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WannaCry, The Aftermath: How WannaCry Could Have Been WannaSmile

I have been working in the field of cyber security and related areas for over 20 years. In that time there have been many cyber incidents. Those that instant

Does History Need to Repeat Itself? Lessons Learned From WannaCry

Often, at the end of a project, especially a long and complicated one, there will be a ‘lessons learned’ session held. These sessions usually bring together

Freedom Hosting II Hacked: 10,613 .onion Sites are Down

A fifth of the Dark Web is down The Anonymous hacktivist group hacked the popular Dark Web hosting provider Freedom Hosting II. Roughly 10,613 .onion sites l

The Biggest Cyber-Security Incidents of 2016

January 1st, 2017, this is the right moment to look at the last 12 months analyzing the biggest hacks of 2016. It was for sure the worst year for cyber-secur

A DDoS Attack Hit the Dyn Managed DNS: Is Someone Trying To Cause An Internet Takedown?

The Cyber Attack The Internet is one of the most important critical infrastructures for almost every country in the world. It is a "global commons" on which

Panama Papers - How Hackers Breached the Mossack Fonseca Firm

Introduction The Panama Papers are a huge trove of high confidential documents stolen from the computer systems of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca th

The Ferizi Case: The First Man Charged with Cyber Terrorism

Who is Ardit Ferizi? In October 2015, for the first time, the US Justice Department has charged a suspect for terrorism and hacking. The US Government has ch

MES Security: What can we learn from the Volkswagen Recalls?

[download]Download the BEST PRACTICES FOR DEVELOPING AN ENGAGING SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM whitepaper[/download] I decided to write this article right after

Ashley Madison Revisited: Legal, Business and Security Repercussions

Forward Timeline of Ashley Madison data breach For Ashley Madison, the whole mess began on the morning of July 12, 2015, when several employees received a me

Cyber attack on Sony Pictures is much more than a data breach - updated

Sony Pictures corporate network compromised by a major cyber attack At the end of November, computer systems at the corporate network of Sony Pictures were