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Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
Becrypt security platform helps ease cloud adoption
Becrypt’s secure operating system is driving a new service aimed at helping organisations reduce cost and increase agility in using cloud-based services and online applications
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Choose security tools wisely to gain upper hand
The cyber threat landscape is continually changing, but staying abreast of attacker and defender innovation can help business leaders gain the upper hand, says KuppingerCole
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Sibos 2018: ‘Black swan’ cyber event is inevitable
With security experts and bankers expecting a 9/11-style cyber event, deeper collaboration between companies and governments is necessary to identify emerging threats before they occur
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Yahoo to pay at least $85m for data breach settlement
Yahoo has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 200 million consumers affected by a data breach in 2013
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October 23, 2018
23
Oct'18
Interview: Steve Grobman, McAfee CTO shares his views on some burning security questions
Cyber security technology innovator and veteran Steve Grobman shares his views on adversarial artificial intelligence, post-quantum cryptography and security for next-gen tech
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October 22, 2018
22
Oct'18
McAfee CTO raises concerns about election cyber security
The security industry needs to look at the security of election processes around the world as well as the security of voting and counting machines, says McAfee CTO
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October 19, 2018
19
Oct'18
Kaspersky advances plans to encourage women into cyber
Cyber security provider Kaspersky Lab has partnered with several other organisations to try to encourage more women into cyber
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October 19, 2018
19
Oct'18
McAfee combining threat intel with AI
Simulations show that threat intelligence and artificial intelligence is a powerful combination, according to McAfee’s technology head
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October 19, 2018
19
Oct'18
Learn lessons from attacks, says McAfee investigations chief
Organisations should use every cyber attack as an opportunity to learn, identify weaknesses and improve security posture, according to McAfee’s head of cyber investigations
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
McAfee researchers uncover ‘significant’ espionage campaign
Researchers discover campaign targeting South Korea, the US and Canada with links to eight-year-old source code from a threat group that has been dormant for five years
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
Time to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee CEO Chris Young
Convergence of threats and technologies and an increasingly complex regulatory environment are driving the need to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee chief
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October 16, 2018
16
Oct'18
APAC security spending tipped to reach new highs
Security services will be the largest and fastest-growing slice of the overall security pie in the Asia-Pacific region
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October 16, 2018
16
Oct'18
Zero-trust security model gaining traction
The zero-trust model of security is finally gaining traction as security professionals tap into new tools and executive buy-in to support this approach in an effort to improve security posture and practices
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October 16, 2018
16
Oct'18
UK faces 10 cyber attacks a week as hostile states step up hacking, says NCSC
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has thwarted more than 1,600 attacks over the past two years – many by hostile nation states
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Cost of WannaCry attack to NHS set at £92m
Department for Health and Social Care estimates the immediate cost of the May 2017 WannaCry attack on the NHS was £92m, and says it will have spent about £275m on improvements to its cyber security infrastructure by the end of 2021
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
IoT firms sign up to UK security code of practice
Internet of things technology firms have begun signing up to a UK code of practice to strengthen the security of internet-connected devices. The code is expected to form the basis of an international standard
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Apple challenges Australia’s proposed decryption law
Tech giant Apple argued that the lack of judicial oversight could reduce customer trust and security, among other reservations over Australia’s draft decryption legislation
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
FS-ISAC awards cyber security scholarships in Europe
Five women have been awarded cyber security scholarships at FS-ISAC’s 2018 EMEA Summit
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
Some 10% of user-reported emails malicious
On average, 1 in 10 user-reported emails is identified as malicious, and more than half can be tied to credential phishing, a Cofense report reveals
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
Crypto-mining malware poses as Flash updates
Cryptocurrency mining malware is posing as Flash updates that appear to be legitimate, Palo Alto Networks security researchers warn
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
RATs and Mimikatz among top publicly available hacking tools
Remote access Trojans (RATs), web shells and Mimikatz among the top publicly available tools that are used in cyber attacks around the world, a five-nation cyber intelligence report reveals
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
Nato to be fully operational in cyber space by 2023
Nato is aiming to achieve full operational readiness in cyber space within five years
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
MEPs urge Facebook to roll out election fraud prevention measures
Facebook is coming under pressure from European lawmakers to do more to prevent its user data from being misappropriated during elections
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
Optus to acquire Hivint in cyber security deal
The deal is expected to bolster the telco’s security pedigree in a market that is grappling with more data breaches and cyber incidents
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October 10, 2018
10
Oct'18
Detail of Dutch reaction to Russian cyber attack made public deliberately
Four Russian intelligence officials were expelled from the Netherlands after an attempted hack on the global chemical weapons watchdog. The Dutch government has been open about the detail
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October 10, 2018
10
Oct'18
Bug bounties not a silver bullet, Katie Moussouris warns
Targeted bug bounties have a role to play in cyber security, but they are not a "silver bullet", and run the risk of wiping out talent pipelines if poorly implemented, warns bug bounty pioneer
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October 10, 2018
10
Oct'18
NCSC head says attribution of GRU attacks important
The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has described the attribution of a wave of cyber attacks to Russia’s military intelligence service as “historically important” at a conference in Poland
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October 09, 2018
09
Oct'18
Cooperation vital in cyber security, says former Estonian minister
States acting alone cannot be efficient in cyber security and need to cooperate with others to build trust, says a former foreign minister of Estonia
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October 08, 2018
08
Oct'18
NCSC head calls for technocratic partnership to fix cyber risks
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is appealing for collaboration with the technology industry to remedy key vulnerabilities in current IT
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October 08, 2018
08
Oct'18
Airbus secures European institutions against cyber threat
Airbus CyberSecurity has partnered with Atos to help protect 17 European government institutes from cyber attacks
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October 08, 2018
08
Oct'18
Google Safety Center goes live in the UK
Google says its commitment to transparency is as strong as ever as its new Safety Center goes live in the UK to help keep businesses and consumers safe online
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October 05, 2018
05
Oct'18
GDPR case work swamps Denmark’s data protection agency
The agency investigating alleged breaches of GDPR in Denmark is recruiting additional resources to cope with the increase in work
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October 04, 2018
04
Oct'18
Security Serious Unsung Heroes announced
Awards celebrate the people of the cyber security industry on the front lines of organisations battling cyber threats
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October 04, 2018
04
Oct'18
Business email compromise made easy for cyber criminals
Poor security practices and access to hacking services are making it easy for cyber criminals to compromise business email, research reveals
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October 04, 2018
04
Oct'18
Apps are gateway to business data for cyber attackers
Application security is becoming increasingly important because apps are often the main way cyber attackers are getting into corporate networks, a threat researcher warns
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October 04, 2018
04
Oct'18
UK and allies accuse Russia of cyber attack campaign
The UK National Cyber Security Centre has identified a campaign by the Russian military intelligence service of “indiscriminate and reckless” cyber attacks
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October 04, 2018
04
Oct'18
How Starbucks is using Splunk to automate mundane security tasks
Coffee giant Starbucks is using Splunk to automate some of its more tedious security tasks to reduce the workload for its cyber staff
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October 03, 2018
03
Oct'18
Companies failing to recognise the internal cyber threat
The focus at many companies is on external cyber threats, and internal threats are being overlooked as a consequence, a researcher warns
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October 03, 2018
03
Oct'18
Majority of businesses believe they are open to cyber attack
More than two-thirds of businesses believe their network is open to attack, a report on the state of web application security reveals
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October 03, 2018
03
Oct'18
Rise in data-stealing Betabot malware
Researchers are warning about an increase in Betabot malware after detecting multiple infections in recent weeks, underlining the importance of software patching
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October 03, 2018
03
Oct'18
AI full of possibilities with the right tools and understanding
Artificial intelligence has the potential to assist in the analysis of data in a range of topics, but businesses need to understand its limitations and have the right tools to get the most benefit, says a Swiss entrepreneur
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October 02, 2018
02
Oct'18
How Bank of England is using Splunk for proactive security
Head of the Bank of England’s security operations centre talks about how Splunk is helping it to take a more proactive approach to preventing cyber attacks
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October 01, 2018
01
Oct'18
UK firms’ password security score ‘average’
While businesses are making strides in strengthening password security, there is more work to be done, with the UK password score lagging behind the frontrunners, a survey shows
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October 01, 2018
01
Oct'18
Tesco Bank gets first cyber-related FCA fine
UK’s financial watchdog issues its first cyber-related fine to Tesco Bank in connection with a multimillion-pound cyber fraud in 2016
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October 01, 2018
01
Oct'18
Facebook could face up to $1.6bn fine for data breach
Facebook is under increased pressure to demonstrate that users’ personal data is protected as it faces a potential fine of more than a billion dollars for a data breach affecting millions of users
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September 28, 2018
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Sep'18
Cyber attackers are increasingly exploiting RDP, warns FBI
Businesses should to act to reduce the likelihood of compromise from cyber attackers exploiting the remote desktop protocol, warns the FBI
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
Blockchain is no ‘magic wand’ for cyber security
The decentralised nature of blockchain networks may deter some cyber crooks, but ASEAN organisations still need to pay heed to the security of their blockchain infrastructure
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
Network growth brings management challenges
As enterprise networks grow, so do the challenges of managing them effectively, says a report compiled by Oracle’s communications unit
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
Business is at inflection point for proactive cyber security
The time is ripe for proactive cyber security, but many organisations must first overcome four key obstacles to achieve effective protection, according to a research report
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
Explosion in fake data-stealing shopping sites
Cyber attackers are ramping up efforts to steal personal data by setting up look-alike domains that pose a phishing risk to online shoppers, researchers warn