September 2016 – DesertDefenses.com – Information and Network Security

Check Point One Step Ahead

UK Parliament Cuts Email Access After Cyberattack
Britain's parliament shut down external access to e-mail accounts on Saturday following a cyberattack. Parliamentary authorities described the attack as "sustained and determined", in an email sent to lawmakers and published by the Daily Telegraph. read more
AFP
SamSam Increases Ransom Demand to $33,000
In newly observed attacks, the SamSam ransomware that has been active for more than a year is demanding a whopping $33,000 to decrypt all affected machines in a network. read more
Ionut Arghire
CIA Knew in August that Putin Sought to Boost Trump: Report
The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help Donald Trump win the US presidential race, the Washington Post reported Friday. The intelligence shocked the White House and put US security chiefs on a top-secret crisis footing to figure out how to react. read more
AFP