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IT risk management
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November 08, 2019
08
Nov'19
Security pros urged to get ahead of incoming BlueKeep exploits
The BlueKeep RDP vulnerability is beginning to be exploited in the wild, and security teams have no excuse for not trying to get in front of it, says Microsoft
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November 06, 2019
06
Nov'19
Trend Micro insider breach exposes need for data-centric protection
Simple measures could have saved consumer security product supplier from insider breach
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November 06, 2019
06
Nov'19
Global security workforce must more than double to meet demand
There are about 2.8 million cyber security professionals working today, and the world needs four million more
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November 04, 2019
04
Nov'19
EU patches 20-year-old open source vulnerability
Ethical hackers taking part in a bug bounty programme on behalf of the European Union have uncovered a 20-year-old vulnerability
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November 01, 2019
01
Nov'19
CIO must focus on easing data access to help data scientists build models more quickly
Data scientists struggle to get the right data in the right format to build artificial intelligence models, so to benefit from AI, CIOs will need to simplify data access
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October 31, 2019
31
Oct'19
Alibaba Cloud earns security credentials in automotive and healthcare sectors
Alibaba Cloud’s compliance with Tisax and GxP follows earlier efforts by major public cloud suppliers to win over enterprises with strict data protection and security rules
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October 30, 2019
30
Oct'19
What will succeed the National Cyber Security Strategy?
As the National Cyber Security Strategy nears the end of its working life, the government is considering what comes next, and is asking probing questions of its successes and failures
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October 29, 2019
29
Oct'19
Fancy Bear resumes Olympic hacks ahead of Tokyo games
Fancy Bear is back in action and once again targeting anti-doping bodies and sporting organisations, warns Microsoft
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October 24, 2019
24
Oct'19
Endpoint security is a procurement issue, says HP, IDC study
Report warns that buyers are falling at the first hurdle on security by not including it in their endpoint RFPs and tenders
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October 23, 2019
23
Oct'19
Take responsibility for cyber security basics, urges NCSC CEO
At the launch of its third annual review, NCSC head Ciaran Martin appealed for individuals and businesses to address the fundamentals of cyber security hygiene to help lighten the load
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October 22, 2019
22
Oct'19
Banks move to contain impact of Samsung biometric flaw
NatWest and Nationwide have moved to lock down their mobile banking apps after Samsung warned of a biometric security flaw on its Galaxy and Note S10 devices
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October 22, 2019
22
Oct'19
Over-30s tend to do better at cyber security than younger colleagues
Attitudes to workplace cyber security differ by age group, but not in the way one might imagine, according to a new study by NTT Security
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October 21, 2019
21
Oct'19
Trend Micro buys cloud security firm to broaden offering
Acquisition of Cloud Conformity will address often overlooked cloud security fundamentals
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October 21, 2019
21
Oct'19
Sodinokibi emerging as a diverse, multi-vector threat to businesses
McAfee shares insight into the Sodinokibi ransomware campaign gleaned from its network of honeypots
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October 18, 2019
18
Oct'19
Amazon consumer devices vulnerable to two-year-old exploit
Millions of older Amazon Echo and Kindle devices are still susceptible to a Wi-Fi vulnerability that was first disclosed in 2017
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October 17, 2019
17
Oct'19
BEIS launches multimillion-pound security investment package
Government is making available more than £50m to support a range of new cyber security initiatives and collaborations, including the latest phase of its Digital Security by Design programme
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October 17, 2019
17
Oct'19
NHSX could transform NHS security capabilities
The health sector is increasingly confident that NHSX can deliver a streamlined, effective cyber security policy for the health service
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October 17, 2019
17
Oct'19
Security threat landscape becomes more organised and business-like
Approaches to securing the enterprise need to change in the face of a rapidly maturing threat landscape
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October 16, 2019
16
Oct'19
Pitney Bowes ‘considering options’ after malware attack
Mailing and shipping services firm in recovery mode after key systems were encrypted by a malware attack
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October 08, 2019
08
Oct'19
How APAC enterprises can keep pace with container security
For all the promises of containers, changes in architecture and practices associated with the technology bring new challenges and opportunities
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October 03, 2019
03
Oct'19
IT contractor charged over cyber attack on property valuation firm
Australian police charge 49-year-old man with stealing and posting more than 170,000 data records belonging to ASX-listed Landmark White on the dark web
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October 03, 2019
03
Oct'19
LogRhythm touts unlimited data plan for SIEM systems
SIEM supplier introduces three-year, term-based pricing plan that lets enterprises ingest as much data as they want without breaking the bank
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October 03, 2019
03
Oct'19
Local authorities hit by 800 cyber attacks every hour
Local authorities and councils in the UK have reported being hit by more than 263 million cyber attacks in the first six months of this year
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October 03, 2019
03
Oct'19
Cyber war as big a threat as nuclear war, says ex-RSA head Coviello
Former RSA chairman Art Coviello has been speaking about the devastating potential of cyber weapons, and warned that humanity must learn from history in order to control them
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October 01, 2019
01
Oct'19
A security breach is inevitable, IT leaders warned
No matter how much IT security tech and training is in place, sophisticated, targeted attacks are going to breach company defences, Carbon Black warns
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October 01, 2019
01
Oct'19
Singapore outlines initiatives to tackle OT and IoT security
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore has developed a blueprint to secure operational technology systems in critical sectors, among other measures to secure cyber-physical systems and the internet of things
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September 27, 2019
27
Sep'19
Nodersok malware campaign is infecting thousands, Microsoft warns
Thousands of Windows endpoints in the US and Europe have been infected by a new fileless malware campaign in the past few weeks
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September 27, 2019
27
Sep'19
GDPR compliance: Whose job is it and is it really possible?
Nobody seems to have a good handle on business GDPR compliance, how many businesses are compliant, or indeed what compliance really is, but according to security experts, it very much depends on who you talk to
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September 26, 2019
26
Sep'19
Overinvestment breeds overconfidence among security pros
CISOs have made an abundance of security investments in multiple suppliers, but this might not be the right approach
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September 24, 2019
24
Sep'19
Singapore payment card data compromised by JavaScript sniffers
Raw data of thousands of payment cards issued by Singapore banks stolen by the online equivalent of a traditional card sniffer
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September 24, 2019
24
Sep'19
Enterprises exposed to data loss by cloud configuration errors
Only 1% of misconfigured cloud environments are spotted and attackers are capitalising on this, claims McAfee
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September 18, 2019
18
Sep'19
Facebook automatically generates pages for Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
Facebook algorithms have auto-generated hundreds of Facebook pages for the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda and Ansar al-Sharia, according to a whistleblower
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September 18, 2019
18
Sep'19
Universities tempting targets for cyber criminals, warns NCSC
As hundreds of thousands of students prepare for the new academic year, universities have been warned that they are at high risk of cyber attack
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September 16, 2019
16
Sep'19
Ensign InfoSecurity opens global headquarters in Singapore
The Singapore-based cyber security firm’s new headquarters will also be home to a new security operations centre that will be supported by Singapore-centric threat intelligence
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September 13, 2019
13
Sep'19
When AIs go to war: Autonomous cyber weapons ‘inevitable’
CISOs must start thinking about how to engage with intelligent, adaptive, non-human attackers, says Trend Micro’s Rik Ferguson
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September 12, 2019
12
Sep'19
UN agency Unicef praised for response to accidental data leak
The UN’s children’s agency has disclosed an inadvertent leak of personal data belonging to users of its online learning platform Agora
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September 11, 2019
11
Sep'19
Nordic countries deepen collaboration with Estonia-based cyber security operation
Nordic countries are now working closer with Nato’s Estonia-based centre of excellence in cyber security
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September 11, 2019
11
Sep'19
GDPR non-compliance worse than feared
Over half of UK businesses do not yet appear to be fully GDPR-compliant, and many have de-prioritised their compliance efforts
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September 10, 2019
10
Sep'19
UK calls for cyber capacity-building at UN security group
The UK’s representative to a United Nations cyber security working group has called for increased investment in capacity around cyber security
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September 10, 2019
10
Sep'19
BT gears up to take on rogue drones
BT’s Enterprise unit is offering customers an anti-drone security solution to protect their physical sites from intrusion
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September 06, 2019
06
Sep'19
Australia government to chart 2020 cyber security strategy
Australia’s home affairs ministry has released a discussion paper to seek views from all segments of society on the country’s next cyber security blueprint
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Singapore’s SecureAge eyes US market
The Singapore-based supplier of encryption and anti-malware tools has set up a new office in Greater Washington, DC as the next logical step in its global expansion plan
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Tide Foundation aims to boost password security
While passwordless security remains just out of reach, a non-profit organisation has developed a mechanism that it says makes passwords exponentially more difficult to crack
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
TrickBot Trojan switches to stealthy Ostap downloader
Operators of the TrickBot banking Trojan have switched to a new downloader to evade detection and analysis for a high-volume malicious spam campaign targeting business, researchers warn
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
Cyber criminals tap into web social engineering toolkit
Security researchers have discovered a web social engineering toolkit that enables cyber criminals to create fake update notification campaigns
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
CISOs think cloud safer, but security fears remain
The majority of information security leaders think cloud is now safer than on-premise, but security fears remain, with recently breached and highly regulated organisations most concerned, poll reveals
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
At least 47,000 servers vulnerable to remote attack
All organisations using Supermicro servers are being urged to update firmware to block remote attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
UK organisations join quantum comms pilot
Four UK companies are taking part in a pilot project to build the most secure communication infrastructure in Europe
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
CISOs turn to AI, detection, response and education
Information security leaders are looking to artificial intelligence, better detection and response capabilities and user education in the face of cyber threats, but need more budget, a study shows
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August 30, 2019
30
Aug'19
Social media and enterprise apps pose big security risks
The lack of security policies in many business applications is putting enterprise data at risk and social media apps are the biggest source of malware, a poll of IT professionals reveals