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• 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

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  APAC cyber security landscape to be more tumultuous in 2019

  Amid growing cyber threats, the Asia-Pacific cyber security landscape will not get any rosier in 2019 unless organisations start shoring up their cyber hygiene

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Mobile security needs a rethink for the 5G era

  A report released through the government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials programme has recommended the UK rethink its mobile security strategy

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Broadband coverage improved through 2018, says Ofcom

  Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report reveals that the number of people who cannot receive a 10Mbps broadband connection has halved

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Iranian cyber espionage highlights human element

  State-backed hackers in Iran have reportedly upped efforts to compromise US officials’ email accounts using phishing scams

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Australia passes controversial encryption law

  Arguments continue over law that requires companies to work with government agencies to ensure that encrypted communications can be read if a crime is suspected

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Machine identity protection development gets funding boost

  Cyber security firm Venafi has launched a development fund aimed at accelerating the delivery of protection for machine identities

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Social engineering at the heart of critical infrastructure attack

  Social engineering is the core technique used in a series of cyber attacks targeting government, defence, nuclear, energy and financial organisations around the world, which means people are key to defence

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Most UK retailers plan to up cyber security

  The majority of UK retailers are planning to increase cyber security measures during the Christmas season, a survey reveals

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Criminals act like nation-state attackers in Russian campaign

  Security researchers have uncovered evidence of a sustained effort targeting Russian state-owned critical infrastructure companies by financially motivated non-state actors

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Mac malware makes debut in top 10 list

  Mac malware appears in the WatchGuard top 10 malware list for first time, and 6.8% of major websites still use an insecure SSL protocol, according to the firm’s latest internet security report

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Large disparity in NHS cyber skills and training spend

  Despite government pledges to up cyber security spending across the NHS, there are still huge disparities in cyber security skills and spending on cyber security training, FoI requests reveal

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  UK businesses feel let down by government on cyber security

  Government needs to provide more support around cyber security issues in 2019, according to the majority of UK IT leaders polled

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Half of business leaders unaware of BPC cyber attacks

  Half of management teams polled in 12 countries, including the UK, are unaware of business process compromise (BPC) attacks

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Fileless malware surge, warns Malwarebytes report 

  Data from millions of consumers reveals an uptick in fileless malware and other new-generation malware that calls for a new cyber security approach, report reveals

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  China demands release of arrested Huawei CFO

  The Chinese government has called for the release of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was detained in Canada at the weekend

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Adobe releases Flash patch for zero-day exploit

  Emergency security update released for zero-day vulnerability that is being exploited in the wild via a Microsoft Office document, according to researchers

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Symantec unveils AI-based protection for critical infrastructure

  Cyber security firm has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first neural network to protect critical infrastructure from USB-borne malware attacks

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Nominet brings security expertise and tech to market

  The .uk domain registry is to bring its DNS expertise and technology developed for the NCSC to market to address cyber security ‘blindspot’

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Phishing at centre of cyber attack on Ukraine infrastructure

  Phishing is one of the key tools used by cyber attackers against critical national infrastructure (CNI), as highlighted by attacks on telecommunications in Ukraine

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  ‘Open-minded’ DVSA cuts cost of MOT testing

  Government agency harnesses customised open source platform to ensure data security while cutting costs and plans to extend its MOT testing capability to do the same for drivers’ theory tests

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Financial institutions’ data at risk despite security spending

  Despite increased spending on cyber security, digital transformation and advanced attacks mean financial institutions’ data is still at risk, a report reveals

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  100 million Quora.com user details exposed

  Question-and-answer site is the latest organisation to admit a breach of users’ personal data, with industry commentators calling out credential theft as a top cause of such breaches

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  Liberty heads for judicial review over Investigatory Powers Act

  The UK's powers to conduct supsicionless bulk surveillance on individuals and organisations face a legal challenge in the high court next year

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  BT announces new head of security business

  BT has appointed a former law enforcement officer and BT investigator as the new head of its security business

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  Police investigations into cyber crime up 14% in a year

  Officers forced to follow up over 2,500 complaints of Instagram, Facebook, email and website hacking, and Bitcoin ransom, despite a rise in violent crime, report reveals

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Cyber crime most significant harm in UK, says top cyber cop

  Cyber crime is the most significant harm in the UK, according to the cyber lead at the City of London Police, which is the national lead for online crime

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Marriott data breach highlights basic failings

  A breach of a guest reservation database of the Starwood division of the Marriott International hotel group highlights basic personal data protection failures

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  WannaCry borderline national cyber emergency

  The May 2017 WannaCry attack, which disrupted services at one-third of NHS trusts and more than 600 primary care organisations is the closest the UK has come to a national cyber emergency, says the NCSC

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  E-commerce sites warned of heightened DDoS threat

  E-commerce sites are being urged to ensure that they have adequate DDoS protection ahead of the vital holiday trading season after attacks ramped up on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  UK cyber security strategy making ‘good progress’

  The National Cyber Security Strategy is making good progress, but there is much left to be done, according to a Cabinet Office official

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  120,000 police officers to receive cyber security training

  Cisco is partnering with UK police forces to offer cyber security training through the Cisco Networking Academy

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Cyber resilience lacking due to apathy of UK leaders

  An unwillingness to accept that cyber is a real threat to critical national infrastructure by UK political and business leaders has resulted in a lack of resilience, says security industry veteran

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  FCA deeply concerned as no end in sight for IT failures in banking

  The FCA has reported a massive increase in the number of banking IT failures in the UK and admitted there is no end in sight

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  York teen crowned 2018 UK cyber security champion

  Teenager beat off competition from 41 other cyber security enthusiasts from across the UK, and six from Singapore, in the UK Cyber Security Challenge final

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  GDPR is encouraging UK IT directors to pay cyber ransoms

  As predicted ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation enforcement deadline, research shows that fear of fines under the new laws is making some firms more likely to pay cyber ransoms

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Government lacks cyber resilience leadership, according to MPs

  The government lacks political leadership and urgency in dealing with cyber threats, according to Joint Committee on National Security Strategy, calling for a minister in charge of delivering cyber resilience

• November 17, 2018 17 Nov'18

  Credit card fraud in ANZ showing no signs of abating

  The value of fraudulent transactions more than doubled that of legitimate purchases during the third quarter this year

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Three factors marginalising the CISO role

  Chief information security officers are typically marginalised due to three factors, and de-coupling the technical and managerial aspects of the job will enable empowerment, says consultant

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  UK firms in the dark around the impact of cyber attacks

  UK firms have a long way to go in building the business resilience required to withstand cyber threats and other major disruptions, a study shows

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Enterprises lack capability against persistent cyber attacks

  A report urges organisations to strengthen their cyber defence capabilities to pre-empt, detect and respond to post-breach attacks

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  AI-enhanced security tools necessary for today’s threats

  Machine learning-enhanced tools are necessary to keep up with current threats, but are not perfect and will not solve the security skills gap problem, says KuppingerCole

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Zero-trust security not an off-the-shelf product

  The zero-trust security model is a business enabler that needs to be supported by a strategy and security architecture, analyst warns cyber security leaders

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  User behaviour analytics adding new insight

  User behaviour analytics is helping to add new insights by providing the missing element in security event information management approaches, says Martin Kuppinger

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Home Office to use smartphone ID for EU Exit scheme

  The Home Office will use smartphone digital identity verification to support applications for the government’s EU Exit Settlement Scheme  

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Government considering dedicated internet regulator, says digital minister

  An upcoming white paper is likely to set out proposals for an internet regulator, a House of Lords committee has been told

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Norway’s IT industry must tackle security vulnerabilities

  Report reveals growing threat posed by “hostile foreign actors” against Norway’s IT systems and critical national infrastructure

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Firms lack responsible exec for cyber security

  Narrow gap between CEO, CIO and CISO roles means no single executive function is stepping up to take responsibility for cyber security, a study shows

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Post-quantum cryptography a major challenge, says expert

  The crypto wars are just beginning and open systems are key to improved security in future, says cryptography expert