In IT security this week, Russian politics were targeted, during the general election currently taking place. Complaints have been received that hackers targeted websites alleging election violations. Golos, an election monitor financed by the west, and a news website Slon said they were both forced offline by hackers.
Also in the news, on Monday more than 4,000 websites may have been infected by a massive SQL injection attack. While this is just speculation at this time, several reports had been seen of sites being injected with a string that is inserted into several tables.
Mark Hofman, a handler from the SANS Internet Storm Centre, said that around 80 sites which originally showed up in a Google search increased to 200 sites around 12 hours later, and a few hours later than that it increased to 1,000 with the last check exceeding 4,000. Visitors to hacked sites are being redirected to pages trying to push rogue anti-virus programs or another payload.
This week Metadigm has kicked off CRYPTOCard’s ICE (In Case of Emergency) Campaign. While the festive period can be one of joy, it can also put a huge strain on businesses, with unpredictable weather employees can often not get into work. However, this does not have to be an issue this winter! CRYPTOCard ICE solution helps reduce the security risk during a business disruption by allowing staff to log in using two-factor authentication tokens rather than the standard password login method, which can lead your network open to hackers.
Please email info@metadigm.co.uk to request more information regarding Cryptocard’s ICE Token solution and how Metadigm can assist you generally for remote access options this winter.
