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The massive hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment have reached a totally unbelievable and scary phase as multiple media sources are saying that Sony Pictures employees received e-mails from hackers threatening to harm them and their family members . Said one employee, " It's really crazy and scary. " It seems like matters for Sony Pictures is getting worse with time. Last month hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment made the studio's internal corporate systems offline and spewed confidential information onto the Internet. Hackers group that identifies itself as # GOP ( Guardians of Peace ) claimed responsibility for the hack and apparently stolen reams of internal corporate data as well. Just a week after the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, high-quality versions of five newest films – Annie , Fury , Still Alice , Mr. Turner and To Write Love on Her Arms – distributed by Sony Pictures leaked online during Black Friday. ...

The FBI is investigating the massive hack of Gawker Media. Reports indicate that FBI agents met with Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton on Monday following the hacking incident, which was claimed by a group called Gnosis. The Gawker website was paralyzed, temporarily forcing the gossip site to stop publishing. Hackers managed to access over 100,000 passwords and emails from the 1.3 million registered users. The site was forced to stop publishing on Sunday and sent emails to all registered users, urging them to change their passwords. According to reports, Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton admitted, "We're deeply embarrassed by this breach." Tips to Keep Your Passwords Safe Online Don't Use the Same Password for Everything Using one password for all your accounts is unsafe. If a hacker gets your password for one account, they can access all your online identities. Use Different Passwords for Different Accounts Create and use strong, unique passwords for your online b...

The problem is simple: all breaches start with initial access, and initial access comes down to two primary attack vectors – credentials and devices. This is not news; every report you can find on the threat landscape depicts the same picture.  The solution is more complex. For this article, we'll focus on the device threat vector. The risk they pose is significant, which is why device management tools like Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) are essential components of an organization's security infrastructure. However, relying solely on these tools to manage device risk actually creates a false sense of security. Instead of the blunt tools of device management, organizations are looking for solutions that deliver device trust . Device trust provides a comprehensive, risk-based approach to device security enforcement, closing the large gaps left behind by traditional device management solutions. Here are 5 of those limitations and how to ov...

Two former University of Central Missouri students have been charged with hacking university databases, stealing confidential information, and attempting to sell it for profit. Joseph Camp and Daniel Fowler were indicted by a federal grand jury. They allegedly created a computer virus and spread it through email attachments and USB flash drives. They breached the personal data of about 90,000 UCM students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Camp and Fowler then tried to sell the information for $35,000. The seven-count indictment also charges them with attempting to steal university funds and using Facebook accounts to threaten potential witnesses. The charges could result in prison sentences of between two and ten years. According to a Computerworld report, "The duo used Fowler's room as their base and, over a three-month period between October and December 2009, broke into numerous university databases and computers, including one belonging to a university administrator." ...