PlayStation Hack Affects Twitter Account
“What happened with PlayStation security”
The official PlayStation Twitter account has been subject to a security breach today, with hacking group OurMine supposedly taking responsibility. The only real evidence thus far comes from the affected account itself, with messages from the social feed allegedly coming from the group posted on the PlayStation Twitter. One also claimed that the PlayStation Network had been compromised, so any users may want to change passwords and other sensitive information.
“Security and privacy risks always increasing”
A recent study from researchers at the technical University of Denmark, Sweden and many more, titled ‘Internet of Hackable Things’, have outlined the new privacy issues that surround the devices. Industries of particular concern include smart devices in healthcare, smart homes, and building operation faculties.
50% of Ex-Employees Can Still Access Corporate Apps
“Businesses drive risk of breaches”
Often times when employees are terminated or move to new roles elsewhere, firms forget to end access to corporate applications. Researchers at OneLogin have polled 500 IT managers to learn how they terminate staff login information and credentials in-house. Initial results trend towards administrators are not doing enough to protect against the potential breach risk from ex-employees.
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