A History of Hacking: Timeline Infographic
Hacking has remained a fine-tuned craft of the ages; from a breach of telegraph messages in 1903 to the Target breach of just late last year, our ideas of security have evolved, as well as our tactics.
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After a Data Breach: Who’s Liable?
Following the investigation into a breach, the unraveling of the mess afterward can take months, and even years to resolve. Learn who's liable in this situation by taking a look at the cases of Target and The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA).
Protecting Against Critical Infrastructure Attacks: Nuclear & Otherwise
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was the target of three separate breaches, according to DarkReading.com and NextGov.com.
Hard-Coded & Default Passwords: Gateway for Massive Attacks
According to an analyst at CERT/CC’s Vulnerability Notes Database, certain Netgear switches contain hard-coded passwords that can allow a remote attacker to authenticate to the web server running on the device.
Anatomy of a Data Breach (2014)
> When it comes to the 2014 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), web application, cyber-espionage and POS intrusions topped off the list of most frequently occurring categories of data breaches.