Open DNS Smarter Cloud Proxy: Umbrella

There are many types threats like malware, viruses, and phishing. But sometimes these types of threats reside on server that has both bad and good domains. One way to avoid these types of threats is to block these connection is by routing all of these connection through a proxy server that will filter these threats. However, with attacks using different protocols and strategies it fools the proxy and is able escape.

Open DNS has a solution, Umbrella, for this problem with the first security based intelligent Proxy. The Umbrella uses a security graph to locate the connection that have threats like the one mentioned above and block them right away. If Umbrella does have a doubt about any connection it will flag it and have it go through some more rigorous checks and Umbrella is able to do all this without sacrificing performance.



Read more at: https://www.opendns.com/enterprise-security/threat-enforcement/features/intelligent-proxy/

Agriculture Sector is not save from Cyber threats

You might think that Agriculture sector is more of labor intensive work, but that has changed with the recent advancement of technologies. Nowadays you have satellite guided tractors and algorithm driven planting services. Climate Corp, owned by Monsanto, was hacked in 2014 and many of the employee's confidential information was exposed. Not only that farmers have to worry about manipulation of of data, the same data that helps them tell the soil condition and the possible crop production based on past data. in 2014, Only about 1 out of 20 farmers know that their company where they store data doe shave security breach plan.

Monsanto has now turned to government and other cyber security firms to get help and knowledge to prevent these types of attacks again.

Website:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20150220-u-s-farming-sector-increasingly-vulnerable-to-cyberattacks

computer threats for 2016

Attacks are persistent because hackers are persistent. hackers spend numerous hours, days, weeks, months, and sometimes even years to come up with a new attack. Here are some attacks that we might see in year 2016. 

- Extortion attack: Here the hackers puts forth demands and if they are not met the hacker would release the information to public. 

-Manipulation of Data: Here if the attacker gets access of the system and starts to change data.

-Chip-and-PIN Innovations: Now that USA is starting to have chips on card to help secure the in person transaction. But that can give rise of fraud using cards on phones and online transactions.

-The Rise of  ioT Zombie BotNet:   Many of items can be attached to your ioT network and if that network is attacked all of those devices would be under the hacker's command.

-Backdoor attacks: Attackers might even break thru via firewall and create a back door as means of enetring your system. 

Here is the link that contains more details about the above attacks:

http://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-biggest-security-threats-well-face-in-2016/