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Italian government warns of increased DDoS attacks by Russian groups
The Computer Security Incident Response Team Italia warns of persistent DDoS attacks on national companies and institutions. The government body has detected an ongoing threat from Russian hacker groups. Italian public services and private ent…
Artis Zoo did not pay ransom to criminals behind ransomware attack
Artis says it did not pay any ransom to the hackers behind the ransomware attack in June of this year. Cybercriminals breached the network of the Amsterdam zoo last month and demanded 1 million euros in cryptocurrency. Artis engaged a cybersec…
A green padlock on a website is no guarantee of security
Websites with a so?called SSL certificate—a green padlock in the address bar—are certainly not always well secured. Various institutions, for example, advise people to always look for that green padlock. NOS examined thousands of websites that …
The Era of Real Cyberwar Has Begun
Since 2015, the world has entered an era of cyberwar. For the first time, a power outage was caused by a hacking attack on a power plant in Ukraine. Later, an airport in Kyiv was also attacked by hackers, and a dam in the United States was hack…
6 new dangerous hacking techniques
It was time again for the annual RSA Conference. Naturally, we were there too! A number of attack techniques were set out—an important trend we may be dealing with in the coming years. We list the six most dangerous hacking techniques here. 1.…
Oracle to patch Java vulnerability on short notice
Oracle may release a patch for Java 7 as early as Tuesday to close serious security vulnerabilities. Oracle is reportedly working on a Java 7 patch that would be part of a major security update on Tuesday fixing a total of 86 vulnerabilities. …
Privacy Can Make Security Impossible
Everyone agrees that privacy cannot exist without security. But the fact that privacy requirements sometimes stand in the way of, or even make impossible, that much-needed protection is far less widely recognized. For example, to prevent priva…
Five ways Windows vindicates Steve Jobs
The influence of the recently stepped-down Steve Jobs remains palpable—not only for Apple products and fanboys. Jobs’ vision is now also being affirmed by PC giant Microsoft. Five times Windows proves Jobs right. Flash ban Apple’s archrival M…
Google is working on MySQL support in App Engine
Google’s cloud computing service App Engine will give developers the ability to set up a relational database. The database software is based on, and compatible with, the widely used MySQL database. At the moment, a small number of developers c…