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Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
Cooperation and exercises key to cyber defence, says Nato centre
International cooperation and regular tabletop exercises are essential to ensure effective cyber defence, according to the Nato cyber defence centre
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
Security researchers demonstrate ransomware attack on robots
Researchers have carried out a ransomware attack on robots to show that such attacks are possible and should be guarded against
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
Cryptojacking cyber criminals up their game
Cyber criminals hijacking computing resources to mine for cryptocurrencies are raising their efforts to bypass enterprise security controls, researchers have found
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March 08, 2018
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Mar'18
Mac malware more than doubled in 2017
Malware targeting Apple Mac computers more than doubled from 2016 to 2017, according to security firm Malwarebytes
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
UK cyber security certification pilot launched
UK businesses now have the opportunity to improve their cyber security and prove they have taken steps to protect data they hold, thanks to a police-backed certification scheme
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
Businesses warned not to ignore cryptojacking threat
Businesses should not ignore the threat of malware designed to carry out illicit cryptocurrency mining, warns NTT Security
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Only half of ransomware payments honoured
Only half of ransomware victims who pay ransoms to cyber criminals recover their data, a report reveals, pointing to a need for more effective strategies to deal with these attacks
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Businesses under pressure to allow easier access to cloud
Businesses are under pressure from employees to use consumer-focused authentication methods for cloud applications, but that could have both positive and negative security implications, warns Gemalto
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Cyber attacks up nearly 20% in 2017
Research by SonicWall shows there were 9.32 billion malware attacks globally last year, but ransomware attacks fell by 71%
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March 07, 2018
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Mar'18
Cyber security is a team sport, says NCSC
The UK’s national cyber security agency aims to help organisations understand the need to act collaboratively and collectively against the cyber threat, urging them to raise the bar
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March 07, 2018
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Mar'18
World Economic Forum creates fintech focus group for cyber security
WEF consortium of companies will focus on protecting financial technology firms from cyber threats
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March 06, 2018
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Mar'18
Government sets out tighter security measures for IoT devices
The government has announced plans to develop a new code of practice to improve the security of connected internet of things devices
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
EC to boost cyber security support and collaboration
The European Commission is focused on boosting cyber security support and collaboration throughout the European Union
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
Most healthcare organisations have been breached, report shows
Less than a third of global healthcare organisations remain untouched, as data breaches rise across the industry, a report reveals
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Cyber crime is a top threat to UK charities, says NCSC
Cyber crime poses the most serious threats to UK charities, the National Cyber Security Centre has warned
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Cyber threat to industrial control systems highest yet
The cyber threat to industrial control systems has never been greater, according to a report analysing malicious activity aimed at such systems
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Equifax ups breach figure by a further 2.5 million
Credit rating agency Equifax has increased the number of US records believed to have been compromised in 2017
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Memcached servers irresistible to DDoS attackers, expert warns
In the light of the biggest distributed denial of service attack to date against GitHub, organisations should ditch memcached servers or risk a blizzard of blistering attacks, says security researcher
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
New privacy fears as IT challenges delay surveillance oversight body by a year
IT challenges have delayed government plans for an independent body to authorise requests to access the public’s internet and phone records by nearly a year, raising new legal and privacy concerns
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
Imaging systems biggest security risk in healthcare
Imaging systems have been identified as the biggest cyber security risk in the healthcare sector, a report on internet of things security has revealed
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
Security fears delay roll-out of national e-voting system in Finland
Project enters problem-solving phase to identify advanced, effective and best practice solutions to develop a secure internet-based voting system
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February 28, 2018
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Feb'18
Salary is not top way to attract cybersec pros, report reveals
Salary is not the highest priority for cyber security professionals, a report on hiring and retaining top cyber security talent shows
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Firms failing to learn from cyber attacks
Organisations are failing to learn from cyber attacks, and lax security practices are leaving organisations worldwide open to damaging cyber attacks, a report reveals
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Government must rewrite illegal sections of Snoopers’ Charter, court told
A court has been asked to give ministers until July 2018 to rewrite powers to require phone and internet companies to retain data on the population. The government acknowledges parts of surveillance regime are unlawful
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Businesses urged to patch Oracle WebLogic flaw
Security researchers are again urging businesses to patch an Oracle WebLogic flaw that continues to be exploited by cyber criminals to mine cryptocurrencies
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February 27, 2018
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Feb'18
Understanding the cyber threat key to UK defence, says NCSC
Understanding cyber threats is key to defending the UK and ensuring it is a safe place to do business, says the National Cyber Security Centre
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February 26, 2018
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Singapore firms unprepared for GDPR
An EY study reveals that only 10% of organisations in Singapore are ready to comply with Europe’s new data protection regime
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February 26, 2018
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Feb'18
Cryptomining is top attack type, says Malwarebytes
Malicious cryptomining has been the top cyber criminal activity detected since September 2017, a report reveals
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February 26, 2018
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Feb'18
Surveillance watchdog investigates security risks of GCHQ IT contractors
The investigatory powers commissioner is reviewing the security arrangements for IT contractors that have access to live computer systems at GCHQ holding highly sensitive records on the UK population
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February 26, 2018
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Cyber criminals catching up with nation state attacks
The trickle-down effect of advanced “military-grade” tools is seeing the gap between cyber criminal and nation state attack capabilities closing, outpacing many organisations’ defence capabilities
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February 26, 2018
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2018 could be year of mobile malware, says McAfee
Security firm announces several mobile industry partnerships as its latest mobile threat report shows mobile malware is becoming increasingly popular with cyber attackers
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February 23, 2018
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Avast discovers Tempting Cedar Android spyware campaign
Security researchers have uncovered a three-year-old Android spyware campaign spread through social media and targeting people in the Middle East
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February 22, 2018
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Feb'18
Unprotected Kubernetes consoles expose firms to cryptojacking
A number of big companies have been targeted by crytojacking attacks, where cyber criminals hijack computing power to mine cryptocurrencies, but some have unprotected Kubernetes consoles in common
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February 22, 2018
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UK plans laws to protect company directors from ID theft
Legislation will make it easier for directors to remove their personal addresses from the company register
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February 22, 2018
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Feb'18
Google calls out Microsoft for failing to fix reported flaw
Google’s Project Zero has gone public with a Windows 10 flaw that Microsoft claimed to have fixed in its February security update
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February 22, 2018
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Feb'18
Email attacks and incident detection top security challenges
Email inboxes are the weakest link in security perimeters, and companies struggle with detecting security incidents quickly and accurately, a report finds
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February 21, 2018
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Feb'18
UK organisations failing to take action against fraud
UK organisations are facing increasingly complex and costly incidents of fraud partly due to increasing cyber fraud, yet few are making use of the anti-fraud technologies available, a survey has revealed
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February 21, 2018
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People worried about data security in public sector, survey finds
Majority of people are concerned with the security of the data they share with public sector organisations, according to a report
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February 21, 2018
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Feb'18
Security leaders investing in automation and AI, study shows
Automation and artificial Intelligence are being used to defend against cyber threats, says report, but experts warn that these tools and technologies can be exploited by attackers
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February 21, 2018
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Feb'18
Economic impact of cyber crime is significant and rising
Cyber attacks are becoming easier to carry out while defences remain inadequate, study shows
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February 21, 2018
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Feb'18
AI a threat to cyber security, warns report
Artificial intelligence is being incorporated into a range of cyber security products, but the technology may also introduce new threats, a report warns
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February 21, 2018
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Feb'18
Demand for cyber security skills outstrips internal supply, research finds
Businesses are increasingly looking for cyber security skills, but the gap between demand and supply is still prominent
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February 20, 2018
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Feb'18
Businesses face unprecedented volume of cyber attacks
Organisations are facing the highest levels of cyber attacks in both number and sophistication as automated swarm attacks increase, a cyber threat report reveals
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February 20, 2018
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Feb'18
Strategic cyber criminals likely to capitalise on GDPR
As cyber criminals concentrate on targeted, strategic, money-making attacks, they are likely to use GDPR fines as leverage to extort money from organisations, a report warns
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February 20, 2018
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Feb'18
UK local councils under huge cyber attack pressure
Investigation underlines importance of security automation and employee awareness training
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February 20, 2018
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Feb'18
University of Cambridge to host ethical hacking challenge
Cambridge is hosting its 2018 hacking challenge, aiming to captivate students and address the cyber security skills shortage
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February 19, 2018
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Botnets shift focus to credential abuse
Cyber criminals are increasingly using automated attacks that make use of stolen credentials, a security threat report warns
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February 19, 2018
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Lauri Love can stay in UK: prosecutors will not appeal extradition ruling
Crown Prosecution Service gives undertaking to Lauri Love that it will not appeal against a court decision not to extradite him to the US – but prosecutors are seeking leave to appeal over part of the court ruling on extradition procedure
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February 19, 2018
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Feb'18
Google reveals Edge flaw after Microsoft fails to meet deadline
Google’s Project Zero has gone public with another Microsoft security vulnerability after the software giant failed to issue a fix within allotted time
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February 16, 2018
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Feb'18
Tech industry signs cyber security charter
Nine technology organisations have signed a cyber security charter aimed at raising the level of cyber security internationally