Worldwide ransomware attack didn’t have to happen
Posted May 15, 2017
The digital world experienced it’s first major digital attack last week, and it didn’t have to happen. The first systems targeted by the ransomware attack were the National Health Services in the United Kingdom and were followed by systems in 150 countries worldwide. More attacks are expected this week until patches can be applied to
Read MoreOld security locks guests out of hotel
Posted January 31, 2017
How old is your computer security? You might want to have it checked out. A luxury hotel in Austria targeted by a ransomware attack that disabled the resort’s central key management system locking guests out. The attack was facilitated by an out of date security system. The hackers demanded a ransom of €1,500 ($1,605) to return control
Read MoreIf you thought the health care breaches were bad, just wait till this year
Posted January 25, 2017
The Experian 2017 Data Breach Industry Forecast will be the prime target for hackers this year will be the health care industry. The report says personal medical data is among the most valuable kinds of information to target because health care officials will pay handsomely to get it back once stolen. Attacks will come in the
Read MoreSecurity and safety are afterthoughts in almost a third of embedded systems
Posted April 27, 2016
A recent survey conducted by the US Barr Group suggests safety and security are not getting the attention they deserve from those designing embedded systems. The web based survey produced results from 2452 embedded software designers, with 33% of responses coming from engineers based in Europe most in automotive, industrial automation, defense and medical. One
Read MoreAsk Jack: The FBI v. Apple issue was not really an issue
Posted March 29, 2016 / No comments
Shortly before the FBI announced they had found a hacker able to decorate the San Bernardino terrorist iPhone, we did an interview with Eurocal Group CTO Jack Wolosewicz about the issue. While the lawsuit is now dropped. Jack pointed out that it was not that big a deal, anyway. In this interview he talks about
Read MoreMore than half of all computers are open to attack
Posted March 11, 2016
Two reports recently reported that more than half of all devices were running out-of-date and therefore, insecure software. eSecurity Planet reported on a study by Duo Security that took a look at 2 million internet-connected devices belonging to their customers and found out-of-date components on half of the devices included old operating systems, browsers and plug-ins, that accessed corporate applications, exposing not just
Read MoreYour security is still your responsibility
Posted February 23, 2016
The hits just keep coming for the identity fraud protection industry. In the past year there have been dozens of lawsuits agains companies like TJX (parent company of TJ Max, HomeGoods, etc.), Target and Experian. Even LifeLock, a company that makes money off of companies caught in data theft cases reselling their service, has had
Read MoreAsk Jack: about Black Hat developers
Posted January 25, 2016
Being a Black Hat developer can be a path to jail, or to a good job. It’s not that bad of an idea to have them on your side. Eurocal Group CTO Jack Wolosewicz looks at the upside.
Read MoreAsk Jack: About Fintech security
Posted January 21, 2016
Lots of news about Financial Technology, or Fintech, in the news in the past few months, but are we ready for that in light of the accompanying news of data breaches. Jack Wolosewicz, CTO of Eurocal Group has some things to say.
Read More2016 will see a big change in how companies approach security
Posted December 10, 2015
As we have noted in earlier posts, one of the problems with online security is that it really hasn’t caused enough of a financial burden on users and corporations to warrant serious consideration. According to Edward Lucas, senior editor at The Economist, we may see that begin to change in 2016. “Well-run organisations will stop
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