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Hackers and cybercrime prevention

• March 15, 2019 15 Mar'19

  Businesses failing to grasp DevSecOps

  UK and US businesses are being exposed to security risks by a failure to integrate security into DevOps programmes, research shows

• March 14, 2019 14 Mar'19

  National Cyber Security Programme at risk of missing targets

  The National Audit Office has sharply criticised the Cabinet Office over failings in how it set up the National Cyber Security Programme that mean it may struggle to meet its goals

• March 14, 2019 14 Mar'19

  Avoid infosec mistakes of the past, urges Robert Hannigan

  Technology innovators need to avoid security mistakes of the past by building in integrity so that products and services can be used with trust and confidence, says former GCHQ director

• March 14, 2019 14 Mar'19

  Met Police collaborated with US prosecutors in WikiLeaks investigation

  The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it exchanged information on WikiLeaks staff in the UK with the US Department of Justice, which is conducting criminal investigations into the organisation

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  IT Priorities 2019: ASEAN organisations lay digital foundations

  Organisations in Southeast Asia are planning to shore up their IT infrastructure to speed up application development and become more customer focused

• 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 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  Cyber attackers favouring stealthier attacks, says Darktrace

  Cyber attackers are moving away from ransomware to stealthier tactics, including banking Trojans and cryptojacking, an analysis of attack data reveals

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  Many firms unaware of data exfiltration threat

  Many firms are unaware that they are being targeted by cyber espionage and that data is being exfiltrated from their networks by overseas adversaries, a security firm warns

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 7

  In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team talks cyber attacks against the NHS, the everywoman in Tech Forum, 5G connected cows, and covers off the latest round of revelations about Facebook’s data processing ...

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  Despite failings, exec appetite for secure collaboration growing

  Top business decision makers are more reckless than ever with company data, but the appetite for secure collaboration tools is growing, survey reveals

• March 11, 2019 11 Mar'19

  Citrix breach once again highlights password weaknesses

  A reported breach of Citrix, which has potentially exposed data at hundreds of thousands of customer organisations, has once again highlighted the need for an alternative to passwords and the importance of supply chain security

• 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 08, 2019 08 Mar'19

  Equifax defends against scathing Senate report

  Equifax chief says firm did take cyber security seriously in a response to a scathing Senate report on the credit rating agency’s 2017 data breach, which experts say highlights failings around open source software

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  Machine identities for sale on dark web, business warned

  Academics and security professionals are warning businesses that certificates used to establish trust and privacy on the internet are being weaponised and sold to cyber criminals bundled with other services

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  Zuckerberg commits to Facebook becoming privacy-focused

  After a storm of controversy and criticism over the way Facebook fails to protect users’ privacy, the company’s chief says he plans to transform it into a privacy-focused platform