UK Warned of Imminent Cyber Attack, Just a ‘matter of time’

Head of the National Cyber Security Centre Ciaran Martin said the UK had been lucky to so far avoid a ‘category one’ attack crippling infrastructure such as energy or the financial services. His warning comes after the head of the army said Britain was not immune to a ‘hybrid’ attack that could use conventional and …

Social engineering remains the most elusive hackers tool

Security experts have released new password recommendations however, hackers long ago realized that getting into a victim’s email or iCloud doesn’t require keyloggers, zero days, or USBs pre-loaded with malware. Nope, it’s much easier than that, it takes more charm than geek. The world of social engineering is where those looking gain access to protected …

Justice Department gets demands to explain Aaron Swartz Prosecution by Congress

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, and ranking minority leader Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) wrote in their Jan. 28 letter that it appeared that prosecutors had intentionally bulked up the felony counts against Aaron Swartz in order to increase the amount of time in prison he would face. read …