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Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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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
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March 12, 2019
12
Mar'19
Despite failings, exec appetite for secure collaboration growing
Top business decision makers are more reckless than ever with company data, but the appetite for secure collaboration tools is growing, survey reveals
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March 11, 2019
11
Mar'19
Citrix breach once again highlights password weaknesses
A reported breach of Citrix, which has potentially exposed data at hundreds of thousands of customer organisations, has once again highlighted the need for an alternative to passwords and the importance of supply chain security
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March 08, 2019
08
Mar'19
Growing awareness of mobile security risk
There is a growing awareness of mobile security risk among members of the information security community, but most admit accessing corporate data from personal devices or public Wi-Fi
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March 08, 2019
08
Mar'19
Equifax defends against scathing Senate report
Equifax chief says firm did take cyber security seriously in a response to a scathing Senate report on the credit rating agency’s 2017 data breach, which experts say highlights failings around open source software
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March 07, 2019
07
Mar'19
Machine identities for sale on dark web, business warned
Academics and security professionals are warning businesses that certificates used to establish trust and privacy on the internet are being weaponised and sold to cyber criminals bundled with other services
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March 07, 2019
07
Mar'19
Zuckerberg commits to Facebook becoming privacy-focused
After a storm of controversy and criticism over the way Facebook fails to protect users’ privacy, the company’s chief says he plans to transform it into a privacy-focused platform
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March 06, 2019
06
Mar'19
Cyber espionage group behind SingHealth attack
A cyber espionage group dubbed Whitefly has been identified as the perpetrators behind Singapore’s largest data breach to date
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March 06, 2019
06
Mar'19
5G one of several security challenges to CNI
5G technology is among the key security challenges facing critical national infrastructure and all other business organisations, according to the Information Security Forum
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March 04, 2019
04
Mar'19
Cyber awareness of UK boards found wanting
Boards of many of the UK’s biggest firms must do more to be cyber aware, according to a government report.
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March 04, 2019
04
Mar'19
RSA Security bets on digital risk management
RSA Security chief predicts that managing digital risk is set to become increasingly important to organisations as they complete their journeys to digital transformation
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March 04, 2019
04
Mar'19
Clearer North Korean link to global infrastructure malware campaign
Researchers have uncovered clearer links between a North Korean hacking group and a cyber espionage campaign targeting government, defence, nuclear, energy and financial organisations around the world
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March 04, 2019
04
Mar'19
IT Priorities 2019: APAC keeping pace with digital transformation
Digital transformation is well underway among APAC enterprises which are looking to spend more on refreshing their IT infrastructure and technologies that improve employee productivity
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March 01, 2019
01
Mar'19
Teen becomes first millionaire through HackerOne bug bounties
A self-taught teen hacker from Argentina has become the first bug bounty hacker to become a millionaire by hacking to create a safer internet
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February 28, 2019
28
Feb'19
Supplier consolidation tops infosec goals for 2019
Supplier consolidation, collaboration between networking and security teams, and security awareness are the top priorities for information security professionals trying to prepare for the unknown, annual benchmark study shows
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February 28, 2019
28
Feb'19
London cyber security innovation centre issues open invitation
Government-backed cyber security innovation centre is calling for innovators to address key challenges facing the cyber security industry, offering a year of bespoke support to scale quickly
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February 28, 2019
28
Feb'19
Sextortion accounts for one in 10 spear-phishing emails
Email sextortion scams have increased in frequency and scope in the past four months, as well as evolving to bypass spam filters and trick recipients into reading the messages, research shows
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February 27, 2019
27
Feb'19
Icann calls for community collaboration to protect the internet
The domain name system watchdog Icann has reaffirmed its commitment to engage in collaborative efforts to ensure the security, stability and resiliency of the internet’s global identifier systems
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February 27, 2019
27
Feb'19
Chinese cyber attack group Bronze Union targeting weapons tech
Weapons technology is among the latest targets of a highly adaptable cyber espionage group that uses a wide range of publicly available and custom attack tools, presenting a challenge to network defenders
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February 27, 2019
27
Feb'19
Most UK consumers say Facebook should be regulated
Nearly three-quarters of UK consumers feel the social platform is damaging people’s mental health, survey shows
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February 26, 2019
26
Feb'19
Security is battling to keep pace with cloud adoption
Cloud-based business initiatives are accelerating more rapidly than security teams can secure them, a survey reveals
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February 26, 2019
26
Feb'19
Cyber criminals earn $3bn a year exploiting social platforms
Businesses urged to respond to research findings that the ready availability of hacking tools, wildfire spread of malware and proliferation of cryptocurrency mining has seen a 300-fold increase in social media-enabled cyber crimes in two years
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February 25, 2019
25
Feb'19
EU gathers momentum in cyber security legislation and cooperation
The past two years have seen a step-change in the rate at which the European Union is putting legislation in place to support improved cyber security standards, collaboration and sharing of resources, says digital commissioner’s representative
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February 25, 2019
25
Feb'19
Cyber power needs wider discussion, says GCHQ director
The topic of cyber power needs wider discussion, says GCHQ head in a speech about the opportunities of digital innovation such as 5G, as well as the accompanying complexity and risk, with particular mention of China and Huawei