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IT risk management

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Cyber attacks cost UK business more than £34bn a year, study shows

  Nearly half of UK firms lack advanced cyber defences, despite the high level of concern about cyber attacks and associated costs

• July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16

  IBM sets up security centre in Canberra

  IBM leads the charge as large private businesses invest heavily in security resources across Australia in an attempt to close the security gap

• July 06, 2016 06 Jul'16

  UK's Darktrace aims to lead the way to automatic cyber security

  Darktrace hopes to be a leader in the move to automated cyber security to free up security professionals to focus on business risk and innovation

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  LizardStresser IoT botnet launches 400Gbps DDoS attack

  Attack groups using the LizardStresser botnet are exploiting IoT devices to mount massive DDoS attacks without using amplification techniques, say researchers

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Lauri Love using illness as a shield against extradition, claims prosecution

  Prosecution lawyer questions whether activist Lauri Love is not fit enough to stand trial in the US over hacking charges,as expert witnesses warn that US prisons are ill-equipped for people with mental health problems.

• June 28, 2016 28 Jun'16

  Lauri Love suicide risk if extradited to US over hacking allegations

  Westminster Magistrates’ Court hears evidence from medical experts that alleged hacker Lauri Love is at risk of suicide if extradited to the US

• June 21, 2016 21 Jun'16

  Cyber security industry mostly welcomes report on TalkTalk breach

  Most of the recommendations of a government committee inquiry into the TalkTalk breach have been welcomed, but pundits have expressed reservations about some, particularly proposed new fines

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  Lower average cost of Australian data breaches is not a sign of comfort

  The average cost of a data breach to Australian organisations dropped in 2015, according to research

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  EU firms slow in detecting cyber attacks, study shows

  European firms take an average of 469 days to discover a compromise, compared with an average of 146 days globally, according to Mandiant

• June 12, 2016 12 Jun'16

  Philippines government data breach is a warning to Asean region

  Security is a rising concern in the Asean region, with fears fuelled by incidents such as the recent hacking incident in Manila

• June 10, 2016 10 Jun'16

  IoT security: Lack of expertise will hurt, says Bruce Schneier

  Government action at national and international levels is essential for addressing IoT security issues, but the relevant expertise is lacking, according to security expert Bruce Schneier

• June 07, 2016 07 Jun'16

  Millions of sensitive IT services exposed to the internet, study finds

  Encryption should become the default as study reveals millions of sensitive services are exposed to the internet, says Rapid7

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  MPs’ private emails are routinely accessed by GCHQ

  Computer Weekly investigation reveals the extent of interception of MPs’ and peers’ email communications and data

• May 20, 2016 20 May'16

  NHS data security standards to be designed around technology, people and processes

  The Care Quality Commission’s delayed review of NHS data security standards will encourage NHS organisations to have senior information risk owners and Caldicott Guardians at board level

• May 19, 2016 19 May'16

  Lessons from LinkedIn data breach revelations

  There are several important lessons to be learned from revelations about LinkedIn's 2012 data breach, say security experts

• May 13, 2016 13 May'16

  Time to shift information security focus away from prevention, says Swiss bank CISO

  Organisations need a new approach which recognises security is “breakable”, according to Michael Meli

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Australian health sector an easy target for cyber criminals, says IBM

  A push to encourage greater adoption of electronic health records has raised the spectre of online record theft

• May 06, 2016 06 May'16

  Ransomware emerges as a top cyber threat to business

  Security researchers at Kasperky Lab and FireEye confirm that the upward trend of ransomware is continuing and has emerged as a top threat to business

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Cyber security in Belgium will gain prominence after terror attacks

  Belgium’s physical security has been branded inadequate, so how does the country’s cyber security measure up?

• April 28, 2016 28 Apr'16

  Payment card industry issues data security standard update

  PCI DSS version 3.2 introduces six new requirements for compliance, some additional guidance and a raft of clarifications

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  IPv6 alone will not secure IoT, warns GE CISO

  It is important for all users of the internet of things to understand what they are getting into with IPv6, and to be aware of the risks and myths, says GE CISO Hanns Proenen

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Business failing to learn lessons of past cyber attacks, report shows

  Organisations are still failing to address basic security issues and well-known attack methods, Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report reveals

• April 21, 2016 21 Apr'16

  GCHQ told analysts to assume surveillance 'bulk data' is legal

  Documents obtained by charity Privacy International reveal insights into GCHQ’s collection of sensitive bulk data, as lawyers question the impact of surveillance on legal privilege, fair trials and protection of whistleblowers

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Employees’ use of personal devices puts firms at risk of malware infection, says report

  Downloaders care about their own security while grabbing pirated content, not that of their employers

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Israeli volunteers ready their cyber defences as Anonymous affiliates attack

  Every April, Israel braces itself for an onslaught from pro-Palestinian hackers, but the occupants of a small conference room in Tel Aviv stand in their way

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  BBC turns micro:bit computers into IoT devices

  The BBC and Nominet demonstrate a new use case for the micro:bit computer and hope to turn Britain’s schoolchildren into internet of things pioneers

• April 13, 2016 13 Apr'16

  NCA attempts 'back door' access to obtain activist Lauri Love’s passwords

  Court told that use of civil proceedings to force disclosure of alleged hacker Lauri Love's passwords is disproportionate and would breach human rights law

• April 11, 2016 11 Apr'16

  QA launches cyber attack defence training facility in London

  Training firm QA launches a cyber attack simulation facility in London to enable organisations to test and learn cyber defence skills

• April 11, 2016 11 Apr'16

  Activist Lauri Love faces order to disclose encryption keys

  The UK’s National Crime Agency takes an unusual legal step to force a former university student accused of hacking to disclose encryption keys

• April 11, 2016 11 Apr'16

  IT specialist sentenced for stealing NHS computer equipment

  A former NHS IT worker is convicted of stealing hospital computer equipment from Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation trust and selling them on eBay

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  'Citizens will be stripped naked' by Turkey’s data law

  Turkey's data protection law, introduced in March 2016, will make Turkey a near total surveillance state, yet the EU, apparently more concerned about securing Turkey's help in controlling immigration, is turning a blind eye

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  DDoS attacks on universities normally performed by “disgruntled” students or employees

  The majority of distributed denial of service attacks on universities are made by students or employees, says the head of infrastructure services at the University of London

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  Security should be driven by business, says Corvid’s Andrew Nanson

  Information security should be business-driven and investments assessed for their effectiveness and business value, according to Corvid CTO

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  Cyber criminals use Microsoft PowerShell in ransomware attacks

  A newly discovered family of ransomware, dubbed PowerWare, uses Microsoft PowerShell to target organisations through macro-enabled documents

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  Government warned of smart meter security threat back in 2012

  The government was warned four years ago that its plans for a nationwide smart meter roll-out represented a “potentially significant” security and privacy threat, Computer Weekly has learned

• March 23, 2016 23 Mar'16

  US hospital claims to have fought off a ransomware attack

  A hospital in Kentucky claims to have regained control of its IT systems five days after cyber criminals hit it with a ransomware attack

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  Britain to pay billions for monster internet surveillance network

  New questions raised about Britain’s snoopers’ charter after Denmark abandons its own UK-style surveillance programme for a second time

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  National Cyber Security Centre to be UK authority on information security

  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is to be the UK's one-stop authority on infosec, based in London and led by GCHQ's Ciaran Martin

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  Australian girls believe online harassment is endemic

  There are clear signals that online threats against women and attempts to invade their privacy are becoming societal norms in Australia

• 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

• 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

• February 25, 2016 25 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

• February 23, 2016 23 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

• February 19, 2016 19 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

• February 16, 2016 16 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

• 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

• February 11, 2016 11 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

• February 01, 2016 01 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

• January 29, 2016 29 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.

• 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