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• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Google Chrome helps clean up certificate authority industry

  The security industry has welcomed the introduction of measures by the Google Chrome browser aimed at achieving certificate transparency

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Password practices still poor despite increased threats

  Despite growing cyber threats and heightened global awareness of hacking and data breaches, password behaviours remain poor and UK users are in denial, a study has revealed

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 focuses on IT admins

  While it will stop those annoying taskbar InBox and social media messages, at the heart of the April 2018 Windows 10 update is an effort to simplify management

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  UK critical services need to up cyber defences to avoid fines

  UK critical infrastructure providers could be liable for fines of millions of pounds if they do not improve their cyber defences and resilience of their IT infrastructure, a study reveals

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Getting cyber security innovation to market is key, says NCSC

  Getting cyber security innovation to market is an important area of focus, according to the National Cyber Security Centre, which runs a cyber accelerator programme and recently stated a Dragons Den style security innovation pitch at the 2018 ...

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Security industry welcomes NHS move to Windows 10

  Representatives of the security industry have welcomed the announcement that the NHS will be migrating to Windows 10 as part of a multi-million pound deal with Microsoft, but warn that the move will not be without its challenges

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Only 5% of charities are ready for GDPR, survey shows

  A survey shows relatively few charities are prepared for new data protection regulations, highlighting several areas for improvement

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Microsoft releases Windows 10 security pack

  Microsoft has released a download pack that incorporates NCSC guidance to save UK companies weeks of work to secure Windows 10 and comply with government guidelines

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Most organisations unprepared for GDPR, survey finds

  Despite the vast majority of businesses agreeing that GDPR affects them, only 5% say they are fully prepared for it, according to a BSI survey

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  DWP to spend nearly £15m on GDPR

  A single government department plans to spend nearly £15m on preparing for new European data protection legislation, a report reveals

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Government given six months to rewrite snoopers’ charter

  The government has until 1 November 2018 to rewrite a key section of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, after the high court declared them unlawful in a judicial review brought by human rights group Liberty

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  GDPR: Put your data in Azure cloud, says Microsoft chief

  Tech giant reports strong growth in its cloud business in third-quarter 2018 fiscal results

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  British banks target Israeli security technology

  British banks are turning to Israel’s high-tech sector to protect against cyber attacks

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  Facebook posts strong first quarter despite privacy scandal

  The data exploitation scandal that hit Facebook has not yet had an adverse impact on advertising revenues or user activity, according to first quarter financial results

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  EC calls on online platforms to develop common code of practice to tackle ‘disinformation’

  The European Commission says online platforms such as social media and video sites, have not done enough to tackle unethical use, and calls on them “to decisively step up their efforts to tackle online disinformation”

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  Finnish R&D and utilities in line of cyber espionage fire, say security police

  Finnish research and development, as well as critical infrastructure, are being targeted by state-backed cyber espionage attacks, says report

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  NCSC shows support for common standards for secure communication

  The UK cyber security authority is supporting an industry drive towards common standards for secure communication by joining an industry organisation that aims to achieve this goal

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  Digital economy research projects to get funding

  Research projects aimed at building trust, privacy and security in the use of personal data and digital technologies are to receive funding

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  EC sets out plans for sharing health data across borders

  The European Commission wants to introduce EU-wide standards for health records, and allow EU citizens to access and share their patient information securely across member states

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Google claims it is GDPR ready

  Alphabet, the parent company of Google, says that since its advertising business relies on keyword searches, the impact of GDPR is limited

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Government urges UK businesses to beef up cyber crime defences

  Government is urging UK organisations to defend against cyber crime, as newly released figures show that large numbers of businesses and charities suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Major DDoS cyber crime website shut down

  International law enforcement has shut down the Webstresser cyber crime website, which was the world’s biggest marketplace for selling distributed denial of service attack services that were used against seven UK banks

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Most firms will not be GDPR-ready by compliance deadline

  Survey of IT decision-makers shows one-fifth of companies lack continuous encryption capabilities and only half have the systems required for the right to erasure and the right to rectification

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Stoke-on-Trent websites found to be most leaky ahead of GDPR

  The majority of websites in the UK could be prone to cyber attacks, a security scan across 135,035 sites has revealed

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Employees still in the dark about data protection

  With just a month to go before the GDPR compliance deadline, many employees still don’t know how to protect confidential data, a study shows

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Cyber fraud costs SMEs more than £1,000 per case

  Just over half of IT and telecoms SMEs are targeted by fraudsters, with each case of cyber fraud costing more than £1,000, study reveals

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  One month to GDPR compliance deadline

  With one month to go before the deadline for compliance with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, organisations should ensure they are able to meet minimum requirements to defend against adverse scrutiny

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Ransomware attack hit Ukraine energy ministry website

  Cyber attack on Ukraine’s energy ministry shows that websites remain a weak point for many organisations online, say security experts

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Orangeworm cyber attack group targets health sector

  A cyber crime group is targeting the health sector and related industries in the US, Europe and Asia in a suspected corporate espionage campaign, researchers warn

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Executive interview: Werner Knoblich, Red Hat

  Red Hat is 25 years old. We speak to its European chief about how open source, containers and hybrid cloud computing represent the foundation for IT

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Nearly half of UK manufacturers hit by cyber attacks

  Nearly half of UK manufacturers have been hit by a cyber security incident, according to a report by an industry organisation, which calls for greater government focus on the specific security needs of the sector

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

  Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  No business safe from cyber attack, says KPMG

  Businesses that operate online should be working to ensure operational resilience, while the financial sector should focus more on collaboration, says professional services firm KPMG

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Global cyber crime worth $1.5tn a year, study reveals

  Cyber criminal operations worldwide are generating revenues that equal the GDP of Russia though a web of profit that involves legitimate businesses, research has revealed

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Account takeover up tenfold in past year

  The incidence of online account takeover and the proportion of high-risk account access attempts underlines the need for improved authentication, says fraud detection firm

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Data protection is a business issue, says IAPP

  Data privacy is a rapidly maturing profession as organisations around the world increasingly see data protection as a business issue, according to an industry association

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  UK surveillance laws a potential ‘sticking point’ post-Brexit

  The UK’s controversial Investigatory Powers Act could be an impediment to achieving an adequacy agreement for free data exchanges with the EU post-Brexit, says privacy lawyer

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  UK Commonwealth cyber security funding welcomed

  The security community has welcomed the UK government announcement of funding to help Commonwealth countries strengthen their cyber security capabilities

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  CyLon continues to drive cyber security innovation with next accelerator cohort

  CyLon has selected the next group of innovative cyber security startups for its seventh London accelerator programme

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Mastercard calls for global online payments standard

  Mastercard and its EMV partners are pushing for online payments standards similar to those for point-of-sale payments

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Australian supermarket chain hit by IT outage

  Thirty-minute glitch knocked out checkout systems at half of Woolworths’ stores in Australia

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Good time to be in data protection, says information commissioner

  There has never been a better time to be in data protection, Elizabeth Denham has told an IAPP data protection conference in London, addressing some key questions about the changing data protection regulatory landscape

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  PAC sets June 2018 deadline for Department of Health to count NHS cost of WannaCry

  Government spending watchdog orders Department of Health and Social Care to work out the cost of the WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS so trusts know where to target their cyber security spending

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  DDoS attacks cost up to £35,000

  Despite the direct financial impact of DDoS attacks, this is not considered to be the most damaging effect on companies targeted this way, a survey shows

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Security budgets up, but talent scarce, says Isaca

  Security budgets are increasing, but qualified cyber talent remains difficult to find with positions taking at least three months to fill, an industry association report on the state of cyber security reveals

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  APAC is becoming a hotspot for DDoS attacks

  The region’s largest and most-connected economies are most vulnerable to distributed denial-of-service attacks, according to CenturyLink

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  UK identity fraud reaches record level

  The level of identity fraud has reached its highest level to date, a UK fraud report shows

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Top tech firms take cyber security pledge

  Top tech firms have committed to protecting customers worldwide from cyber attacks and prevent the misuse of their technology

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Business at risk from unidentified network traffic, report warns

  A lack of network traffic visibility poses significant security challenges to businesses, a report on network firewalls warns

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  China’s ZTE a national security risk, UK telcos warned

  UK national cyber security authority has warned telecommunications companies against using equipment and services from Chinese network equipment supplier ZTE, citing national security risks