Washington State Passes New Data Breach Legislation
by Reflare Research Team on Apr 30, 2019 5:24:00 PM
The North-West US state of Washington passed new legislation that substantially tightens the notification requirements for breaches within it. The question now is - who will follow suit? First Published 30th April 2019 Get ready to report those breaches! 4 min read | Reflare Research …
Yahoo! & The Price of Breaches
by Reflare Research Team on Apr 15, 2019 5:23:00 PM
The Yahoo! breaches have been largely forgotten, lost in the sea of news of other cyber attacks. However, Yahoo! will indeed be remembered as a historic example of the damage poor security can cause to an organization’s reputation... and it's not over yet. First Published 15th April 2 …
Asus Live Update Hack
by Reflare Research Team on Apr 1, 2019 5:18:00 PM
ASUS Live Update (a tool used to update non-IT-savvy users’ ASUS software) appeared to be delivering malware in some instances. This piece of code was then said to self-propagate laterally across entire corporate networks by using a variety of techniques such as VPN connections and RD …
Can Security Be Forced Upon Companies?
by Reflare Research Team on Mar 12, 2019 5:15:00 PM
In the wake of two high-profile data breaches, lawmakers are asking tough questions to company executives, which is forcing them to reevaluate how they store, transfer and protect client data. First Published 12th March 2019 Make me do it. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team This week …
Inside a Common Data Breach
by Reflare Research Team on Mar 4, 2019 5:13:00 PM
Most small-to-medium companies rarely suffer from high-profile, extortion-style attacks. Instead, they suffer data breaches that are most often created by mistakes and negligence. First Published 4th March 2019 Careless staff members cause the highest number of data breach incidents. …
Australian Parties Hacked - Pass the Blame
by Reflare Research Team on Feb 25, 2019 5:10:00 PM
Australia has been gripped by a series of cyber-attacks. As the accusations fly in light of the most recent breach, there is one blindingly obvious thing missing from the blame game - evidence. First Published 25th February 2019 Australia's new National Centre for Cyber Security. 4 mi …
Russia Envisions a More Closed Internet
by Reflare Research Team on Feb 18, 2019 5:08:00 PM
Russian bill No. 571793-6, which is also called Доктрина демократического развития интернета (the Digital Economy National Program), or “ДНП” for short would increase the government’s ability "flick the switch." First Published 18th February 2019 The frameworks for geographically-base …
Japan Intends to Preventively Hack Citizens' IoT Devices
by Reflare Research Team on Feb 1, 2019 5:06:00 PM
The Japanese government is considering a proposal from the country’s leading IT firms to hack citizens’ IoT devices to improve the nation’s cyber-security. However, Japanese citizens have a constitutional right to privacy. First Published 1st February 2019 "Hi. I'm from the government …
The Risks Applications Face From Central Package Repositories
by Reflare Research Team on Jan 25, 2019 5:05:00 PM
When developer teams use a central place for sharing their applications or libraries of code, they open themselves to the risk that attackers might get in. And once in, malware can be implanted and distributed with ease. First Published 25th January 2019 Where are you keeping your pac …
The NASA Hack and Areas of Expertise
by Reflare Research Team on Dec 21, 2018 3:48:00 PM
This is not the first time NASA has been a victim of a cyber-attack. However, this response seems to suggest that the agency is facing a number of compromised systems, but offers no further insights into the incident. First Published 21st December 2018 "That's one small click for man. …