A report by The Wall Street Journal today highlights the lack of attention corporate executives at the telecom device-maker, Nortel Networks, paid towards internal controls after it was discovered that, for over a decade, their corporate infrastructure had been illegally infiltrated by foreign agents. As early as 2000, hackers apparently obtained the passwords of seven top officials […]
In what may become the “straw” that broke the brand reputation to Sony, Corporation’s, PlayStation Network, the company announced on Wednesday that it was forced to suspend around 93,000 user accounts after discovering a significant number of unauthorized sign-in attempts. The latest suspension comes just 6 months after Sony was hit by a cyber-attack on its […]
Tuesday, July 19, 2011, will become a red-letter date in the world of cyber-security. While the British government was busy ‘undressing’ media mogul Rupert Murdoch for his company’s role in the hacking scandal that has rocked the U.K., the U.S. government on Tuesday launched a nationwide dragnet against “hacktivists” who are operating within the jurisdiction of the United States. […]
In my prior blog post, I opined that the Citi Bank data breach, which left over 200,000 credit card holders personal information exposed, was more about the overall culture of compliance within CitiBank than the technology employed internally by the company. As it turns out, a team of security experts has determined that CitiBank officials simply left […]
The other day it was announced that Citi Bank was once again victim to data theft when it was reported that over 200,000 credit card holders may have had their personally identifiable information exposed in an unauthorized manner to hackers. This latest breach is just another recurring role in the endless saga of “bank gets […]
It was confirmed Saturday evening that aerospace giant Lockheed-Martin was hit by a “minimal” cyber-attack. According to Company and Pentagon officials, the cyber-attack was quickly detected, and no personnel, customer, or program data was compromised. As it is too early to tell the extent of the breach, one conclusion can be that due to the […]
Sony, Corporation, is in the process now of rebuilding its brand reputation after having to shut down its PlayStation Network on April 20, 2011. The shutdown was due to hackers infiltrating its network and obtaining the names, addresses, birth dates, and possibly credit card numbers of over 100 million users. Prior to the April 20th incident, […]