Tag Archive for: IMPORTANT

Improved knowledge is important to addressing cyber crimes

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BY LORRAINE WOHI

Lack of people with knowledge on how to deal with cyber threat intelligence is an issue that needs to be addressed in PNG and rest of the Pacific Island nation.

APNIC Senior Internet Security Specialist, Adli Wahid speaking at the 27th PITA conference in Port Moresby said in most cases many of the organisations are struggling not with the issue itself but with people who are dealing with these issues.

Cyber threat intelligence refers to data that is collected, processed, and analyzed to understand a threat actor’s motives, targets, and attack behaviours.

Mr Wahid said in most cases, organisations lack people including security engineers, security practitioners who are quite new to the field and they are playing catch-up on different areas.

He spoke on three main areas which include insights on how organisations prepare to question and identify why and how ransomware occur in an effort to improve cybersecurity, to better define and provide awareness.

“Cyber security intelligence is about people.

“The bottom line is getting the people to be informed in discussion and talking about it.

All of you need to ask each other how does the security teams or the security engineers heard information about threat and is there something we can do to collaborate together.

I think this is where organisation needs to put profit aside and see if there is a common goal in defending the organisation in the Pacific region as well as in the niche economic so that you can bring people together,” Mr Wahid said.

Discussions on cyber security is one of the key topics of discussion that has and will be discussed at the four days annual general meetings for the Pacific Islands Telecommunication Association (PITA) at Hilton , Port Moresby.

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ROSEN, GLOBAL INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages International Business Machines Corporation to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action Filed by the Firm – IBM

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New York, New York–(Newsfile Corp. – January 28, 2023) – WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of International Business Machines Corporation IBM between January 18, 2018 and October 16, 2018, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”) of the important March 14, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you invested in IBM securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the IBM class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5104 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than March 14, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super…

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Why internet privacy is so important nowadays

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People all over the world now use the internet almost every day. It is a tool that can be used for many different things, such as work, play, and communication. People can also share private information on the internet.


This information can include financial information, information about yourself, and information about your health.

The problem with putting private information online is that anyone can see it.

People can get to this information in a number of ways, such as by hacking into accounts, stealing passwords, or using spyware.

By breaking into accounts, hackers can get to sensitive information. They can do this by trying to guess passwords or by using spyware. Once they know how to get into an account, they can look at the information that is in it. They can also change the information in the account, which can lead to identity theft.

The other way hackers can get to sensitive information is by stealing passwords. They can do this by phishing or by putting keyloggers on other people’s computers. Once they have the passwords, they can use them to get into the accounts they want.

Spyware is software that is made to spy on other people. It can be used to keep track of what people do online and gather private information. Spyware can be put on people’s computers even if they don’t know about it. Once it is set up, it can be hard to get rid of.

Read more about internet privacy & security on: https://internetprivacy.info

What to do to be safe online?

The best way to keep private information safe is not to post it online. If information needs to be shared, it should be done on a secure website. A website is safe if it uses encryption to keep your information safe. Encryption is a way to make sure that only the person who is supposed to get the message can read it.

Also, people should be careful about the websites they go to. There are a lot of bad websites that are made to get information from people. People can get spyware on their computers…

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5 Reasons Why Web Security Is As Important as Endpoint Security

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by Invicti • Sep 16, 2022

Would you say that a company is secure if their employees are using laptops with no anti-malware installed at all? Most businesses would say that is an irresponsible approach. Then why would many businesses have websites and web applications with no protection at all and why would many MSSPs not offer their customers any kind of web application security services?

An “antivirus” (an anti-malware solution) is perceived as a standard element of a Windows installation – it’s rare to see a computer without one. However, strangely enough, many businesses feel completely secure just setting up a website or web application without paying any attention to whether it is secure and many MSSPs provide them with no security for their web assets at all. This is even more surprising because web-accessible databases usually contain more sensitive data than an average office machine, for example, customer personal information.

Here are five reasons why both you, the MSSP, and your customers should treat web security with as much attention as personal computer security and endpoint security in general.

Reason 1. The move to the cloud

Twenty years ago, websites were just simple, mostly static presentations – digital billboards in a way. Today, many of us are, for example, creating our documents online instead of using a desktop word processor – quite often the only software installed on our Windows machine is the browser. And even if there is some other software like Slack, it uses web interfaces to communicate with the servers. Companies are using their own servers less often. For many employees, desktop computers and laptops are basically thin clients that are there only to make it possible to access the web.

This means that anti-malware software basically protects an empty computer that has no special software on it, just a browser. The only major risk of such a computer being attacked is if the attack makes it possible to steal login credentials to web applications.

On the other hand, all the data, all the business support software, and everything else is on the web or will soon be there. And, unfortunately, quite often it is left completely…

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