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Hackers and cybercrime prevention

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  Automation will bring job security, say most IT security pros

  Most security professionals believe that although automation can support humans, it will not result in a reduction in job opportunities, a study shows

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  NCSC seeks new breed of cyber security startups

  The UK intelligence community is seeking to promote a new breed of technology startup to help detect, respond to and facilitate rapid recoveries from cyber attacks on the UK

• April 12, 2019 12 Apr'19

  Police local cyber crime units get multimillion pound boost

  UK policing marks the completion of the local phase of a national cyber crime programme to complement regional and national response capabilities

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Government breach data highlights cyber skills misconception

  Results of a government-sponsored survey highlight a dangerous misconception around cyber skills, according to a former GCHQ trainer

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Most organisations still lack incident response plans

  Most companies lack incident response plans, others fail to test them and nearly half are not GDPR compliant, but some report improved security through automation, a study shows

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Triton industrial malware group still active, researchers warn

  Security researchers have found traces of a Russian-linked cyber attack group in another critical infrastructure facility, prompting calls for increased diligence around industrial cyber security

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  A quarter of phishing emails bypass Office 365 security

  Cloud-based email is leaving enterprises vulnerable to phishing attacks capable of giving cyber criminals access to a wide range of critical data, warn security researchers

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  Digital doppelgangers for sale to defeat anti-fraud tech

  Security researchers have uncovered an online market selling digital identities to help cyber criminals to defeat anti-fraud technologies, as financial cyber crime becomes a bigger threat than ever before

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  UK councils team up to boost cyber security

  Three UK councils and data analysis firm Splunk have teamed up to improve cyber defence capabilities and maintain their security systems

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  GCHQ cyber courses for teens recognised by qualification board

  The Scottish Qualifications Authority has accredited courses pioneered by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre to teach teenagers about cyber security

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  Ransomware getting more targeted, warns Flashpoint

  Ransomware attacks are becoming more targeted and designed to infect different sized organisations in specific industries and regions, say security researchers

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  UK plans for online safety laws not enough, says BCS

  Government plans for online safety laws need to be complemented with a national cyber safety programme in schools, according to IT and computer science professional and educational body

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  Critical infrastructure under relentless cyber attack

  A lack of visibility into the attack surface, inadequate security staffing and reliance on manual processes undermine operational technology security capabilities, a study reveals

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  European firms see value in ‘known good’ approach to security

  European data protection regulations are driving enterprise interest in an approach to security being championed by virtualisation software maker VMware, says the company’s security lead

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  Huawei ban will cost UK plc £6.8bn, delay 5G

  If the UK government decides to impose tighter restrictions, or an outright ban on the use of Huawei in national 5G networks, the country faces severe consequences, according to a report