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IT security
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September 10, 2020
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Datacentre firm Equinix investigating ransomware attack
A number of internal systems at cloud and datacentre firm Equinix have been affected by a ransomware attack
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September 10, 2020
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Sep'20
Government launches £500k healthcare security plan
A £500,000 funding pot from the government aims to help support small and mid-sized healthcare firms during the pandemic
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September 10, 2020
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Sep'20
Assange prosecution would put journalists around the world at risk
Trevor Timm, co-founder of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, tells a court that if the US prosecutes WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, every reporter who receives a secret document will be criminalised
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September 09, 2020
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Sep'20
Branch-based anti-fraud scheme to be expanded to online banking
A successful branch-based anti-fraud scheme will be expanded by banks to include online and telephone banking
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September 09, 2020
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Sep'20
September’s Patch Tuesday heavy on RCE vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s September update contains patches for 129 common vulnerabilities and exposures, including a high number of remote code execution issues
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September 09, 2020
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Sep'20
US conspiracy charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘politically motivated’
US journalism historian and investigative journalist Mark Feldstein tells a UK court that use of the Espionage Act against Assange will have wide implications for the press
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September 08, 2020
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Sep'20
Julian Assange warned against interrupting witnesses in extradition hearing
On the second day of his extradition hearing at the Old Bailey, judge informs the WikiLeaks founder he could be removed and potentially banned from court for interrupting witnesses
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September 07, 2020
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Sep'20
Court rejects request to exclude ‘11th hour’ US evidence against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Lawyers for Julian Assange say the US has introduced an 11th hour indictment against the WikiLeaks founder that provides additional grounds for his extradition
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September 07, 2020
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Sep'20
Government DPOs challenged by volume of GDPR work
Data protection officers working across the UK government are finding it tough to keep up with the increased workload generated by GDPR, according to a report
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September 06, 2020
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Sep'20
Why predictive threat intelligence is key
Threat intelligence startup Cyfirma is using virtual agents to gather intelligence on potential cyber attacks that are being coordinated in underground forums before they occur
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September 04, 2020
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Sep'20
Lockdown sees increase in girls applying for GCHQ cyber courses
The shift to online learning saw an increase in participants for its CyberFirst cyber security training programme, GCHQ found
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September 03, 2020
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Sep'20
Phishing scam targets Lloyds Bank customers
Bank customers warned of emails and SMS messages that direct them to a fraudulent site and then request account log-in details
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September 03, 2020
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Sep'20
Only 10% of tech talent have cyber skills to fill skills gap
The UK has a growing need for cyber skills as a result of the pandemic, but few IT professionals have the skills firms actually need
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
One actor behind Magecart skimmer kit
RiskIQ has identified that variations in software tools used for Magecart ecommerce site attacks are based on kits from the same group
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September 03, 2020
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Sep'20
UK businesses hardest hit financially by fallout from cyber attacks, research shows
Latest edition of Hiscox’s annual cyber readiness report suggests UK businesses are among those worst affected by the financial fallout from cyber attacks
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September 03, 2020
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Sep'20
New normal of remote working compounds enterprise security challenges
Sudden changes in priorities, poor network visibility and lack of time cited by Juniper Networks as key issues for security professionals struggling to cope with new norms
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
How Certis is digitising security operations
Certis has developed more than 50 applications in a year to help employees do their jobs better and has set up an AI centre to tap the potential of robotics and video analytics in security
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September 02, 2020
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Sep'20
Northumbria University suffers major disruption after cyber attack
Some exams cancelled as university appoints external specialists to investigate incident
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September 02, 2020
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Sep'20
Mobile workers to form 60% of total US workforce by 2024
IDC offers more evidence of how Covid-19 has changed the face of work in the US, with CIO investment in mobile-based management and security systems to take precedence in 2020 and beyond
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September 01, 2020
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Sep'20
UK government unveils next steps in digital identity plans
Long-awaited response to July 2019 consultation highlights private sector demands for digital identity support from government
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September 01, 2020
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Sep'20
Norway’s corporates want government to support ‘herd immunity’ to cyber attack
Leading business organisations in Norway call on government to play a more active role in improving and coordinating the country’s cyber defences
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September 01, 2020
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Sep'20
Vint Cerf: Why everyone has a role in internet safety
The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the power of internet connectivity. Vint Cerf talks to Computer Weekly about the challenges the internet now faces
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August 28, 2020
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Aug'20
New Zealand activates security services as DDoS outage enters fourth day
New Zealand government calls in its national cyber security agencies to help investigate a continuing cyber attack on the country’s financial systems
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August 28, 2020
28
Aug'20
Machine learning wards off threats at TV studio Bunim Murray
TV studio behind reality hits including The Real World and Keeping Up With The Kardashians turned to Darktrace’s Antigena email protection service to keep its people safe from Covid-19 threats
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August 28, 2020
28
Aug'20
Benefit fraud: Underground trade in stolen identities revealed
A roaring underground trade in stolen identities is undermining the Universal Credit system and could potentially defraud it out of millions of pounds
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August 27, 2020
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Aug'20
DDoS downs New Zealand stock exchange for third day
Distributed denial of service attack from overseas has left stock exchange offline for days
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August 27, 2020
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Aug'20
Tour de France 2020 fans to get virtual experience delivered by NTT
This year’s Tour de France was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. IT services company NTT has teamed up with event organiser ASO to offer a virtual experience to fans who cannot be at the roadside
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August 27, 2020
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Aug'20
NHS whistleblowers’ anonymity at mercy of inadequate trust IT policies and processes
They were clapped in the streets for their bravery at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, but some NHS staff who raise workplace concerns are suffering abuse as a result
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August 27, 2020
27
Aug'20
TikTok CEO clocks off
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned from the firm after just three months
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August 26, 2020
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Aug'20
Avaddon ransomware operators having a go at double extortion
The operators of the Avaddon ransomware seem to be tooling up to leak the data of their victims in addition to holding it to ransom, Cofense researchers confirm
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August 26, 2020
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Aug'20
Government must urgently prioritise digital identity, says tech sector
TechUK calls on government to make digital identity a focus of its digital strategy as the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the ‘urgent need’ for digital IDs
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August 25, 2020
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Aug'20
Microsoft wins on public cloud trust
IT spending set to grow in 2021, with many organisations buying more public cloud services. Security and trust are top buying criteria
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August 25, 2020
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Aug'20
North Korea’s Lazarus targets cryptocurrency vertical
APT group behind the infamous WannaCry incident is targeting cryptocurrency operators, according to new research
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August 25, 2020
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Aug'20
TikTok takes Trump to court
Under-fire video app TikTok files a formal complaint in the federal courts challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to ban it in the US
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August 21, 2020
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Aug'20
TikTok’s GDPR compliance probed amid accusations of data misuse
Dutch privacy organisation SOMI claims TikTok falls short in protecting young users, and that it is likely violating GDPR
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August 21, 2020
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Aug'20
MPs accuse ICO of failing to do its job on contact-tracing data
Cross-party group of MPs say the ICO has failed to enforce data protection standards or hold the government to account over the unlawful Test and Trace programme
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August 21, 2020
21
Aug'20
Australian regulator sues RI Advice for cyber security lapses
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suing RI Advice for cyber security breaches at the financial firm’s authorised representatives
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August 20, 2020
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Aug'20
UKAS rejects ISO certification concerns
UK’s certification body says refreshed guidance is in place to cover the possibility of lapsed ISO certifications
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August 20, 2020
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Aug'20
Social media data leak highlights murky world of data scraping
A data brokerage left its database of 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube profiles exposed to anybody who cared to access it
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August 19, 2020
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Aug'20
HMRC investigates over 10,000 Covid-19 phishing reports
HM Revenue & Customs received thousands of reports of coronavirus phishing scams exploiting its name during April, May and June
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August 19, 2020
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Aug'20
Coronavirus: Thousands of ISO certifications set to lapse
Delays and postponements in the auditing process are putting hard-earned security and data protection certifications at risk of lapsing
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August 19, 2020
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Aug'20
Marriott slapped with class action lawsuit over 2018 breach
Group action brings together millions of victims who stayed at the Starwood hotel chain over a four-year period
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August 18, 2020
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Aug'20
Carnival cruise lines hit by ransomware, customer data stolen
Cruise ship operator is likely to be the victim of a major data breach after customer information is apparently stolen in a ransomware attack
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August 18, 2020
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Aug'20
Reports Oracle to enter TikTok bidding war
Oracle may be about to make a bid to acquire the US operations of TikTok from its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to the FT
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August 17, 2020
17
Aug'20
Comms startup Element helps support secure communications during pandemic
With the huge increase in remote working, Element is using an open, decentralised network to give organisations more control over their communications
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August 17, 2020
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Aug'20
The Security Interviews: How Crest is remaking the future of consultancy
Crest president Ian Glover taught himself cyber security while working on government computing systems in the 1970s and 1980s. Now he is on a decade-spanning mission to change security consultancy models
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August 14, 2020
14
Aug'20
ICO acknowledges GDPR concerns over A-level results scandal
Information Commissioner’s Office says it has engaged with exams regulator Ofqual after its use of an algorithm to calculate A-level grades backfired
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August 14, 2020
14
Aug'20
US decision to file new charges against Julian Assange ‘astonishing and potentially abusive’
Lawyer for WikiLeaks founder slams US decision to serve a second indictment at the 11th hour alleging that Assange conspired with hackers, as a potential abuse of process
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August 14, 2020
14
Aug'20
Russia’s Fancy Bear targets Linux environments with Drovorub malware
The Russian intelligence-linked Fancy Bear group is deploying a new malware called Drovorub against Linux environments as part of a cyber espionage operation, according to US warnings
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August 14, 2020
14
Aug'20
Executive interview: Sri Shivananda, chief technology officer, PayPal
Computer Weekly talks to PayPal’s tech head about the payment provider’s SOA, security, open source and the lockdown