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January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19
Poor practices expose 24 million financial records

Failure to maintain appropriate security controls has again led to the exposure of millions of sensitive data records, this time from the banking world
January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19
IoT application vulnerabilities leave devices open to attack

Barracuda Networks calls for internet of things devices to be subject to regular security review after researchers detail the application vulnerabilities of an internet-connected security camera
January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19
Crime stats show switch in focus by cyber criminals

The latest crime statistics suggest that cyber criminals are turning their attention to organisations and social engineering attacks as they become more sophisticated
January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19
Business failing to see strategic value of cyber security

UK businesses are failing to get value out of cyber security because they fail to see its strategic importance and often have a negative attitude towards security professionals, a study has revealed

January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19
MPs challenge Huawei over spying allegations

The chair of the cross-bench Science and Technology Committee has written to Huawei seeking answers over its activities in the UK
January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19
Time to deploy strong authentication, says Fido

The time has come for organisations to deploy cryptographically backed strong authentication, according to the Fido Alliance, which seeks to eliminate the world’s dependence on password-based security
January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19
US issues emergency directive to halt DNS hijacking

US government agencies have been given 10 days to complete a four-step action plan to stop DNS hijacking attacks
January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19
IBM mobile cyber range starts European tour in London

IBM’s mobile cyber range is kicking of a tour in London to raise awareness around the need for tried and tested cyber attack responses among organisations in Europe
January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19
Young Dutch cyber criminals get re-education rather than jail time

Young hackers in the Netherlands are being rehabilitated through punishments that educate rather than incarcerate
January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19
Ransomware in decline, report confirms

The trend of cryptomining replacing ransomware as the most popular money-generating activity by cyber attackers appears to be confirmed by malware stats for the past year

January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19
London cyber innovation centre expands global ties

London innovation centre Plexal has announced international partnerships aimed at boosting global cyber security cooperation
January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19
Name and shame firms with poor cyber security, government told

The government should name and shame companies whose cyber security measures fail to protect consumers’ data and firms should implement Active Cyber Defence, an academic report urges
January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19
Public procurement key to cyber security

Using public procurement as a means of boosting cyber security is the top recommendation for 2019, according to a report based on expert views
January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19
Five issues for SMEs to consider when adopting encryption

Encryption is still considered difficult to deploy and use as a data protection method, especially by small businesses, but considering five key factors can make adoption easier, says Becrypt
January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19
Breach of nearly 2.7 billion records underlines password flaws

Potentially the biggest personal data breach to date from thousands of sources, some possibly breached as far back as 2008, illustrates the deeply flawed nature of password-based authentication, say industry commentators
January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19
Threat intelligence boosts security training

Security professionals in training can now benefit from real-time threat intelligence data, thanks to a partnership between Digital Shadows and Immersive Labs
January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19
CenturyLink opens Singapore SOC amid security services boom

US telco’s second Asia-Pacific security operations centre in Singapore is one of eight globally as it bids to carve a slice of the security services market
January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19
New Zealand faces more state-sponsored attacks

Nearly four in 10 cyber security incidents recorded by the National Cyber Security Centre were the work of state-sponsored threat actors
January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19
Researchers discover new Magecart group

Security researchers have uncovered a sub-group of the Magecart hacking group, highlighting the wider risks of web-based supply chain attacks
January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19
Millions of industrial remote controllers open to attack

Millions of industrial remote controllers are open to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in the radio frequency technology used, a study has revealed
January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19
Businesses fail to apply encryption technology effectively

Most businesses are not applying common encryption tools effectively to contain the fallout and costs of data breaches, research shows
January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19
Less than half of firms able to detect IoT breaches, study shows

UK firms have one of the lowest internet-of-things device breach detection capabilities in Europe, a study reveals
January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19
SingHealth and IT supplier fined S$1m for data breach

Singapore’s data protection commission considered the fact that both SingHealth and its IT supplier fell prey to sophisticated threat actors, among other factors, when meting out the fine
January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19
Top UK hacker-for-hire jailed

Notorious British hacker-for-hire jailed for cyber attacks on a Liberian telco after an international criminal justice operation
January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19
AI application overlooked in cyber security research

Despite the proliferation of cyber security products and services claiming to be driven by artificial intelligence, the application of the technology is being overlooked by research, a study shows
January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19
UK firms say £6.6bn annual security testing cost too high

Avord launches platform to reduce the multibillion-pound annual cyber security testing cost that most UK firms say is too high
January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19
Germany races to boost cyber defences after breach

Germany is scrambling to improve its cyber defences before the European parliamentary elections after a student leaked politicians’ personal data
January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19
2FA bypass tool highlights top business security vulnerabilities

CEOs are the most likely target of two-factor authentication phishing bypasses, demonstrated by a security researcher’s proof-of-concept attack
January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19
FireEye gears up email security for emerging threats

Email continues to be a top means of initiating cyber attacks with new detection bypass techniques and executive impersonation capabilities continually emerging, research shows
January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19
NHS Digital chief information security officer resigns

Robert Coles, who joined NHS Digital as its chief information and security officer in October 2018, is stepping down from the role for personal reasons
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Second Lorca cohort to focus on supply chain security

The second cohort of companies to benefit from the new London cyber innovation centre will focus on user-centric security and securing supply chains
January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19
Protego Labs launches serverless app security tool

Security professionals and developers now have a way to assess the security of their serverless applications with a new open source testing tool donated to Owasp
January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19
Boards need to be active partners in cyber defence

Board members must be active governance partners in collaborative cyber defence, says US regional information sharing and analysis organisation
January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19
BlackBerry licenses security tech to IoT device makers

BlackBerry is to license its secure software development technology to the makers of internet-connected devices to boost IoT security
January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19
UK contactless card fraud surges

Fraudsters stole £1.18m from contactless users in 2018, with the average theft size also increasing
January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19
Modern IT underlines need for zero-trust security

The increasing complexity of supply chains and interconnectivity of IT systems means the attack surface is widening and security has to evolve accordingly, warns British computer scientist
January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19
Data breaches affected more than a billion people in 2018

The personal information of more than a billion people was compromised in 2018 as companies holding the data failed to keep it safe
January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19
German politicians’ data leak shows need for global action

Hacked data includes contacts’ email addresses, private chats, mobile numbers, photographs and credit card details, which were published on Twitter
January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19
Phishing attacks hidden by custom fonts

Security researchers have uncovered a new way in which phishing attacks are evading detection.
January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19
IT regulators and practitioners need common language

There needs to be greater understanding between lawmakers and technologists to ensure regulations do not have unintended consequences, says a US computer security researcher and bug bounty pioneer
January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19
Fortinet to lead cyber security discussion at WEF annual summit

The head of cyber security firm Fortinet has been named as a discussion leader at the upcoming World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland
January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19
Kaspersky Lab champions gender equality and digital child safety

Kaspersky Lab report highlights gender equality in the technology industry and child education about digital security
December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18
Top 10 stories on national security in 2018

From Russian disinformation, state surveillance, and police stop and seizure powers, to Facebook and WikiLeaks
December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18
Top 10 IT security stories of 2018

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT security stories of 2018
December 23, 2018 23 Dec'18
'Serious' Twitter flaw allows hackers to post on other people's accounts

A vulnerability in Twitter allows hackers to send tweets, private messages, post images or videos, and turn off security features, says British security researcher
December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18
Government announces new plans to develop cyber talent

The government has announced plans for a Cyber Security Council to form a strategy for developing future cyber talent
December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2018

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2018
December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18
Marriott data breach losses could be over half a billion dollars

Direct losses related to a huge data breach at US hotel group could reach $600m
December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18
Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2018

Australia continues to cement its position as a leader in mastering and deploying advanced information and communications technology across a large segment of its economy
December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18
Lauri Love battles police for return of computers as NCA confirms live investigation

The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirms there is a live investigation into Lauri Love in the UK, as Love brings legal action against UK police for the return of seized computer equipment