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Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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March 11, 2016
11
Mar'16
$1bn cyber bank heist thwarted by spelling error
Cyber thieves made 30 requests for the New York Federal Reserve to transfer nearly $1bn from the Bangladesh central bank’s account, but a typo and the volume of requests alerted banking officials
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March 09, 2016
09
Mar'16
Lack of security knowledge limiting business initiatives, survey shows
Security concerns are limiting the adoption of cloud and mobility throughout organisations, according to the first Dell Data Security Survey
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March 04, 2016
04
Mar'16
RSAC16: Cyber criminals are hiding in plain sight, says RSA report
Cyber criminals are using social media as a communication and sales channel, not just for reconnaissance and phishing, an RSA study has revealed
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March 02, 2016
02
Mar'16
RSAC16: RSA’s Amit Yoran comes out in support of strong encryption
A policy of weakened encryption would harm US economic interests and undermine those trying to defend digital environments, according to RSA president Amit Yoran
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March 01, 2016
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Mar'16
RSAC16: US works on data access agreement with UK
The US is negotiating with the UK to establish a new framework that will permit UK authorities to access electronic communications directly from US companies
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February 26, 2016
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Feb'16
Majority of Britons support government surveillance for national security
A survey reveals that a majority of UK citizens support government surveillance for national security as Apple attempts to rally public support in its row with the FBI over encryption
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February 26, 2016
26
Feb'16
Nissan acts on Leaf car app security flaw after researcher goes public
Nissan suspends its electric car app after a researcher went public about a security flaw that could enable attackers to take control of heating systems
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February 25, 2016
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Feb'16
Cyber crime is fastest growing economic crime, says PwC report
More than half of UK organisations say they expect to be the victim of cyber crime in the next two years, suggesting it will become the UK’s largest economic crime, says a PwC report
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February 23, 2016
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Feb'16
Social engineering confirmed as top information security threat
Cyber attackers shifted away from automated exploits in 2015 and instead tricked people into doing the dirty work, Proofpoint researchers found
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February 19, 2016
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Feb'16
HSBC launches biometric security for mobile banking in the UK
Bank claims UK’s largest planned roll-out of voice biometric security technology, with more than 15 million customers in line for voice and fingerprint authentication services
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February 16, 2016
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Feb'16
EU managers need to up cyber security collaboration, study finds
There is still much work to be done in the area of collaboration and sharing responsibility when it comes to preventing data breaches, a study has found
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February 12, 2016
12
Feb'16
US IT professionals overconfident in cyber attack detection, study finds
Most US IT professionals are confident in key security controls to detect cyber attacks – but unsure how long it would take automated tools to discover a breach
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February 11, 2016
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Feb'16
Social engineering is top hacking method, survey shows
Social engineering tops the list of popular hacking methods, underlining the need for continuous monitoring, according to security firm Balabit
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February 08, 2016
08
Feb'16
Bulk data collection unnecessary for surveillance, says cyber expert
Opting for bulk data collection and other intrusive surveillance overlooks other means available that do not involve collateral damage to businesses and innocent people, says cyber expert
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February 04, 2016
04
Feb'16
Google’s Chrome to flag deceptive embedded content
Browser will warn of any embedded content such as ads that pretend to act like, and look and feel like, a trusted entity
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February 01, 2016
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Feb'16
DDoS is most common cyber attack on financial institutions
January’s attack on HSBC is typical for the financial sector, but no business should consider itself unlikely to be targeted in this way, say security experts
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January 29, 2016
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Jan'16
HSBC online services hit by DDoS attack
HSBC was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which targeted its online personal banking services.
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January 29, 2016
29
Jan'16
ICO launches data privacy assessment tool for SMEs
The ICO has launched an online self-assessment tool to help SMEs to comply with data protection laws and improve data handling procedures
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January 28, 2016
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Jan'16
Business urged to take action on data privacy
Security professionals use Data Protection Day to encourage businesses to do more to protect personal data
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
Keep data safe or risk financial impact, ICO warns business
The knock-on effect of a data breach can be devastating for a company, warns information commissioner Christopher Graham
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
New government plan to support cyber security startups
Government has announced a £250,000 programme to increase the rate of cyber security startup development in the UK
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
Average DDoS attacks fatal to most businesses, report reveals
Criminal activity is top motivation for DDoS attacks as average attacks become strong enough to down most businesses, Arbor Networks report reveals
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January 22, 2016
22
Jan'16
$54m cyber fraud hits aircraft supplier share price
Austrian aircraft industry supplier reports cyber fraud loss of $54m, way above the average cost of the worst breaches in the UK of up to $4.4m in 2015
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January 21, 2016
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Jan'16
Candy Crush maker King secures mobile access through cloud
Candy Crush maker King.com uses cloud-based Duo Security authentication for access to cloud services, customised apps and remote VPNs
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January 19, 2016
19
Jan'16
Most Android devices running outdated versions
Nearly a third of Android devices in enterprises today are running version 4.0 or older of the operating system, leaving them highly susceptible to vulnerabilities, a study shows
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January 19, 2016
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Jan'16
Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for free, open and secure internet
International norms of behaviour should prohibit states from conducting cyber intellectual property theft, says Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull
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January 18, 2016
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Jan'16
Chinese university targeted by Islamic State hacktivist
Beijing’s Tsinghua University is the latest organisation to be attacked by hackers with a social or political agenda
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January 13, 2016
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Jan'16
Watchdog urges US nuclear agency to close cyber security gaps
An audit report has called on the US nuclear agency to revise its IT contracts to ensure better cyber security
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January 12, 2016
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Jan'16
Police take action against cyber extortion gang DD4BC
Police have made one arrest and gathered evidence in searches of properties in an international operation aimed at cyber extortion gang DD4BC
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January 06, 2016
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Jan'16
Upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 to reduce risk
Failure to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer by 12 January 2016 could put users at risk, Microsoft warns
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December 31, 2015
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Dec'15
Top 10 internet of things stories of 2015
2015 was the year the internet of things began to move from theory to widespread practice, and the fledgling industry shook off the millstone of connected kitchen appliances
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December 24, 2015
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Dec'15
Top 10 IT security stories of 2015
Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on IT security in the past 12 months
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December 23, 2015
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Dec'15
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2015
Computer Weekly takes a look back at the top cyber crime stories of 2015
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December 15, 2015
15
Dec'15
Bracknell man arrested over VTech toy hack
Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the hacking of Hong Kong-based toymaker VTech
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December 11, 2015
11
Dec'15
Eight startups selected for Cyber London security accelerator programme
Cyber London has selected startups from the UK, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Brazil and South Africa for its second cyber security accelerator programme
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December 11, 2015
11
Dec'15
UK firms act quickly to fix payment card data encryption
Security firm found that 16 global companies had failed to effectively encrypt traffic to the payment portion of their websites and apps
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December 07, 2015
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Dec'15
Cyber attacks an increasing concern for Asean countries
Organisations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are increasingly the targets for cyber criminals, according to a report focused on the region
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December 04, 2015
04
Dec'15
Wetherspoon pub chain warns customers of data breach
Discovery of a data breach at JD Wetherspoons comes hard on the heels of a breach at TalkTalk, underlining the importance of keeping customer data safe
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December 03, 2015
03
Dec'15
Veracode finds most web apps fail Owasp security check list
The findings of a report on critical vulnerabilities in most web applications is raising concerns over potential security vulnerabilities in millions of websites
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December 03, 2015
03
Dec'15
The US and China agree more steps to fight cyber crime
The US and China have made progress in expanding co-operation on cyber crime as China claims criminals and not state-backed hackers broke into the US Office of Personnel Management
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December 03, 2015
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Dec'15
Workday ringfences support in Europe after Safe Harbour ruled unsafe
US cloud HR and financial services provider reponds to Safe Harbour failure by ringfencing European data
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December 01, 2015
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Dec'15
Security analytics needs practical approach, says Fico Ciso Vickie Miller
Analytics must form part of a comprehensive defence-in-depth strategy, according to chief information security officer (Ciso) Vickie Miller at software firm Fico
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November 26, 2015
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Nov'15
Use legal protection to soften cyber attack impact, says Kemp Little
IT outsourcing provides an opportunity for businesses to transfer risk and recover losses from cyber attacks, says law firm Kemp Little
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November 26, 2015
26
Nov'15
Dridex banking Trojan regains strength to mount attacks on the UK
Fresh Dridex banking Trojan campaigns target the US, UK and France – despite a recent law enforcement takedown operation – warn security researchers
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November 25, 2015
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Nov'15
Data breach hits Hilton Worldwide hotel chain
Hilton Worldwide says malware found its way onto point of sale (PoS) systems and enabled attackers to steal payment card information
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November 24, 2015
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Nov'15
Defence review promises 1.2% of defence budget spend on technology
The government’s defence review highlights need for technology investment, innovative ideas and cyber security
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November 20, 2015
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Nov'15
Coalition of top tech firms opposes weakened encryption
Weakening security with the aim of advancing security simply does not make sense, a coalition of top tech firms tells US president Barack Obama
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November 18, 2015
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Nov'15
Cyber security mindset needs to change, says report
Government organisations are prime targets for cyber attacks, leading to increased importance on robust information security, according to a report by Intel Security and the Digital Government Security Forum
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November 12, 2015
12
Nov'15
Three men charged over JP Morgan hacking and fraud
Exploiting the Heartbleed bug was one of the methods used by three men charged in connection with the theft of more than 100 million customer data records from financial institutions to carry out "pump and dump" fraud
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November 11, 2015
11
Nov'15
Snoopers’ charter will force ISPs to raise broadband prices
The Science and Technology Select Committee hears that ISPs may be forced to put up their service charges to cover the cost of retaining communications data, should the Investigatory Powers Bill become law