BCM-News Daily Digest
- Bank leaks 60,000 account details in three character email slip-up – Naked Security
One of Australia's "big four" banks has found itself caught up in an ongoing problem caused by an errant email. - Classifying Elections as "Critical Infrastructure" – Schneier on Security
The paper was speculative, but now it's official. The U.S. election has been classified as critical infrastructure. I am tentatively in favor of this, but what really matter is what happens now. What does this mean? What sorts of increased security will election systems get? Will we finally get rid of computerized touch-screen voting? - Denial of Service: So funktionieren DDoS-Angriffe – computerwoche.de
Denial-of-Service-Attacken sind ein gängiges Mittel von Hackern um Webseiten und Server anzugreifen und außer Funktion zu setzen. Wir erklären, wie DDoS-Angriffe funktionieren und wie man sich schützt. - How hackers made life hell for a CIA boss and other top US officials | Ars Technica
According to an affidavit filed in September, the group didn't rely on computer hacking to break into restricted accounts. Instead, members used social engineering in which they impersonated their targets and various IT support personnel purporting to help the victims. - Tarifkonflikte: Wo 2017 überall gestreikt werden könnte – WELT
- So wappnet sich die Schweiz gegen Hacker-Angriffe – watson
Doch wie sieht es in der Schweiz aus? Strecken ausländische Regierungen auch hierzulande ihre digitalen Fühler aus und versuchen die politische Grosswetterlage auf virtuellem Weg zu beeinflussen?
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