by hazinah | Feb 2, 2017 | Computer Security, News from around the globe, Other
A study done by Javelin Strategy and Research in the US showed a significant increase in the number of people who became victims of identity theft. A 16% percent increase from 13.1 million in 2015 to 15.4 million in 2016. That is in MILLIONS. While the study was...
by hazinah | Jan 24, 2017 | Computer Security, News from around the globe, Other
Adam Meyer is the Chief Security Strategist at SurfWatch Labs. In his article in SecurityWeek with the same title as this post, he stated that; ….but if you look at all of the cybercrime activity from the past year, it’s clear that the majority of threats do not...
by hazinah | Jan 23, 2017 | Computer Security, Other
This semester, my Computer Security class hosted 3 students from Riau. Two from Riau University (Devi Willieam Anggara and Suci Pebriani Rusanti Sari) and 1 from Universitas Islam Riau (Nurul Gayatri Indah Reza). Willeam Suci Sightseeing Nurul and me on her very last...
by hazinah | Jan 13, 2017 | Community, Computer Security, Other
The ITV News site brought forward steps to protect yourself from cyber criminals. This came after the UK government announced a £1.9bn of funding to protect the country from cyber-attacks. Among the steps introduced were tried and true gems that have been hammered...
by hazinah | Jan 5, 2017 | Computer Security, News from around the globe, Other
On November 2016, MyCert published an alert on LHDN Phishing Incident. While this alert was for a few months back, I felt it pertinent to re-post it as soon LHDN season is a coming and it will be best for us all (and our loved ones) to be cautious of this. According...
by hazinah | Jan 4, 2017 | Computer Security, Other
**The P2 series will present the videos by my class (SCSR3143_11617) on security issues in the different domains. It is part of Knowledge sharing. They will share what it is and what are the security issues and control measures within it. **** This post focuses on one...
