Top 10 Overlooked Security Risks: 2 of 10

Shared or Weak WiFi Passwords Allowing employees or guests to share a single WiFi password prevents you from controlling who is accessing your company network. Once a person has your WiFi password, they can access your network at any time, even from outside your building’s locked doors, or potentially after you have terminated them, leaving […]

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Top 10 Overlooked Security Risks: 1 of 10

Screen Locking Once a user logs into a computer, they potentially have access to sensitive company information. If they get distracted or leave their computer unattended, it leaves your company data open to potential theft or exploit. Ensure that all company computers are set to automatically lock the screen after a defined time interval, e.g. […]

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FedEx data breach: 119,000 passports or photo IDs found on unsecured server

“After a preliminary investigation, we can confirm that some archived Bongo International account information located on a server hosted by a third-party, public cloud provider is secure. The data was part of a service that was discontinued after our acquisition of Bongo. We have found no indication that any information has been misappropriated and will continue our investigation,” a spokesman confirmed to FOX Business on Friday.

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What cybersecurity surprises does 2018 hold?

New attack vectors
New attack vectors have also been on Craig’s mind, particularly in light of recent disclosures of hardware flaws in microprocessors. “There’ll be more activity by hackers around hardware-based attacks that go after the memory of the device,” he says. Particularly concerning is that “Spectre and Meltdown took advantage of hardware flaws but were able to abstract them to the software level.” That makes them harder to stop with conventional anti-malware protections alone. Hardware vulnerabilities may demand a whole new type of protection.

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