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  • December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

    Group-IB CEO talks up global threat landscape

    Public attribution of cyber attacks could backfire while a global cyber norms framework won’t emerge until a catastrophic incident occurs, says the head of Singapore-based Group-IB

  • December 16, 2019 16 Dec'19

    Barco fixes ClickShare wireless flaw, but users still at risk

    Supplier patches a major vulnerability in its popular ClickShare wireless presentation system with a firmware upgrade, but experts warn that users are not out of the woods yet

  • December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

    Alarm bells ring, the IoT is listening

    With Christmas bearing down on us, a series of vulnerability disclosures has drawn attention to the parlous state of IoT security, and serves as a timely warning to people planning to buy smart devices as gifts

  • December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

    Rapid evolution of quantum computing a concern for CISOs

    With the race to achieve so-called quantum supremacy hotting up, security pros are concerned that it will outpace the development of appropriate safeguards, according to a report

  • December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

    Scottish Justice Committee wants extra powers for biometrics commissioner

    Members of Scottish Parliament in the Justice Committee have welcomed the creation of a biometrics commissioner for Scotland, but want ensure that they have the ‘necessary teeth’ for the job

  • December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

    Public sector still losing user devices in high numbers

    The Ministry of Justice has lost 354 smartphones, PCs, laptops and tablets in the past 12 months, according to a Freedom of Information request, and other government departments are in the same boat