The first week of National Cyber Security Awareness couldn’t have been more timely, with two major-retailer hacks and a host of revelations confirming that cybersecurity issues are only continuing to get worse.
Microsoft was defending its Outlook Web Access against claims it can be exploited to reveal an organisation’s user credentials. Also on the Microsoft front, some vendors are pointing out that endpoint protection tools can be used to effectively extend the usable life of legacy Windows XP and Server 2003 installations by building a layer of protection around platforms that are no longer being actively supported.
Speaking of no longer being actively supported, security researchers were pushing for the SHA-1 hashing algorithm – used to sign 1 in 3 SSL certificates – to be urgently retired after funding it can be attacked for just $US75,000.
The average mid-sized US company spends $US15m annually to fight cybercrime, new figures suggest. And sometimes the problems come in the most unexpected places, such as a ransomware network that Cisco Systems reportedly interrupted while doing research at a Dallas hosting provider. Hackers using a Linux cloak, the company said, are earning $US30m a year. For the full article click here
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