Top 13 Cyber Security predictions for 2014

In 2014, threat intelligence gained within the enterprise network will offer new defence capabilities for mobile devices operating outside protected networks. Intelligence gained by mobile devices will offer new signature capabilities to further strengthen enterprise networks.

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Skype’s Twitter, Facebook, and blog hacked by Syrian Electronic Army demanding an end to spying

Today’s events is most likely linked to the US National Security Agency’s revealed surveillance programs that were uncovered by former contractor Edward Snowden. Many tech companies, including Skype’s parent company, Microsoft, have taken steps to refute claims that they have been cooperating with the government.

http://tnw.co/18YvuOu

Target Breach: PIN codes can access accounts via ATM's.

Target spokeswoman backtracked from previous statements and said criminals had made off with customers’ encrypted PIN information as well. But Target said the company stored the keys to decrypt its PIN data on separate systems from the ones that were hacked.

http://nyti.ms/1g9Te2c

EMPLOYERS STEP IN TO PREVENT WORKER BURNOUT

Volkswagen turns off some employees' email 30 minutes after their shifts end. Goldman Sachs is urging junior staff to take weekends off. BMW is planning new rules that will keep workers from being contacted after hours.

http://apne.ws/1d1zV8D

When the Most Personal Secrets Get Outed on Facebook

Taylor McCormick was outed after he was added to a Facebook group that automatically informed friends he had joined a choir, Queer Chorus, at the University of Texas, Austin. Lance Rosenfield/Prime for The Wall Street Journal

http://on.wsj.com/193nSIJ

A Spy-Gear Arms Race Transforms Modern Divorce

"It wasn't just invasion of my privacy. It was an invasion of the privacy of everyone who ever texted me or anyone who was ever on my computer."

http://on.wsj.com/1d1a7JN

Why States Need Social Media Policies

State government agencies and officials have embraced social media products such as Twitter and Facebook as a way to engage citizens and get the word out about their policies and services. But government use of social media comes with a host of tricky questions about how to protect state interests while also protecting the First Amendment rights of citizens and state employees.

http://bit.ly/1gOs4QV

Censorship, privacy and the ethics of Craigslist #ethics #media (Change.org)

A young, small, female dog was brutally tortured with injuries were so severe the only humane thing to do was euthanize, instead the owner put the dog up for adoption on Craigslist.

http://www.change.org/petitions/justice-for-puppy-doe-ban-the-rehoming-of-pets-on-craigslist

China lifts ban on Facebook and Twitter, really (FastCompany) #censorship #diversity

China is accused of widespread hacking of Facebook and Twitter feeds, email, and media outlets around the world. Can you say "cognitive dissonance"?

http://www.fastcompany.com/3018289/fast-feed/china-lifts-ban-on-facebook-and-twitter-kind-of

Is our privacy and trust misplaced with social networks like Twitter

“There’s an implicit trust people put into the media and social networking portals like Twitter, ... And that reality – that implicit trust – can be undermined -” A Twitter posting claimed to be from the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) said, “Media is going down …” #SEA :) posted a screen shot of what appeared to be the search results for Twitter’s domain registry on the domain name registration database, Whois.DomainTools.com.

http://smlrgroup.com/times-twitter-dns-attacks-raise-new-alarms/

Thinking strategically about privacy

For organizations, as the risks associated with personal information continue to escalate, the trend for independent assurance in the privacy sphere keeps growing. Organizations are using a number of tools to address privacy risk. But, organizations and regulators need to work collaboratively to navigate in the increasingly complex privacy landscape. -

http://smlrgroup.com/privacy/

How Worried Should Small Businesses Be Regarding Cyber Security?

Instances of hacking—or cyber intrusion tactics—have also become increasingly brazen and widespread. In July, 2013 federal prosecutors indicted five hackers in what is being called the largest data-theft ring in U.S. history, their victims as varied as J.C. Penny, JetBlue, and NASDAQ.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thesba/2013/08/27/how-worried-should-small-businesses-be-regarding-cyber-security/

Attacks Against Small Businesses Are Increasing… Size Is NOT A Defense - See more at: http://smlrgroup.com/worried-small-businesses-regarding-cyber-security/#sthash.LEklpiAI.dpuf

According to a survey authored by the Ponemon Institute, a research firm that conducts independent research on privacy, data protection, and information security policy, more than half of U.S. small businesses experienced at least one data breach.

http://smlrgroup.com/worried-small-businesses-regarding-cyber-security/