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IT security
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November 01, 2018
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Nov'18
Microsoft chief urges industry to focus on ethics and privacy
Businesses must focus on GDPR and ethical AI if they are to become software firms, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
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October 31, 2018
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Oct'18
GDPR driving data protection maturity
The EU data protection laws are helping to drive data protection maturity internationally, but five months after enforcement many companies are still playing catch-up, says consultant
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October 31, 2018
31
Oct'18
Facebook emphasises security drive during third-quarter earnings call
Social media giant admits it has a lot of work to do to keep on top of security as it looks to extend payment option to Messenger
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October 31, 2018
31
Oct'18
UK Post Office looks to enable reusable digital ID
The UK Post Office is investigating the possibility of enabling UK citizens to re-use their passport data for other applications where digital identity is a key component
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October 30, 2018
30
Oct'18
Australia’s data breaches are a ‘sign of naiveté’
McAfee executive attributes Australia’s poor cloud security record to the lack of data protection measures amid “new and confusing” cloud configurations
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October 30, 2018
30
Oct'18
Aim for long-term customer identity relationship
Consumer identity management can deliver competitive advantage, but only if businesses follow some golden rules, says KuppingerCole
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October 26, 2018
26
Oct'18
British Airways data breach worse than thought
British Airways has admitted that up to 185,000 more people than first thought may have had personal details compromised in August’s data breach
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October 26, 2018
26
Oct'18
DNS attacks cost finance firms millions of pounds a year
Average cost of recovering from a single DNS attack is $924,390 for a large financial services company, survey shows
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October 26, 2018
26
Oct'18
IoT ecosystem needs to be investigated, say experts
A conference of IoT experts convened by Enisa and Europol has made key recommendations to ensure security vulnerabilities do not overshadow benefits
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
MEPs call for action in wake of Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal
European members of parliament demand action to protect citizens’ privacy from abuses such as those uncovered in the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
Belgian startup makes a game of creating secure software code
A global tech startup has placed its research and development centre in Belgium, taking advantage of regional financial support as well as cooperations with local educational organisations
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
GandCrab decryption tool released by No More Ransom
Another decryption tool has been made available free of charge in the battle against ransomware to help victims avoid paying to release their data
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
ICO issues maximum £500,000 fine to Facebook
The UK privacy watchdog has confirmed that Facebook has escaped a fine of more than $1bn under the GDPR, but will face the maximum under the DPA for failing to protect users’ personal information
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
Cathay Pacific under fire over breach affecting 9.4 million passengers
Hong Kong-based airline reveals massive data breach of the most sensitive personal data of passengers five months after loss was confirmed
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
Becrypt security platform helps ease cloud adoption
Becrypt’s secure operating system is driving a new service aimed at helping organisations reduce cost and increase agility in using cloud-based services and online applications
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Choose security tools wisely to gain upper hand
The cyber threat landscape is continually changing, but staying abreast of attacker and defender innovation can help business leaders gain the upper hand, says KuppingerCole
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Government can’t guarantee no-deal Brexit data-sharing agreement
Digital minister Margot James says there is no clear timetable on when the UK will secure a data adequacy decision from the EU, and cannot guarantee an agreement will be in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Sibos 2018: ‘Black swan’ cyber event is inevitable
With security experts and bankers expecting a 9/11-style cyber event, deeper collaboration between companies and governments is necessary to identify emerging threats before they occur
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Yahoo to pay at least $85m for data breach settlement
Yahoo has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 200 million consumers affected by a data breach in 2013
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
Datacentre glitches expose data loss risks
A new study has highlighted the fragility of corporate datacentres and the very real risk of data loss
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October 23, 2018
23
Oct'18
Interview: Steve Grobman, McAfee CTO shares his views on some burning security questions
Cyber security technology innovator and veteran Steve Grobman shares his views on adversarial artificial intelligence, post-quantum cryptography and security for next-gen tech
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October 23, 2018
23
Oct'18
Morrisons loses appeal against data breach liability ruling
Supermarket chain has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling that found it liable for a data leak by a former employee, underlining the importance of managing insider threats
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October 22, 2018
22
Oct'18
Centralised identity risky and not web 3.0 friendly, says entrepreneur
User controlled identity is less risky than centralised identity and essential for the next evolution of the web, according to an entrepreneur and evangelist of self-sovereign identity and blockchain technologies
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October 22, 2018
22
Oct'18
McAfee CTO raises concerns about election cyber security
The security industry needs to look at the security of election processes around the world as well as the security of voting and counting machines, says McAfee CTO
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October 19, 2018
19
Oct'18
Kaspersky advances plans to encourage women into cyber
Cyber security provider Kaspersky Lab has partnered with several other organisations to try to encourage more women into cyber
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October 19, 2018
19
Oct'18
McAfee combining threat intel with AI
Simulations show that threat intelligence and artificial intelligence is a powerful combination, according to McAfee’s technology head
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October 19, 2018
19
Oct'18
Learn lessons from attacks, says McAfee investigations chief
Organisations should use every cyber attack as an opportunity to learn, identify weaknesses and improve security posture, according to McAfee’s head of cyber investigations
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
McAfee researchers uncover ‘significant’ espionage campaign
Researchers discover campaign targeting South Korea, the US and Canada with links to eight-year-old source code from a threat group that has been dormant for five years
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
NHS standards framework aims to set the bar for quality and efficiency
NHS Digital’s standards framework sets out renewed commitment to implement and use open standards across the NHS
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
Best of VMworld Europe 2018 Awards nominations now open until 26 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
Time to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee CEO Chris Young
Convergence of threats and technologies and an increasingly complex regulatory environment are driving the need to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee chief
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
'Sealed cloud' promises better data security
TÜV SÜD’s Singapore Sealed Cloud does not grant administrators access to data, reducing the possibility of hackers breaking into databases using compromised administrator credentials
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October 16, 2018
16
Oct'18
APAC security spending tipped to reach new highs
Security services will be the largest and fastest-growing slice of the overall security pie in the Asia-Pacific region
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October 16, 2018
16
Oct'18
Zero-trust security model gaining traction
The zero-trust model of security is finally gaining traction as security professionals tap into new tools and executive buy-in to support this approach in an effort to improve security posture and practices
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October 16, 2018
16
Oct'18
UK faces 10 cyber attacks a week as hostile states step up hacking, says NCSC
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has thwarted more than 1,600 attacks over the past two years – many by hostile nation states
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Tech companies should not be under legal duty to remove terrorist material, says watchdog
The internet should not be a safe place for terrorists, but making it compulsory for technology companies to trawl for radical content risks interfering with the rights of innocent people, says Max Hill QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism ...
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Good data governance is good business
Organisations are failing to understand the importance of getting their data relationship with customers right and seeing the business opportunities that it enables, an industry analyst warns
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Cost of WannaCry attack to NHS set at £92m
Department for Health and Social Care estimates the immediate cost of the May 2017 WannaCry attack on the NHS was £92m, and says it will have spent about £275m on improvements to its cyber security infrastructure by the end of 2021
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
IoT firms sign up to UK security code of practice
Internet of things technology firms have begun signing up to a UK code of practice to strengthen the security of internet-connected devices. The code is expected to form the basis of an international standard
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Apple challenges Australia’s proposed decryption law
Tech giant Apple argued that the lack of judicial oversight could reduce customer trust and security, among other reservations over Australia’s draft decryption legislation
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
FS-ISAC awards cyber security scholarships in Europe
Five women have been awarded cyber security scholarships at FS-ISAC’s 2018 EMEA Summit
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
WikiLeaks goes public with alleged list of AWS datacentre locations and code names
Whistle-blowing website claims to have obtained a confidential document detailing code names, locations and operational details of Amazon’s datacentre portfolio
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
Some 10% of user-reported emails malicious
On average, 1 in 10 user-reported emails is identified as malicious, and more than half can be tied to credential phishing, a Cofense report reveals
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
Watchdog calls for clarity on Schedule 7 terrorism powers
The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation has called for greater clarity over police Schedule 7 powers to seize mobile phones and computers and question people without grounds for suspicion at ports and airports
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
AI is no silver bullet for cyber security
A security expert has called for businesses to manage the risks of adopting new technologies and improve their cyber hygiene, rather than see artificial intelligence as a panacea for their security woes
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
Crypto-mining malware poses as Flash updates
Cryptocurrency mining malware is posing as Flash updates that appear to be legitimate, Palo Alto Networks security researchers warn
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
RATs and Mimikatz among top publicly available hacking tools
Remote access Trojans (RATs), web shells and Mimikatz among the top publicly available tools that are used in cyber attacks around the world, a five-nation cyber intelligence report reveals
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
The troublesome saga of Gov.uk Verify
As the government plans to hand over its flagship identity assurance programme to the private sector, Computer Weekly looks at the history of the troubled project and how Gov.uk Verify ended up on the chopping board
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
Nato to be fully operational in cyber space by 2023
Nato is aiming to achieve full operational readiness in cyber space within five years
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
MEPs urge Facebook to roll out election fraud prevention measures
Facebook is coming under pressure from European lawmakers to do more to prevent its user data from being misappropriated during elections