
Massive cyber-attack grinds Liberia's internet to a halt
Posted by User, 04-11-2016The attack was a distributed denial of service, in which a network of infected computers is directed to bombard its target with traffic and overload its servers. The entire internet infrastructure ...

The US is reportedly readying cyber attacks if Russia tries to hack the election
Posted by User, 06-11-2016In October, news broke that the CIA was preparing options to launch a cyberattack against Russia following revelations that the country was likely behind hacks at the Democratic National Committee ear...

Govt partners SIT, NYP to nurture cybersecurity talent
Posted by User, 07-11-2016The shortfall of cybersecurity professionals in Singapore is expected to more than double to 2,500 in the next three years, and the Government will take further steps to close the gap, Minister for Co...

SMEs are ‘a weak link in cyber attacks’
Posted by User, 07-11-2016ing to hack into large corporations that these firms work with, speakers at the National Security Conference 2016 warned yesterday. “No business is too small to be hacked and used in cyber at...

Companies that fail to see privacy as a business priority risk crossing the ‘creepy line’
Posted by User, 07-11-2016More than half, or 55 percent of consumers surveyed globally said they had decided against buying something online due to privacy concerns. This is according to a new report by KPMG International, whi...

WikiLeaks comes under 'unrelenting' cyber attack
Posted by User, 09-11-2016WikiLeaks, which has released tens of thousands of emails and documents from hackings of the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's inner circle, said on Tuesday that it has come under 'unrelenting' c...