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Data breach incident management and recovery
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January 15, 2020
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Threat landscape grew in complexity in 2019, no respite in sight
Check Point’s annual state of security report shares some 2019 trends and looks ahead to 2020
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January 14, 2020
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Two-thirds of UK healthcare organisations breached last year
The majority of healthcare organisations in the UK experienced a cyber security incident during 2019, with almost half the result of viruses and malware introduced on third party devices
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January 14, 2020
14
Jan'20
Researchers find cryptojacker hiding in Wav audio file
Victim network was compromised by obfuscated malware hiding a Monero cryptominer, lurking inside a Wav audio file
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January 14, 2020
14
Jan'20
Cyber criminals spend three months lurking in target networks
Cyber criminals are spending longer hiding in target networks before launching their attacks, as more organised groups turn to business disruption to achieve their objectives
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January 13, 2020
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Jan'20
Travelex to begin restoring foreign exchange services two weeks after ‘Sodinokibi’ attack
Travelex says it is making “good progress” in its recovery and is to begin restoring electronic foreign exchange services, but is silent about whether it has agreed to pay hackers a $6m ransom to decrypt computer files
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January 10, 2020
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Jan'20
National Lottery hacker jailed for nine months
Small-time cyber criminal jailed for his role in a cyber attack on lottery operator Camelot that netted him just £5
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January 09, 2020
09
Jan'20
Travelex hackers threaten to sell credit card data on dark web
Sodinokibi cyber gangsters have threatened to sell Travelex customers’ private data on a Russian underground cyber crime forum if it fails to pay a $6m ransom
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January 09, 2020
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Retail group Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 over data breach
Dixons Carphone receives maximum possible pre-GDPR fine from the ICO following a 2018 data breach
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January 09, 2020
09
Jan'20
Don’t become the next Travelex: Get ready for ransomware
With Travelex’s IT still in disarray and banks and travellers left without access to funds more than a week after it was hit by a ransomware attack, we ask what others can learn from the foreign exchange services company’s response to the incident
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January 09, 2020
09
Jan'20
PowerTrick backdoor used to target high-value businesses
Threat actors are exploiting a PowerShell-based backdoor called PowerTrick to go after high-value targets, warns SentinelLabs
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January 09, 2020
09
Jan'20
New GDPR service aims to ease compliance challenges
Security consultants claim their software platform will address a pressing need for an effective and efficient means of complying with data protection rules
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January 08, 2020
08
Jan'20
TikTok video-sharing app left user data exposed
Check Point uncovered serious vulnerabilities in the TikTok video-sharing app that left users exposed
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January 06, 2020
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Cyber gangsters demand payment from Travelex after ‘Sodinokibi’ attack
Cyber criminals are demanding payment to decrypt Travelex’s computer files after a devastating malware attack. New questions have been raised about the security of Travelex’s computer network after it emerged the company waited eight months to patch...
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January 06, 2020
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Jan'20
UK cyber security boss Ciaran Martin to step down
NCSC chief Ciaran Martin will leave his post in the summer of 2020
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January 03, 2020
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Jan'20
Suspected ransomware attack causes worldwide disruption for Travelex
Travelex switches off computer systems and resorts to cash-only currency sales after malware attack. Insiders claim the currency exchange chain has been hit by ransomware which has left critical files containing customer data encrypted
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January 03, 2020
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Jan'20
How Darktrace is riding the AI boom
Cyber security firm known for its artificial intelligence smarts doubled its headcount across Asia-Pacific last year in key markets including Australia and South Korea
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January 02, 2020
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Jan'20
California’s CCPA an opportunity for security industry to do better
California’s consumer protection and data privacy laws came into effect on 1 January 2020, and present a golden opportunity for the cyber security practitioners
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December 31, 2019
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Dec'19
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2019
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2019
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December 24, 2019
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Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2019
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2019
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December 23, 2019
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Top 10 cyber security stories of 2019
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber security stories of 2019
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December 20, 2019
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Finnish government supports local authorities in cyber security initiative
The Finnish government has committed resources to a cyber security project aimed at local authorities
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December 18, 2019
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Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2019
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Australia IT stories of 2019
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December 17, 2019
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Group-IB CEO talks up global threat landscape
Public attribution of cyber attacks could backfire while a global cyber norms framework won’t emerge until a catastrophic incident occurs, says the head of Singapore-based Group-IB
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December 13, 2019
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Dec'19
Alarm bells ring, the IoT is listening
With Christmas bearing down on us, a series of vulnerability disclosures has drawn attention to the parlous state of IoT security, and serves as a timely warning to people planning to buy smart devices as gifts
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December 10, 2019
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Rapid evolution of quantum computing a concern for CISOs
With the race to achieve so-called quantum supremacy hotting up, security pros are concerned that it will outpace the development of appropriate safeguards, according to a report
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December 09, 2019
09
Dec'19
Public sector still losing user devices in high numbers
The Ministry of Justice has lost 354 smartphones, PCs, laptops and tablets in the past 12 months, according to a Freedom of Information request, and other government departments are in the same boat
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December 06, 2019
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How commodities firm ED&F Man solved its threat detection challenges
After a minor server breach, leading commodities trader turned to Vectra’s Cognito service to expose hidden threats, spot privilege misuse, and conduct conclusive investigations
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December 06, 2019
06
Dec'19
Cyber security takes its place alongside UK’s armed services
Head of armed services says cyber security will take its place alongside the army, navy and air force as a key pillar of the UK’s defence strategy
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December 06, 2019
06
Dec'19
Great Cannon DDoS operation fires on Hong Kong protesters
AT&T’s security unit has evidence that China is pressing its Great Cannon DDoS tool into service once again, specifically to target pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
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December 05, 2019
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Two Russians indicted over Dridex and Zeus malware
The US Department of Justice has indicted two Russian citizens over their alleged role in the distribution of the virulent Bugat, or Dridex, and Zeus banking trojans
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December 04, 2019
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Black Hat Europe: Red teams and blue teams must evolve in the 2020s
The red team versus blue team dichotomy is somewhat arbitrary and risks pigeonholing skilled security professionals into certain roles, says Facebook’s Amanda Rousseau
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November 29, 2019
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TfL locks down Oyster accounts to ward off credential stuffing
Mandatory password reset for all travellers who use Oyster and contactless payment systems follows minor breach incident earlier in 2019
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November 29, 2019
29
Nov'19
Hack Friday: This Christmas, fight back against cyber criminals
It’s nearly Christmas, and cyber attacks and fraud attempts in the retail sector are ramping up. Is it time to panic? And is there anything we can do beyond hammering home the message around basic cyber security hygiene?
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November 28, 2019
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Nov'19
The Security Interviews: Do cyber weapons need a Geneva Convention?
On a cold afternoon in Finland, F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen discusses cyber weapons and nation state threats, and explains why arms limitations treaties might one day expand to include malware and other threats
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November 27, 2019
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Security skills gap will take a decade to fill
The British education systems cannot move fast enough to address the security skills crisis, and in the absence of government action increased reliance on automation may be the least worst solution
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November 26, 2019
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Enterprises muddled over cloud security responsibilities
A McAfee study suggests that 2020 will be a big year for cloud adoption, but confusion still persists over who is responsible for securing it
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November 25, 2019
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AI may open dangerous new frontiers in geopolitics
Truly artificial intelligence has the potential to provoke an international geopolitical crisis, warns F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen
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November 25, 2019
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Nov'19
Conservatives propose national cyber crime force
Manifesto also says Tories would “empower the police to safely use new technologies like biometrics and artificial intelligence, along with the use of DNA, within a strict legal framework”
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November 22, 2019
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Mystery surrounds leak of four billion user records
Threat researchers uncover four billion user records on a wide-open Elasticsearch server but who left them there is a mystery
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November 21, 2019
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British Airways cancels flights due to technical issue
British Airways customers are suffering delays and cancellations as a result as a technical issue
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November 20, 2019
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Nov'19
Mimecast blocked 99 billion suspicious emails in third quarter
Latest threat intelligence report reveals the scale of the threat posed by malicious emails, with the transport, legal and financial sectors hit hardest
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November 20, 2019
20
Nov'19
Massive increase in fraud attacks on TSB customers during IT meltdown
There was a massive spike in attempts by fraudsters to steal from TSB customers when the bank’s IT systems failed in 2018
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November 19, 2019
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Public sector risks downplayed by senior IT leaders
Sophos reveals a significant cyber security perception gap between senior IT and security leaders in the public sector and their front-line teams
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November 19, 2019
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Macy’s Magecart breach presages Christmas fraud spike
US retailer Macy’s admits some customer data was accessed by unknown actors during a week-long Magecart attack
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November 19, 2019
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Managed services fuelling APAC security market
Spending on managed security services will account for almost half of Asia-Pacific’s cyber security market by 2023, as global and local providers shore up their offerings in the region
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November 15, 2019
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Nov'19
Notorious hackers claim responsibility for Labour DDoS
Hackers claiming to represent Lizard Squad say they were behind a distributed denial of service attack on the UK’s Labour Party
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November 14, 2019
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Nov'19
Cyber criminals tool up for Christmas fraud season
Organised criminals are trying to cash in on the festive retail boom with both brand new and tried-and-tested techniques
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November 13, 2019
13
Nov'19
Business leaders fibbing to cover up lax security posture
Nominet study finds evidence that many businesses tout the robustness of their security posture as a selling point even though their security teams lack confidence in themselves
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November 13, 2019
13
Nov'19
Attack on Labour shows need for DDoS defence but should alarm few
After being hit by two DDoS attacks in the space of 24 hours, many commentators are convinced the UK’s Labour Party is the victim of foreign interference in the General Election campaign. It probably isn’t
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November 13, 2019
13
Nov'19
Cyber risk insurance is more than just insurance
Insurance companies such as Chubb are offering incident response services and security tools to help companies improve their cyber security posture and better cope with cyber attacks