone who will pay. According to The Guardian, a Lizard Squad representative claimed the Xbox and PSN hack as a “huge marketing scheme” – and that the software it used to it, called “LizardStresser” can be pointed ... Read More

Globe launches first self-service mobile portal for business customers

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Globe Business and myBusiness customers as well as their authorized representatives
now have quicker access to their account information via the Business Online Portal
Fulfilling its commitment to superior customer experience by bringing the most...
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Study claims more than 80% of 'dark net' traffic is to child abuse sites

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Research claims that paedophilia sites using Tor’s ‘hidden services’ technology attract many more visits than drug markets and whistleblower sitesMore than 80% of so-called “dark net” internet traffic is generated by visits to websites offering child-abuse material, according to a study of Tor “hidden services” websites conducted at the University of Portsmouth.Researcher Dr Gareth Owen analysed traffic to sites using Tor’s technology to hide their addresses from search engines over a six-month period, in an attempt to understand what kind of sites were most popular.“The greater the number

International Negotiations and Conflict: Tony Blair’s 10 Principles for Dispute Resolution Negotiations

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In his recent memoir, the former world leader shares lessons from the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Upon his election as prime minister of Great Britain in May 1997, Tony Blair made peace negotiations in Northern Ireland his first order of business, he recounts in his memoir, A Journey: My Political Life (Knopf, 2010).

For Sony Pictures Execs, The Interview Tested Negotiation Skills

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On December 17, Sony Pictures Entertainment made the unprecedented move of canceling the scheduled release of a major motion picture, the Seth Rogen comedy The Interview, due to the threat of terrorist attacks from hackers. The nation’s largest multiplex theater chains had already decided not to show the film in the wake of the threat and a cyberattack on Sony Pictures.

The FBI Is Investigating Whether US Banks Are Launching Cyberattack Of Their Own

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US banks may have embarked upon a hacking campaign of their own, allegedly disabling servers used by Iran in a series of 2012 cyberattack.  Bloomberg is reporting that the FBI is investigating whether US financial institutions have started fighting back against hackers. US Representative Michael McCaul has described the current state of cyberattack as "kind of a Wild West right now," remarking that US companies have been launching cyberattacks without government permission.

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