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Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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April 03, 2019
03
Apr'19
Government urges businesses and charities to up cyber security
The UK government is urging businesses and charities to take action to prevent cyber attacks as the costs go up, despite an overall reduction in breaches, partly driven by new data protection laws
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Akamai to open second traffic scrubbing centre in Australia
New centre in Melbourne will meet growing demand for scrubbing services to mitigate the impact of distributed denial of service attacks in Australia
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Women now almost a quarter of cyber security workforce
Women in cyber security are younger, have achieved higher levels of education and are assuming leadership roles at higher rates than men, a study shows
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Four in 10 leading banks failing on email fraud protection
Top UK traditional and challenger banks risk exposing customers to email fraud, a study reveals
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Cyber attacks increasingly exploiting supply chain weaknesses
Cyber attacks are increasingly characterised by supply chain attacks, counter incident response and lateral movement, research reveals
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Huawei reports record numbers despite tumultuous year
Huawei has become one of the world’s largest technology companies by revenue, suggesting the accusations over its ties to the Chinese government are failing to have much impact
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Thales completes acquisition of Gemalto
Multi-billion-euro acquisition gives Thales a global leadership position in digital identity and security
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April 01, 2019
01
Apr'19
Black Hat Asia 2019: Get ready for the cyber arms race
The arms race is now squarely in the cyber realm as defence teams and threat actors arm themselves with AI tools
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April 01, 2019
01
Apr'19
Rapidly multiplying IoT cyber attacks use well-known weaknesses
Internet of things threats and attacks are increasing rapidly, but rely on well-known security weaknesses, security researchers discover
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April 01, 2019
01
Apr'19
Singapore government to review data security in public sector
A high-level committee comprising ministers and private sector security experts will review data security practices and recommend measures to better protect citizens’ data
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March 29, 2019
29
Mar'19
Magento e-commerce sites urged to apply security update
Security experts are urging companies using the Magento e-commerce site to apply security updates without delay to avoid a disastrous hacking campaign
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March 28, 2019
28
Mar'19
Infosec pros slam government-mandated backdoors
Government-mandated encryption backdoors increase vulnerability to nation-state attacks, according to the majority of cyber security professionals
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March 28, 2019
28
Mar'19
Huawei making no progress on addressing security concerns
Huawei has made no material progress on addressing the issues identified last year by the NCSC, according to the latest highly critical report from its HSCEC Oversight Board
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March 28, 2019
28
Mar'19
Encryption adoption driven by new tech and compliance
The adoption of encryption is at its highest level yet, driven by the need to protect data generated by new digital initiatives, but still less than half of organisations are applying it consistently across the enterprise
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March 27, 2019
27
Mar'19
UK IoT research centre to tackle cyber risk
A government-backed national IoT research centre has been launched as part of UK efforts to become a world leader in tackling cyber threats
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March 27, 2019
27
Mar'19
Cyber attacks targeting industrial control systems on the rise
Malicious cyber activity increased to almost half of the industrial infrastructure protected by Kaspersky Lab in 2018, but the UK is among the most secure countries, the security firm reports
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March 27, 2019
27
Mar'19
Norsk Hydro cyber attack cost estimates up to $41m
Initial estimates have put the financial impact of last week’s ransomware attack on the Norwegian aluminium producer of up to nearly $41m, raising questions about cyber insurance coverage
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March 26, 2019
26
Mar'19
Police make 61 arrests in global crackdown on dark web
Law enforcement agencies from the US, Canada and Europe, including the UK, have joined forces to target suppliers and buyers of illegal goods on dark web marketplaces and warn buyers of risks
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March 26, 2019
26
Mar'19
Europe passes controversial Copyright Directive
The European Parliament has passed a new Copyright Directive, including a number of highly controversial articles
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March 26, 2019
26
Mar'19
BT switches on quantum network link at Adastral Park
BT has opened its quantum network link between its Adastral Park research base and the UK Quantum Network node at the University of Cambridge
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March 26, 2019
26
Mar'19
Asus releases fix for supply chain cyber attack
Asus has released a fix for a supply chain attack and downplayed the impact on customers while promising to contact all those affected as incident highlights code signing vulnerabilities
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March 26, 2019
26
Mar'19
Nominet urges SMEs to register .uk domains to thwart squatters
The automatic right of .co.uk domain name holders to register the shorter .uk domains ends in June
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March 26, 2019
26
Mar'19
Firms urged to gear up for new malware and tactics as threats proliferate
The volume of malware attacks reached a record level in 2018, with UK and India bucking global trend of increased ransomware attacks, a study shows
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March 26, 2019
26
Mar'19
Geopolitical issues affecting cyber security
Geopolitical issues are affecting business decisions, according to the majority of cyber security professionals, a survey shows
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March 25, 2019
25
Mar'19
Security challenge is to move as fast as the business
Adapting security to the pace at which the business is moving is one of the biggest challenges facing infosec professionals in the cloud era, says Palo Alto Networks
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March 25, 2019
25
Mar'19
Lack of security skills exposing business to attack
The cyber skills shortage is leaving businesses at increased risk of attack as organisations continue to struggle to fill security-related positions, a survey shows
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March 25, 2019
25
Mar'19
Small businesses hit hardest by cyber crime costs
Small businesses felt the biggest impact of the UK’s cyber crime bill in 2018, research shows
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March 22, 2019
22
Mar'19
Digital Darwinism unkind to those who wait, says Palo Alto
As business-driven digital transformation, including the move to cloud, continues apace, companies need to rethink their approach to how they deploy and consume security, or risk being left behind
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March 22, 2019
22
Mar'19
UK government at odds over Huawei threat
The chair of the Science and Technology Committee has criticised the government’s vague response to concerns about Huawei’s activities in the UK
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March 22, 2019
22
Mar'19
Government cyber security strategy is ‘chaotic’
Responding to potential threats at a national level is unfeasible given the time ministers are currently dedicating to Brexit negotiations, says shadow Cabinet Office minister
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March 21, 2019
21
Mar'19
Russian cyber espionage groups targeting EU governments
Two Russian cyber espionage groups are targeting EU governments ahead of European elections, say researchers
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March 20, 2019
20
Mar'19
Spike in cyber attacks targeting Cisco Webex
Cyber attacks targeting a leading web conference tool have increased dramatically and sextortion is becoming more popular with attackers, according to WatchGuard Technologies
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March 20, 2019
20
Mar'19
Police investigate Norsk Hydro ransomware attack
Ransomware attack on one of the world’s largest aluminium producers is under police investigation
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March 20, 2019
20
Mar'19
UK cyber experts to support global company boards
A consortium of UK cyber security experts and academics is to support multinational company boards to tackle online threats and protect against cyber crime
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March 20, 2019
20
Mar'19
UK government organisations’ email security lagging
Email security in UK government organisations is lagging far behind that of central government, analysis reveals, with less than a third implementing standard protection
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March 19, 2019
19
Mar'19
Norsk Hydro confirms ransomware attack
A Norwegian aluminium producer has confirmed a ransomware attack is affecting several areas of its business, forcing it to switch to manual operations
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March 19, 2019
19
Mar'19
More than half of EU firms report cyber attack losses
More than half of European firms admit business disruption and data loss due to cyber attacks in the past 24 months, with UK firms among the most targeted, a survey shows
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March 19, 2019
19
Mar'19
Firms urged to protect against spear phishing
Spear phishing attacks are sophisticated, targeted, costly and increasing in popularity among cyber attackers, a report warns
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March 19, 2019
19
Mar'19
Norwegian aluminium producer hit by ‘extensive’ cyber attack
A Norwegian aluminium producer has disclosed that it has come under cyber attack affecting several areas of its business as the firm faces claims of environmental damage
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March 18, 2019
18
Mar'19
Build in trust, experts advise cyber innovators
Trust will be increasingly important in the digital era, and is therefore a key component of new products and services, experts have told cyber security innovators
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March 18, 2019
18
Mar'19
EU law enforcement agencies prepare for major cyber attacks
Law enforcement agencies across the European Union are preparing for major cross-border cyber attacks, says Europol
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March 18, 2019
18
Mar'19
CyLon announces latest cyber security accelerator cohort
Swiss and Israeli cyber security startups join teams from the UK for CyLon’s ninth London accelerator cohort
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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