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Application security and coding requirements

• December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17

  BlackBerry calls for stricter internet of things security standards

  All internet-linked devices should support software updates, though things that are prone to safety risks when hacked, such as connected cars, should adhere to higher security standards, says BlackBerry CSO

• December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  The Dutch government defines cyber threat actors

  The Dutch government commissions the creation of a scientific classification of individuals and groups involved in cyber crime

• December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  Barclays Bank stops offering Kaspersky software to new users

  Bank is no longer offering customers Kaspersky anti-virus software after UK security agency issues warning

• November 20, 2017 20 Nov'17

  Australian broadcaster hit by data breach

  The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the latest organisation to fall prey to misconfigured Amazon S3 storage buckets, exposing database backups and sensitive data such as login credentials

• November 15, 2017 15 Nov'17

  How the biggest cyber security disasters could have been avoided

  The headline-grabbing breaches that hit Accenture and Equifax in 2017 could have been averted had basic cyber hygiene been in place

• November 14, 2017 14 Nov'17

  Business in digital world demands considered approach

  Companies need to think carefully about their approach to doing business in a complex, connected, digital world, according to a Belgian risk specialist

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  RSA’s Middle East cyber security conference gains its own identity

  RSA Abu Dhabi conference focuses on region’s cyber security needs as digital technology deployments expand

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  The Met Office automates functional testing of weather warnings sites

  The UK’s national weather service automates testing using eggPlant to ensure integrity of weather warnings system

• October 13, 2017 13 Oct'17

  Cyber security a business necessity

  Cyber security is a business necessity, according to the T-Mobile security chief in Poland

• September 18, 2017 18 Sep'17

  UAE banks share information to combat cyber threats

  Banks in the United Arab Emirates will share information on cyber attacks through a platform instigated by the country’s banking federation

• September 05, 2017 05 Sep'17

  UK universities increasingly targeted by cyber criminals

  Cyber attacks are turning their attention to UK universities, with research being the main prize

• September 05, 2017 05 Sep'17

  People with non-IT backgrounds could help fill cyber security skills gap

  Organisations should look to fill cyber security roles with people who are curious and have work experience rather than focusing solely on graduates

• August 28, 2017 28 Aug'17

  VMware making bigger push into cloud, cyber security

  The virtualisation bigwig is making it easier for VMware customers to adopt public cloud services, starting with a partnership with Amazon Web Services

• August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17

  Developers lack skills needed for secure DevOps, survey shows

  The growing demand for developers with security skills is outpacing supply, but a survey reveals that a lack of formal security education and training by employers is contributing to the growing skills gap

• August 07, 2017 07 Aug'17

  Gaming apps ‘main source’ of mobile phishing attacks, research shows

  Analysis of 100,000 corporate devices shows more than a quarter of traffic going to phishing domains was from gaming apps