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Added on the 18/09/2017 17:01:06 - Copyright : Wochit
Free wifi might not be as great as you first think, especially if its a hacker on the other end.
The IT firm SolarWinds suffered a massive hack when attackers plugged malicious code into the company's software. According to Business Insider, the code was then distributed to 18,000 of its 300,000 clients. But SolarWinds was warned in 2019 that its 'solarwinds123' password for its update server could be accessed by anyone. Security researcher Vinoth Kumar, who sounded the alarm over such a dodgy password, told Reuters anyone could have 'easily' broken in. SolarWinds says experts are now working to identify weak security points in the company's system that could have led to the attack.
What is a computer virus? A computer virus is a type of malware that can replicate itself on your computer and spread to other devices. How do you know you're infected? If the computer suddenly starts running more slowly, crashes a lot, or does things like running unusual programs without your permission. The best way to avoid a virus is to keep your computer up to date, run an anti-virus software, and avoid malicious websites.
Thousands of American and international businesses may be at risk from leaked stolen malware that was purportedly developed by the U.S. National Security Agency.
When cyber security professionals converged in Las Vegas last week to expose vulnerabilities and swap hacking techniques at Black Hat and Defcon, a consistent theme emerged: the internet is broken, and if we don’t do something soon, we risk permanent damage to our economy. In his Black Hat keynote speech, tech security guru Dan Kaminsky said, “Half of all Americans are backing away from the net due to fears regarding security and privacy." According to The Guardian, Kaminsky and other speakers said the global cybersecurity threat is made up of a combination of users' failure to back up data, users clicking on virus-laden links and downloading rogue files bursting with malware, and increasingly sophisticated cyber-criminals who use ransomware to turn ordinary people and companies into ATM's. Kaminsky called for a federal agency devoted to security issues, similar to the National Institutes of Health, that can “create engineering solutions to the real-world security problems that we have”. He said, "It can’t just be two guys. I need a pile of nerds to be able to work for on this 10 years. We can support health and energy and roads and cars, but somehow we can’t support the thing that is driving our economy right now? That’s crazy.”
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