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Hackers and cybercrime prevention

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Inside one of the world’s largest bug bounty programmes

  Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative may be the top external supplier of software bug reporting for Microsoft and Adobe, but that does not mean it purchases every type of bug

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Infosec community welcomes bank sector focus on cyber resilience

  The information security community has welcomed regulators’ call on the banking industry to demonstrate their capability to respond to cyber attacks because it highlights the importance of cyber resilience for all businesses

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  How changes in retail law could affect customer experience

  New payments regulations could increase the amount of times customers will need to use two-factor authentication to make a purchase, potentially putting a strain on customer experience, according to MasterCard

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Beware blockchain security blindspots, warns RSA

  Companies need to ensure that rushed blockchain and other new technology projects are not introducing security vulnerabilities by gaining granular visibility of network activity, according to RSA Security

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Israel accuses Hamas of using spy apps to target soldiers

  Israel has accused Hamas of using apps to hijack soldiers’ phones to spy on them, and UK defence secretary demonstrates how effective that could be

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Linux targeted by illicit cryptocurrency miners

  Cryptojacking is increasingly being used by cyber criminals to raise funds, Watchguard report reveals

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  HMRC deactivates record number of fake websites

  HM Revenue & Customs has removed more than 20,000 malicious websites in the past year, but warns people to stay alert to the threat from online fraudsters

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  UK government cyber security standard welcomed

  The information security community has welcomed the publication of the government’s minimum cyber security standard, which could be used by any organisation to improve its cyber defences

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  NHS Digital signs three-year cyber security partnership with IBM

  Partnership with IBM aims to bolster cyber security responses and defences, including expanding NHS Digital’s Cyber Security and Operations Centre

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  British Muslim considers appeal after court rules repeated terrorism stops are legal

  Muzaffar Abdullah, a 37-year-old gas engineer who has been stopped and questioned by police at airports at least 10 times, is considering an appeal after being found guilty of wilful obstruction for refusing to answer questions under controversial ...

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  First Lorca cohort to focus on security orchestration

  The first companies to benefit from the new London cyber innovation centre will focus on cyber security orchestration and automation

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  Ticketmaster warns of third-party data breach

  Ticketmaster has warned of a potential data breach through malware found in a third-party customer support service, underlining the importance of supply chain security

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Lorca will help drive UK cyber exports, says ex-GCHQ boss

  New London cyber security innovation centre will help to boost exports of UK cyber security expertise, says former GCHQ director

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Brexit a greater risk to UK financial system than cyber attack

  While Brexit is seen as the biggest risk to the stability of the UK financial system, cyber attack is the most difficult risk to manage for over half of firms

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Cyber criminals 'infect and collect' in cryptojacking surge

  Illicit cryptocurrency mining offers cyber criminals lower risk, higher efficacy and greater ease of making money, adding passive exploitation to ransomware extortion, data breach theft and fraud, a report reveals

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  AI and other tech key to post-Brexit success, says Matt Hancock

  Digital secretary Matt Hancock highlights the importance of emerging technologies to the future of the UK at the opening of London’s cyber security innovation centre

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Global IoT security standard remains elusive

  Despite the lack of a global internet of things security standard, existing security frameworks are on the same page in areas such as device upgradability and data stewardship

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  High-Tech Bridge bets on machine learning capabilities

  Machine learning has a great potential to drive the automation of some security tasks to free up information security professionals to do more strategic work, says High-Tech Bridge founder

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  Hospitality industry under siege from botnets

  The hospitality industry, including hotels, airlines and cruise lines, is the biggest target for cyber criminal botnet attacks that abuse credentials and overwhelm online systems, a report reveals

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  Norway’s National Security Agency warns IT industry about security obligations

  IT service providers serving organisations in Norway have received a timely reminder about their security obligations.

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  London cyber innovation centre opens

  The government-funded London cyber innovation centre is set to open today and welcome the first cyber security businesses as a study reveals that a quarter of UK firms lack the right security technology

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  Most infosec pros would trust hacker-tested products

  Information security professionals are more likely to trust a product or company tested by hackers and most would respond to security reports from this community, a survey has revealed

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  Apple rejects claim of iPhone brute force hack

  Apple has rejected claims by a security researcher that he was able to bypass the iPhone defences against brute force passcode hacks

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  UK cyber skills in demand, says Dorset firm C3IA Solutions

  UK cyber security skills are in demand and there is a bright future in exporting them, according to Dorset-based firm C3IA Solutions

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  Firms look to automation for cloud security

  In the face of increasingly sophisticated and nation-state-sponsored cyber attacks, organisations are looking to managed security services and automation for security in the cloud and on-premise

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Infosec pros expect increase in nation state cyber attacks

  Most information security professionals expect a rise in nation state cyber attacks, with more than two-thirds preparing to defend against them

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Government sponsors diversity cyber academy

  The UK government has awarded a grant for the establishment of a cyber academy to promote neurodiversity in the industry

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Younger employees 'main culprits' for security breaches

  UK senior decision makers believe younger workers are the biggest risk to cyber security, but are doing little to support them and reduce that risk, a report reveals

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Palo Alto Networks opens cyber range in Australia

  The first of its kind in Asia-Pacific, the cyber range training facility will let Australian IT and security teams hone their skills through cyber security exercises

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Dutch organisations must unite to fight DDoS attacks

  Experts in the Netherlands call on Dutch corporations and institutions to work together to help prevent distributed denial of service attacks

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Most small businesses fail to act after a cyber attack  

  Nearly half of small businesses have suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, yet most fail to take action afterwards, citing lack of budget at the biggest challenge

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Singapore remains hotbed for cyber threats

  Singapore was a victim of advanced persistent threats, phishing and website defacements in 2017, according to the latest threat landscape report by the Cyber Security Agency

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Surface web used in private data sales

  The surface web plays an integral role in the selling of personal information, a report on identify fraud has revealed

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  MPs see risk to critical infrastructure as top threat

  A majority of MPs are concerned about the cyber threat to critical national infrastructure, a survey has revealed

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Singapore faced cyber attacks during Trump-Kim summit

  Russian attackers allegedly scanned IP phones in the city-state for vulnerabilities, although it was unclear what they were after or whether they were successful

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Encryption is under attack, says Venafi CEO Jeff Hudson

  Encryption is one of the fundamental principles on which the internet is built, but this vital technology is under threat from criminals and ill-advised government policies, says Venafi CEO Jeff Hudson

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Cyber attack warnings highlight need to be prepared

  Fresh warnings about the vulnerability of national infrastructure to cyber attacks show the need for securing and monitoring associated control systems connected to the internet

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  NCSC urges action after Dixons Carphone breach

  The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging UK business to improve data protection capabilities after Dixons Carphone revealed that millions of payment card and personal data records may have been compromised in a cyber breach

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Dixons Carphone admits 'falling short' on data protection

  Dixons Carphone has warned that millions of credit card and personal data records may have been compromised in a cyber breach

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Insurer Beazley meets global challenge to secure mobile workforce

  Beazley has stolen a march on other London-market insurers by implementing a versatile global digital workspace with improved security

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Investigators close Nokia extortion probe without finding a motive or making an arrest

  New details of €2m blackmail of Nokia in 2007 emerge as Finland’s NBI calls a halt to its investigation

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  BT announces “unhackable” quantum-secured network

  In the face of the threat that quantum computers could crack many of the encryption methods used to protect highly sensitive data, BT has developed a “quantum-secured” network

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Email-based cyber attacks gathering momentum

  Email-based cyber attacks are gathering momentum and the cost of these attacks are rising, with several hidden costs, a survey of IT professionals in Europe, Middle East and Africa reveals

• June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

  Singapore career website hit by PageUp malware scare

  A Singapore government career website was among others affected by a malware attack on an Australian recruitment technology supplier

• June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

  Industry must do more to open up cyber security profession

  Talented and successful cyber security researcher and passionate advocate for the profession, James Lyne reveals that he fell into security more by accident than design, and says training and recruitment must change to find and develop talented ...

• June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

  Security Think Tank: Data flow visibility is essential to security

  Why is it important to know where data flows, with whom it is shared and where it lives at rest, and what is the best way of achieving this?

• June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

  Coinrail cyber heist highlights need for exchange security

  A cyber heist at South Korea’s Coinrail has prompted fresh calls for industry regulations to drive better cyber security at cryptocurrency exchanges

• June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

  APAC remains a hotbed for software piracy

  The Asia-Pacific region is still seeing the highest use of unlicensed software installations globally, making enterprises more susceptible to cyber attacks from malware

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  Parliamentary computers at risk after staff targeted by phone phishing

  Police are investigating phone phishing attacks targeted against Parliament. Staff warned not to disclose details of their computers to fraudulent callers.

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  BYOD for mobile ‘a year away’ for Williams F1

  Companies in the Williams Group – the Formula One racing operation Williams Grand Prix Engineering and its high-growth sister operation Williams Advanced Engineering – are investing with mobile security front-of-mind to enable more agile working ...