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The security review: ESET’s trends for 2016, more cyberattacks in Ukraine and virtualised security

January 26, 2016

From expert insight into cybersecurity-related trends in 2016 to the ongoing attacks against Ukraine’s electric power industry and the persistent problem that is poor password behavior, we’ve got you covered for all the important security stories from the past seven days. ESET Trends for 2016: Security is becoming a part of our lives ESET released … More The security review: ESET’s trends for 2016, more cyberattacks in Ukraine and virtualised security

DDoS and the Luck of the Irish…

January 23, 2016

…which seems to have taken a hit recently. In fact, several hits, at any rate in terms of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. The Irish Independent reports Multiple government websites down as servers under ‘DDoS attack’. John Leyden, writing for The Register, has also followed the story/stories, with his most recent (at the time … More DDoS and the Luck of the Irish…

Irish lottery and ticket terminals knocked offline by DDoS attack

January 23, 2016

It should have been a great week for the Irish Lottery, with the largest jackpot (12 million euros) for 18 months up for grabs. However, things didn’t run entirely smoothly in the run-up to the Wednesday night draw. Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), which runs the Irish Lottery, confirmed in a statement that it suffered a … More Irish lottery and ticket terminals knocked offline by DDoS attack

Countries remain unprepared for cyberattacks on nuclear facilities

January 22, 2016

Nuclear facilities across the world have little or no real security to help protect themselves against cyberattacks, according to new analysis. The third edition of the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s (NIT) Nuclear Security Index found that close to half the countries assessed by the organization do not have a single requirement in place to protect their … More Countries remain unprepared for cyberattacks on nuclear facilities

New wave of cyberattacks against Ukrainian power industry

January 21, 2016

The cyberattacks against the Ukrainian electric power industry continue. Background information on this story can be found in our recent publications: BlackEnergy trojan strikes again: Attacks Ukrainian electric power industry BlackEnergy by the SSHBearDoor: attacks against Ukrainian news media and electric industry BlackEnergy and the Ukrainian power outage: What we really know Yesterday (January 19th) … More New wave of cyberattacks against Ukrainian power industry