Author: Asad Yaseen

A California man who admitted hacking into the computer system of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo and leaking proprietary data has been sentenced to three years in prison. Palmdale resident Ryan S. Hernandez, now aged 21, was still a minor when he and an associate used a phishing technique to steal the credentials of a Nintendo employee in 2016.  The credentials were exploited to access and download confidential files relating to the company’s games and consoles, which were then leaked to…

Vaccine-related phishing emails and domains are popping up, while criminals are selling phony vaccines via the Dark Web, says Check Point. Image: iStock.com/Udom Pinyo Cybercriminals have been busy this year capitalizing on every facet of the coronavirus pandemic. And now that vaccines for the virus are on the horizon, bad actors have yet another area to exploit. A report released Friday by cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point examines how the desire for the vaccine…

The Internet of Things is still in its Wild West phase of development. Standardization is necessary to ensure safety and easier integration. Image: iStock/BeeBright Since the Internet of Things (IoT) became an enterprise focus, the task of standardizing IoT has been a major headache. IoT devices come with proprietary operating systems that their manufacturers create, not to mention security presets that may or may not conform to enterprise network requirements. Collectively, this makes IoT an…

Just over three-quarters of cybersecurity professionals have said they expect to see an increase in DNS-related security threats over the next few weeks. In preparation, three in five (59%) have altered their DNS security methods in the run up to the holiday season, according to a new report from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC). However, 29% have reservations around their ability to respond to DNS attacks, likely attributed to the shifting and complex DNS…

On December 11, 2017, Platinum Edge Media and its founder CJ Thompson created National App Day as a way to celebrate how apps have inspired us and changed our culture. The Registrar at National Day Calendar went on to proclaim National App Day to be observed annually. We can’t truly appreciate the impact that apps have on our lives without an idea of how to use these programs securely. That’s especially the case for mobile…