Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald’s for $900 Million
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:01:48 +0000
Kytch alleges that the Golden Arches crushed its business—and left soft serve customers out in the cold.
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How Ukraine’s Internet Can Fend Off Russian Attacks
Credit to Author: Gian M. Volpicelli| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000
The besieged country’s complex internet infrastructure has evolved to promote resiliency.
Read MoreAn ‘Unhinged’ Putin Threatens Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:33:30 +0000
With no off-ramp in sight, Russia’s leader has put the country’s nuclear forces on alert.
Read MoreAn Internet Troll Gives Nonalcoholic Spirits Startups the Spins
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000
From false press releases to misleading domain names, one man has allegedly gone to great lengths to sabotage his competitors.
Read MoreUkraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:25:30 +0000
The country has enlisted thousands of cybersecurity professionals in the war effort against Russia.
Read MoreIn a time of war, it’s important to stay secure
Credit to Author: Susan Bradley| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:09:00 -0800
As Russia invaded Ukraine, seeing the disruption in the world occur in near real time on social media brought poignancy to what was happening. While I don’t know anyone in Ukraine, I know many people who have friends or family members that have been impacted by the war. Ukraine has many technology ties around the world. It’s also been a source of cyberattacks, which is why there’s extra concern about what we can do to protect ourselves in case of attack. (Eastern Europe has often been the source of many of the ransomware attacks that occur around the world.)
So what can tech users do to ensure you protect yourself from possible cyberattacks arising from the conflict?
Behavioral Analytics is getting trickier
Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0800
Behavioral analytics is one of the best authentication methods around — especially when it’s part of continuous authentication. Authentication as a “one-and-done” is something that simply shouldn’t happen anymore. Then again, I’ve argued the same thing about using unencrypted SMS as a form of multi-factor authentication and I sadly still see that being used by lots of Fortune 1000 firms.
Oh well.
Although most enterprise CISOs are fine with behavioral analytics on paper (on a whiteboard? As a message within Microsoft Teams/GoogleMeet/Zoom?), they’re resistant to rapid widespread deployment because it requires creating a profile for every user — including partners, distributors, suppliers, large customers and anyone else who needs system access. Those profiles can take more than a month to create to get an accurate, consistent picture of each person.
DDoS Attempts Hit Russia as Ukraine Conflict Intensifies
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Hacker recruits, NFT thefts, and more of the week’s top security news.
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