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• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Check Point, Huawei join Intel Security Innovation Alliance

  Intel Security Innovation Alliance continues to grow as security firm opens up McAfee data exchange layer

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Intel Security to become McAfee in April 2017

  Intel Security has detailed a wave of product innovations at Focus 2016, but promises more to come when it is spun out as an independent company under the McAfee banner

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  NHS trust recovers after cyber attack

  IT systems are back up and running at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust four days after its systems were shut down when a virus was discovered

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Cyber security image putting women and girls off, says panel

  There is still a lot of work to be done to change the perception of cyber security and corporate culture to attract more women to the profession, according to a panel of security professionals

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Pure-play cyber security has real value, says incoming McAfee head

  Intel Security has outlined its strategy to protect the new digital economy as it gears up for innovation as a new independent pure-play security firm under the McAfee banner

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Intel Security shifts channel strategy

  Intel Security adjusts its channel strategy in response to a market shift towards services-based security

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Philip Hammond goes on the attack to target cyber threat to UK economy

  Speaking at the Microsoft Future Decoded event in London, the Chancellor revealed how Britain would take an offensive stance to protect infrastructure

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  UK government re-announces £1.9bn cyber security spend

  Five-year spending increase - announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond 12 months after George Osborne did so - will support new UK cyber security strategy

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Red Cross data breach shows security is still not a priority

  The Australian Red Cross Blood Service has responded quickly to a breach of 550,000 donor details, but security commentators say the incident shows security is still not a priority for many organisations

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Apple iCloud and Gmail hacker gets 18 months in jail

  A US man is given a sentence of 18 months in jail for hacking into celebrity iCloud and Gmail accounts after investigators failed to find a link with the leak of celebrity nude photos online in 2014

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Dyn reveals details of complex and sophisticated IoT botnet attack

  DNS services provider Dyn, which was the victim of a large-scale DDoS attack perpetrated by an IoT botnet earlier in October, discusses details of its experience

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Information security set for steep trajectory, says (ISC)2

  By helping to create a thriving, diverse and open information security community, (ISC)2 hopes to ensure a steep rise for the profession

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Schneider Electric praised for positive response to ICS security flaw

  Schneider Electric has patched a security flaw that highlights the vulnerability of industrial control systems to cyber attack

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  US Treasury tells banks to provide more cyber attack information

  The US government is calling on financial institutions to share more cyber attack information as concerns grow about the sector's vulnerability

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  Malaysian insurer partners IT supplier to tailor cyber security policies

  Partnership is in response to requests from AIG customers for a more comprehensive risk management approach to cyber insurance

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  DevOps largely failing to improve security, study shows

  Despite the promise of improved application security, DevOps is failing to deliver due to some key barriers, an HPE study shows

• October 24, 2016 24 Oct'16

  Dyn DDoS attack highlights vulnerability of global internet infrastructure

  Last week’s DDoS attack on DNS firm Dyn has highlighted both the vulnerability of the world’s internet infrastructure, and the dangers of leaving internet of things devices unsecured

• October 24, 2016 24 Oct'16

  UK National Cyber Security Centre a positive development, says CNI expert

  There needs to be greater understanding of cyber threats facing business, and the UK's new National Cyber Security Centre is a step in the right direction, says CNI expert Barrie Millett

• October 24, 2016 24 Oct'16

  More than 100 MPs ask Obama to halt extradition bid against Lauri Love

  UK MPs across all parties call for US president to save activist from extradition to the US on hacking charges on humanitarian grounds

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  No endgame for cyber security, says Mikko Hypponen

  Two of the most valuable lessons in cyber security are to know your enemy and not to rely on users to be secure, according to industry veteran Mikko Hypponen

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Major DDoS attack on Dyn causes internet disruption

  DNS provider Dyn experiences a large DDoS attack, causing disruption to online services

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Defence secretary announces £265m funding to boost UK cyber defences

  Defence secretary Michael Fallon has promised funding to get rid of “cyber vulnerabilities” in the UK, as he also revealed the government is using “offensive cyber” against Daesh

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  UK first to bring surveillance under rule of law, says former GCHQ director

  Former GCHQ head David Omand says the UK will be the first country in Europe to legislate to regulate digital intelligence and put it under judicial supervision with judicial review

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Lessons to be learned from attempted $1bn bank heist

  Analysis of an attack aimed at stealing $1bn reveals important lessons for cyber defenders, says BAE Systems head of threat intelligence Adrian Nish

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Armed forces minister wants military recruiters to "think different" to attract cyber security pros

  Armed Forces minister Mike Penning says military must rethink how it recruits trainees to attract people with the cyber security skills the country needs to protect itself

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Asean countries deepen joint efforts against global cyber threats

  Asean Cyber Capacity Programme (ACCP) launched in Singapore to fund cyber security efforts across the region.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Ireland to follow UK in setting up national cyber security centre

  The Republic of Ireland plans to set up a national cyber security centre and education programme to improve the security of critical infrastructure, businesses and citizens

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Snowden: the IT analyst turned whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance

  Oliver Stone's biopic on Edward Snowden reaches the heart of the ethical crisis posed by mass surveillance for the state and ordinary citizens

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Knowing the business is key to security, says consultant

  Security must be based on real-world business needs and practices as traditional perimeter-based security is no longer working, says independent security consultant Brian Honan

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Information security needs to cast recruitment net wider, says panel

  Companies struggling to fill info sec roles should focus on finding people who can do what they need, not on qualifications, according to a security industry panel

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Saving Lauri Love: activists plan their next move

  An eclectic bunch of activists, charity workers and reformed hackers spent a rainy Sunday afternoon plotting their next move in a campaign to save Lauri Love from extradition to the US on hacking charges

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  DCMS appoints director general for digital and media

  Matthew Gould is taking on the role as director general for digital and media to help build “digital ecosystems” and promote innovation

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Cyber security is about big team efforts, says CNI expert

  Cyber security requires a team approach, based on a good understanding of the threat, to achieve effective resilience, according to Barrie Millett of the Cyber Rescue Alliance

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Most businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks through firmware, study shows

  Company culture and overall attitude to security is a major contribution to vulnerability to cyber attack through firmware, a study by Isaca has revealed

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Retail websites riddled with security holes, researchers warn

  Retailers urged to improve the security of their online stores amid a series of discoveries of cyber criminal campaigns to exploit vulnerabilities in retail websites

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  Almost two-thirds of US office workers unaware of ransomware threat

  Nearly half of ransomware attacks are aimed at office workers, but almost two-thirds of those polled in the US are unaware of the threat

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Thousands of significant cyber incidents hit Australian organisations

  Australian Cyber Security Centre report reveals growing threat, with energy, banking and finance, and communications sectors targeted most often

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Government to name and shame departments failing to secure email

  The NCSC is piloting various cyber security intiatives with government departments such as Dmarc and other email security measures, and plans to name and shame those which fail to comply

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  MPs campaign for Lauri Love to be tried in UK

  Backbench MPs are campaigning against Lauri Love’s extradition to the US so he can face trial in the UK

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  G7 sets financial sector cyber defence guidelines as attacks grow

  G7 countries have agreed cyber security guidelines in response to concerns about the safety of interconnected global financial systems that are increasingly coming under attack, according to Symantec

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Three-quarters of UK policing websites lack secure encryption

  A quarter of UK policing websites have secure foundations, but half have room for improvement, and the remaining quarter are in need of serious and urgent improvement, according to the Centre for Public Safety

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Middle East CISO Council CEO warns of global cyber security storm

  Cyber security issues will be a major theme at this month’s GITEX Technology Week 2016 conference in Dubai

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Singapore: a nation united on its digital future

  Singapore is setting itself to be a leader in the digital age, with a reorganised government department the protagonist

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Smartwatches banned from UK Cabinet as EC plans IoT security standards

  The EC is planning a security certification scheme for internet of things devices as the UK Cabinet bans smartwatches amid heightened fears of cyber espionage

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Security industry failing users, says behaviour expert

  The information security community is failing to educate users in a way that helps then understand cyber threats and change their behaviour, according to consultant Jessica Barker

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  London police charge third member of ATM hacking gang

  London police arrest and charge a third man suspected of being involved in a series of ATM thefts across the UK in 2014 using malware to bypass security controls

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Poor IoT security could take down power grid, warns researcher

  A security researcher who has exposed a series of vulnerabilities in IoT devices says he is concerned about systemic attacks that could take down parts of the internet or national power grids

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  NSA contractor arrest for spying underlines insider threat

  Malicious insiders are still one of the biggest threats and a popular means of data theft, according to famous spy catcher Eric O'Neill and other security industry experts

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Terror groups likely to be first to unleash cyber weapons, says Eugene Kaspersky

  Terror groups are more likely than nation states to unleash cyber weapons and critical infrastructure is the most likely target, warns Kaspersky Lab chief

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  TalkTalk hit by record £400,000 fine over data breach

  The Information Commissioner’s Office issues its largest ever data protection fine after more than 150,000 customers had their data exposed by TalkTalk breach

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  IoT security threat is real, says researcher

  The security threat posed by IoT devices is not hype, says security researcher James Lyne

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  SMEs are the Achilles heel for Asean security

  Small to medium-sized enterprises in the Asean region will be gateways to large enterprises for cyber criminals unless they improve their security

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Look to over-the-top services to secure mobile, says specialist

  Mobile network operators should look to 3G and 4G while enterprises should consider OTT services to provide the best security, says telecommunications industry veteran and pioneer Charles Brookson

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Mastercard rolls out selfie payments in UK

  Financial services provider Mastercard announces its cardholders in the UK will be able to use a selfie as authentication to pay for goods

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  DDoS attacks consistent, relentless and costly, report shows

  The latest global DDoS report from Neustar underlines the importance of investing in appropriate defences as the high volume of attacks looks set to increase

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Mirai IoT botnet code release raises fears of surge in DDoS attacks

  Organisations with an online presence should prepare for terabit-class IoT botnet-based DDoS attacks that could knock almost any business offline or disable chunks of the internet, warn security experts

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Time to move on with social engineering training, says Jenny Radcliffe

  Organisations need to move from awareness of the risk of social engineering to empowering employees to understand and recognise the threat to protect themselves and the company, says Jenny Radcliffe

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Digital apprentice turns social media into power security tool

  Social security is not only a source of info for attackers, but a powerful way to raise awareness of security, as a young cyber security worker is demonstrating

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  CISOs need to be more business-focused, says Publicis CISO

  Information security leadership is about politics, getting a place at the top table and showing what security can do for the business, according to Publicis CISO Thom Langford

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  NGOs challenge UK and US mass surveillance in human rights court

  Privacy International, Liberty and the American Civil Liberties Union are among 10 human rights groups backing a landmark challenge to mass surveillance in the European Court of Human Rights

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Breaches should be on the decline by now, says infosec veteran John Walker

  A focus on the board, governance and compliance is distracting many infosec leaders from the real objective of securing data, says John Walker

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  NHS Digital aims to put healthcare on firm cyber security footing

  NHS Digital set to work closely with National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to boost healthcare sector cyber security capabilities

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  UK National Cyber Security Centre set to launch

  NCSC is due to launch officially on 1 October 2016 and will help the healthcare sector deliver consistent quality of data security

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Lax perimeter security exposes bank to hacker extortion attempt

  Failure to follow standard network security best practice has exposed a Californian investment bank to cyber criminals’ demands

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Yahoo breach underlines need for Security Serious Week

  The recently disclosed Yahoo data breach shows that no business is immune, underlining the need to raise awareness and improve practices, say the organisers of Security Serious Week

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Yahoo security still poor despite massive breach, claims Venafi

  Yahoo is likely to have been a victim of its own encryption and security is still poor despite the huge breach that hit the company in 2014, according to security firm Venafi

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Growth in UK smartphone market levels off

  Deloitte’s annual study of UK consumer mobile habits reveals that more than 80% of Brits own or have access to a smartphone, and growth is levelling off

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Apple to fix backup security vulnerability in iOS 10

  Apple is to issue a security update for a security vulnerability in iOS 10 that could give hackers access to passwords and other security data

• September 25, 2016 25 Sep'16

  Australia must take cyber security opportunity

  Australia may never be able to create an IT industry like that in the US, but it can lead in cyber security

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  UK government partners with tech startups on cyber security

  Applications are open to cyber security startups for the first of two cyber innovation centres to receive £50m over five years, as part of the government’s £1.9bn National Cyber Security Programme

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Yahoo under fire over data breach affecting 500 million users

  Yahoo comes under fire for not detecting and notifying users sooner of the biggest breach of personal details to date

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Cyber attack aimed at destruction, says TV5Monde

  TV5Monde counting the cost of not being adequately prepared for a cyber attacked that downed the network in 2015

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  $81m cyber heist highlights gap between attacker and defenders, says Swift

  Secure messaging service Swift was surprised by the gaps in banks’ cyber security practises highlighted by mega cyber heist, says CISO Alain Desausoi

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Qadars Trojan gears up to target UK banks

  Advanced Trojan that has been targeting different regions is now preparing to hit UK banks, according to IBM X-Force Research

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Business warned not to be complacent about cyber security

  Lloyds of London survey reveals just how badly some European firms are failing in terms of cyber security and low levels of awareness about the role of cyber insurance

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Cyber security a key feature of US rules on self-driving cars

  The US government publishes a policy aimed at ensuring the safety of self-driving cars

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Consumers trust banks more than government for biometric security

  UK citizens think banks are the best organisations to provide biometric authentication for payments

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Alleged hacker Lauri Love can be extradited to the US, court rules

  Westminster Magistrates’ Court has ruled that alleged hacker, Lauri Love, can be extradited to the US, where he could face a 99-year prison sentence

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Cyber security awareness growing within business sector, research shows

  While awareness of cyber security risks is improving, fewer firms know how much an attack is likely to cost them

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Cabinet Office role in information security in government not clear

  The UK government has work to do to reduce complexity of security policies, according to the NAO

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  National Cyber Security Centre boss plans to scale up DNS filters

  National Cyber Security Centre boss Ciaran Martin sets out plans to launch a countrywide firewall, blocking malware and fight hackers

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  WADA condemns Russian hackers for leaking Olympic athletes' medical data

  The global anti-doping agency confirms attack on database led to leak of data belonging to Olympic athletes

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  UK SMEs have false sense of cyber security

  Many small businesses have the mistaken impression that they are safe from cyber attacks and the huge damage they can cause

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  MaidSafe secure internet concept enters testing phase

  Scottish internet startup MaidSafe brings its vision for a more private and secure approach to the web a step closer to reality

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Cloud security processes need to mature, says panel

  Many organisations still need to adapt their business practices to ensure security in the cloud, according to a panel of IT leaders

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  RSA upbeat about future in Dell Technologies

  RSA to maintain its independence, but will benefit from being part of Dell Technologies, says RSA president Amit Yoran

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Understanding criminal underground key to defence, says Trend Micro

  Studying criminal undergrounds provides clues as to how to plan cyber defences, says Trend Micro researcher

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  NHS Digital to expand cyber security service

  NHS Digital’s cyber security arm, CareCert, has developed an e-learning portal, a support service and a security assessment service

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  RSA’s mission unchanged by Dell-EMC merger, says Amit Yoran

  It is business as usual, says Amit Yoran, chief of EMC security division RSA, as the company officially becomes part of the newly formed tech giant to be known as Dell Technologies

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Intel to raise $3.1bn by spinning off security business

  Ending what many saw as an uncomfortable marriage, Intel is to spin off its security business as a standalone pure-play cyber security company

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Expanded Security Serious Week returns in October

  The second annual Security Serious Week in October is to include a government-backed conference and an awards ceremony for unsung IT security heroes

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Private encryption key sharing worrying but not new, say security experts

  A study has revealed a 40% increase in the past year in the number of internet-connected devices using shared encryption certificates, highlighting that this security risk of mass hacking is growing

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Basic security could have prevented OPM breach, says report

  Basic security controls and malware-detection tools could have prevented the breach of more than 21 million records at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015, claims a congressional report

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  Identity prominent in Australian security debate

  Identity is at the forefront of the cyber security debate in Australia

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  Use ransomware to get security buy-in, says Trend Micro CTO

  Ransomware is one of the top cyber threats to business, but organisations should use that to engage stakeholders and review processes and defences, says Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Mobile device use feeds card fraud in Asean region

  Card fraud is rising in Asean countries, with the high use of mobile devices a contributing factor.

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Simulated cyber attack in London adds finalists to 2016 UK Cyber Security Challenge

  Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Last.FM joins Dropbox in confirming 2012 hack figure

  More than 43 million accounts have been confirmed as compromised in a hack at Last.FM in 2012, underlining the weaknesses of password-based security

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Crest report outlines ways to address cyber security gender gap

  Report on the causes and potential remedies for addressing the gender gap in cyber security is aimed at stimulating debate and co-operation in the industry

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  More IoT botnets connected to DDoS attacks

  Security researchers have found another botnet operation exploiting internet of things devices to carry out powerful distributed denial of service attacks, prompting calls for IoT device makers to improve security