Based on a report from Bitglass, more than 1/4 of all data breaches over the past decade involved a lost or stolen device containing corporate data. This exceeded the 13% due to insiders, 14% due to unintended disclosure and 19% due to active hacking. Some of these numbers can be a bit misleading from the […]
Month: August 2018
New WiFi Attack Cracks WPA/WPA2
A new report describes the work of a researcher trying to test new WPA3 WiFi security. The new attack will not work on routers equipped with the newer WPA3 WiFi standard. It can, however, defeat the older WPA/WPA2 WiFi security easier than ever before. Prior attack methods required hackers to wait for an authorized connection […]
Cryptocurrency Displaces Ransomware
Criminals in cyberspace are now more focused on hijacking your computer cycles to help them mine cryptocurrency than holding your data hostage. A recent report shows that cyberattacks are now churning out digital currency about four times as often as they try to hold your data ransom. Ransomware relies upon a time consuming and risky […]