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Hackers and cybercrime prevention

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  Wider threat campaign behind Wipro breach

  A sophisticated, far-ranging threat campaign was behind the breach at Indian IT services firm Wipro in April, which was not an isolated incident, RiskIQ report reveals

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  Six arrested over €24m cryptocurrency theft

  Police have arrested six people in the UK and the Netherlands in connection with the theft of cryptocurrency worth €24m

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  Singapore government forms digital industry office

  New office will help local tech firms grow their regional footprint and build new capabilities in order to thrive in APAC’s booming digital economy

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  UK cyber security progress stalled, says report

  UK firms rank cyber attacks as a top business issue, but are stalling in cyber security best practice, lagging behind top performers in India

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  APT attack on telcos highlights need for comprehensive defence

  A global cyber attack against multiple telecommunications firms underlines need for comprehensive approach to cyber defence, say researchers and industry commentators

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Airbus opens cyber innovation hub in Wales

  Newport hub will focus on industrial control systems, artificial intelligence and data analytics

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Cyber attackers using wider range of threats

  Businesses need to ensure they are able to defend against a wide range of threats in the face of increased malicious Office documents, Mac malware and web application exploits, report shows

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  UK firms downloading vulnerable open source software

  Vulnerable open source software components are posing a security threat to UK firms, according to a report that also shows how best practice, including automation, can reduce the risk

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  Hospitality industry at highest risk of phishing

  Benchmarking report shows average phish-prone percentage across all industries and sizes of organisations at 29.6% – up 2.6% since 2018

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  UK takes world lead in surveillance camera security

  Although the UK is sometimes referred to as “the most surveilled country” in the world, it has taken the lead in setting minimum security requirements for surveillance cameras. But how will this make a difference internationally?

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Nominations open for UK’s security unsung heroes

  The Security Serious cyber awareness campaign has opened nominations for the fourth annual cyber security Unsung Heroes awards

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Parents don’t know enough about cyber careers

  Research by the SANS Institute finds that while parents are aware of cyber security, they don’t know enough to encourage their children into cyber roles

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Small business not necessarily weakest security link

  Small businesses may not be the weakest link in the supply chain after all, with a lack of skills and best practices being bigger factors, a study by (ISC)² reveals

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Facebook officially unveils cryptocurrency plans

  Facebook has released details about its Libra cryptocurrency, but questions still remain over how, and if, it will work

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Enterprises challenged with security basics

  Visibility, security tool overload and manual reporting are cited as top concerns by UK security leaders, a report reveals