Mega users: If you're hacked once, you're hacked for life | ZDNet: "Mega's site states that it is "the master encryption key to all of your data" and that "if you lose it, you lose access to all of your files that are not in a shared folder and that you have no previously exported file or folder key for." However, tying the password deeply into the encryption scheme also means that it is impossible to reset or change a user's password without throwing away the encryption keys. Combined with the current inability for users to close their account and create a new one, and users are stuck with whatever password they signed up with. Hopefully, that wasn't "password," while they figured out whether they wanted to keep using the service."
Big things for small player in cyber security
Cambridge News
It came as something of a surprise to me that over 40% of companies worldwide are not prepared forcyber threats and the like. This steered me towards the sector where IT experts focus on addressing the need for security across the internet to protect ...
UK, NZ to work together on cyber security
TVNZ
"New Zealand and the United Kingdom have a long history of co-operation on defence and securitypolicy based on our shared values, and cyber space is one of the greatest national, global and strategic challenges now of our time," said Hague.
Super-cyber security NZ-UK alliance
Stuff.co.nz
"New Zealand and the United Kingdom are already working closely together to confront the growing threats to our cyber security, and it is vital to our wider, shared economic, security and defence interests that we do so." The two said they did not ...
Kaspersky Labs finds "Red October" cyber-espionage malware
CBS News
Kaspersky Labs, an online security firm, announced Monday that for at least five years, a cyber-espionage campaign has breached computer networks at diplomatic, government and scientific research organizations. A campaign called "Red October," or...
CBS News
Cops secure SC from cyber law protesters
Philippine Star
The MPD leadership said that the policemen deployed to the SC have been advised to "observe maximum tolerance" as they manage the crowd of protesters of the new cyber law who held a vigil on Monday night near the high court's compound. More groups ...
NZ and UK to work on cyber security
3News NZ
New Zealand and the United Kingdom are set to work more closely on cyber security, following talks between Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and British Foreign Secretary William Hague. Mr Hague arrived in Auckland today for his second visit to ...
3News NZ
The hunt for Red October: five-year cyber espionage campaign uncovered
Sydney Morning Herald
Cisco makes security priority · Security resources for companies. A Russian cybersecurity company issued a report on Monday saying that it had identified a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign that has been in operation since 2007. The spy campaign ...
Sydney Morning Herald
India hit by 'Red October' cyber spy campaign
Times of India
MOSCOW: India is among the nations hit by a cyber espionage that has been targeting diplomatic, governmental as well as scientific research organization at least for five years, according to a Russian cyber security firm. Termed as 'Red October', the ...
Times of India
'Red October' cyber-attack discovered by Russian researchers
GlobalPost
"Red October," a cyber-attack that has been targeting government institutions since 2007, has been discovered by Russian researchers. Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky and other cyberemergency response teams have been on a hunt to track down the ...
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