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Endpoint security

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  Almost half UK firms hit by phishing attacks

  Almost half of UK organisations have been compromised in the past two years using phishing attacks, despite high levels of cyber awareness and training, research shows

• March 08, 2019 08 Mar'19

  Growing awareness of mobile security risk

  There is a growing awareness of mobile security risk among members of the information security community, but most admit accessing corporate data from personal devices or public Wi-Fi

• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  Cyber espionage group behind SingHealth attack

  A cyber espionage group dubbed Whitefly has been identified as the perpetrators behind Singapore’s largest data breach to date

• March 05, 2019 05 Mar'19

  Singapore can now certify security products based on Common Criteria

  The city-state is has attained the status of a Certificate Authorising Nation, enabling it to evaluate and certify security products under the Common Criteria standard

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  Researchers identify 4G and 5G network protocol flaw

  Attackers could identify the network cell a user’s device is located in and potentially steal its IMSI number

• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  BlackBerry acquires Cylance to cement security capability

  BlackBerry moves forward with its plans to establish itself as an enterprise security firm, focusing on internet-connected endpoints

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  CaixaBank customers can use their faces to withdraw money at ATMs

  Spanish bank begins roll-out of ATMs equipped with facial recognition technology, but customers can still use card and PIN

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Lauri Love takes legal action against NCA for return of seized computers

  Lauri Love, a former engineering student who won a battle with the US Department of Justice against extradition to the US to face hacking charges, is suing the UK's intelligence agency, the NCA, for the return of his seized computers

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  Unconfigured IoT is a security risk, warns researcher

  Internet of things researcher says unconfigured internet-connected devices are a largely unrecognised cyber security risk to businesses and consumers, and welcomes the increased likelihood of UK IoT legislation

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Government to pump £70m into ‘designing out’ cyber threats

  Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund cash to be used for designing and developing more secure hardware in a bid to eradicate cyber threats

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  DCMS funding fuels cyber diversity drive

  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is investing in four new projects to drive the number of diverse candidates considered for cyber careers

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  Young Dutch cyber criminals get re-education rather than jail time

  Young hackers in the Netherlands are being rehabilitated through punishments that educate rather than incarcerate

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Why CIOs need to reshape desktop IT for Windows 7 end of support

  With a year to go before Windows 7 reaches end of life, IT departments have more than just the operating system upgrade to consider

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  UK contactless card fraud surges

  Fraudsters stole £1.18m from contactless users in 2018, with the average theft size also increasing

• January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19

  Intel admits chip security has a long way to go

  A year ago, the world came to realise how a side-loading attack could compromise a microprocessor. Intel has been working hard to make fixes easier