The Future of Cyber Safety: Could Artificial Intelligence Be The Silver Bullet?
Stay Safe Online Week 2017 Cyber safety: outsourcing to experts makes such sense! Like most multi-tasking millennium mums, I’m a BIG fan of outsourcing: ironing, cleaning and gardening – it just makes such sense! Why not get an expert involved so you can focus on the things you love? Smart, I say! But did you […] more…McAfee Applauds “Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017”
By Lisa Depew, Head of Industry and Academic Outreach, McAfee The “Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017,” which is sponsored by Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and was recently approved by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, is welcome news for those increasingly worried about the cybersecurity workforce shortage. A report […] more…Planned Maintenance: Wireless Services at University Park
ITS will be completing maintenance on the wireless service at University Park tomorrow morning, Friday, August 21, from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM. This work is similar to that completed earlier this week, as communicated via ITS Alert at http://alerts.its.psu.edu/alert-3666. The purpose of this work is better utilize existing wireless infrastructure. We have reviewed the […] more…Hacktivist Group CyberBerkut Behind Attacks on German Official Websites
A pro-Russian group called CyberBerkut claimed responsibility for a recent hack on certain German government websites in early January. We were able to gather some information on some of its members based on Pastebin data that had been leaked by the Ukrainian nationalist political party (Pravy Sektor). A Background on CyberBerkut CyberBerkut is an organized group […] more…BlackEnergy 3: An Intermediate Persistent Threat
We have a new white paper available. BlackEnergy & Quedagh: The convergence of crimeware and APT attacks The paper’s author, Broderick Aquilino, first wrote about BlackEnergy in June: • BlackEnergy Rootkit, Sort Of • Beware BlackEnergy If Involved In Europe/Ukraine Diplomacy BlackEnergy is a kit with a long history and this new analysis is quite timely. In fact, […] more…DeepWeb and Cybercrime – it is not just the Silk Road
The infamous Silk Road marketplace is probably the most well-known place online for anyone wanting to purchase all sorts of illegal goods – ranging from illicit drugs, to firearms and all the way up to hitmen-for-hire. Yesterday, after two and half years in operation, the site was shut down by the FBI and its owner […] more…Deep Web and Cybercrime – It Is Not Just the Silk Road
The infamous Silk Road marketplace is probably the most well-known place online for anyone wanting to purchase all sorts of illegal goods – ranging from illicit drugs, to firearms and all the way up to hitmen-for-hire. Yesterday, after two and half years in operation, the site was shut down by the FBI and its owner […] more…More information
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