Cyber Security Roundup for March 2016
Ransomware attacks continue soar across all UK industry sectors, Trustwave SpiderLabs provided a excellent overview of how one of the most prolific ransomware strains works in How the Locky Ransomware Works . March saw media headlines dominated by Apple refusal to co-operate with the FBI in breaking the iPhone’s security, which concluded with the FBI successfully hacking iPhone via an anonymous third party, sparking the old but much needed Privacy V Security debate. There were also notable hacks of Law Firms and a major ‘Cyber Heist’ at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by hackers. Another major TLS vulnerability named ‘DROWN’, highlights the importance of patching OpenSSL and not using weak crypto. News DrownAttack could break TLS for a Third of Websites MassiveCyber Heist pulled on Bangladesh's Central Bank NY Fed Account USteam find Zero Day to hack Apple iCloud photo NatWest online banking suffers SMS 'smishing'scams FBIcracks iPhone, no longer need...