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Network security management

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  Public procurement key to cyber security

  Using public procurement as a means of boosting cyber security is the top recommendation for 2019, according to a report based on expert views

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  CenturyLink opens Singapore SOC amid security services boom

  US telco’s second Asia-Pacific security operations centre in Singapore is one of eight globally as it bids to carve a slice of the security services market

• January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19

  Millions of industrial remote controllers open to attack

  Millions of industrial remote controllers are open to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in the radio frequency technology used, a study has revealed

• December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18

  Top 10 network stories of 2018

  2018 was the year when software-defined networking, and more specifically software-defined WANs, took centre stage. We look back at a transformative year for the world of the network manager

• December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2018

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT security stories of 2018

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  APAC cyber security landscape to be more tumultuous in 2019

  Amid growing cyber threats, the Asia-Pacific cyber security landscape will not get any rosier in 2019 unless organisations start shoring up their cyber hygiene

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Mobile security needs a rethink for the 5G era

  A report released through the government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials programme has recommended the UK rethink its mobile security strategy

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Broadband coverage improved through 2018, says Ofcom

  Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report reveals that the number of people who cannot receive a 10Mbps broadband connection has halved

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  O2 expected to pursue Ericsson for compensation over 24-hour stoppage

  Mobile network operator could seek up to £100m in damages from its supplier, which failed to update expired software certificates, causing a day-long outage

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  O2 outage highlights importance of software certificate audits

  A major outage on the O2 4G mobile network was caused by an expired certificate and could easily have been avoided, it has emerged

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Fileless malware surge, warns Malwarebytes report 

  Data from millions of consumers reveals an uptick in fileless malware and other new-generation malware that calls for a new cyber security approach, report reveals

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  China demands release of arrested Huawei CFO

  The Chinese government has called for the release of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was detained in Canada at the weekend

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Software failure paralyses O2’s 4G network

  O2 is racing to fix a major outage on its 4G network that has left millions of mobile subscribers without access to data services

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  BT moves to strip Huawei kit from EE’s network

  Telco will remove Huawei’s networking equipment from the core of EE’s 4G mobile network

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Symantec unveils AI-based protection for critical infrastructure

  Cyber security firm has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first neural network to protect critical infrastructure from USB-borne malware attacks

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Why is hiring a government chief security officer such a tricky business?

  Security bosses and CIOs weigh in on why they think the government is struggling to recruit a chief security officer

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Norway’s IT industry must tackle security vulnerabilities

  Report reveals growing threat posed by “hostile foreign actors” against Norway’s IT systems and critical national infrastructure

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  APAC firms warm up to SD-WAN to solve networking woes

  A third of enterprises in the APAC region have already deployed SD-WAN at most of their sites, while 55% are in the process of doing so, a study shows

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18

  Optus to acquire Hivint in cyber security deal

  The deal is expected to bolster the telco’s security pedigree in a market that is grappling with more data breaches and cyber incidents

• October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18

  Airbus secures European institutions against cyber threat

  Airbus CyberSecurity has partnered with Atos to help protect 17 European government institutes from cyber attacks

• October 03, 2018 03 Oct'18

  Companies failing to recognise the internal cyber threat

  The focus at many companies is on external cyber threats, and internal threats are being overlooked as a consequence, a researcher warns

• October 03, 2018 03 Oct'18

  Rise in data-stealing Betabot malware

  Researchers are warning about an increase in Betabot malware after detecting multiple infections in recent weeks, underlining the importance of software patching

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Cyber attackers are increasingly exploiting RDP, warns FBI

  Businesses should to act to reduce the likelihood of compromise from cyber attackers exploiting the remote desktop protocol, warns the FBI

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Network growth brings management challenges

  As enterprise networks grow, so do the challenges of managing them effectively, says a report compiled by Oracle’s communications unit

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Business is at inflection point for proactive cyber security

  The time is ripe for proactive cyber security, but many organisations must first overcome four key obstacles to achieve effective protection, according to a research report

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Norwegian state discusses vulnerabilities with IT sector

  Government is collaborating with the country’s IT industry to improve the availability of security expertise

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  MI5 admits to ‘unlawful’ spying on Privacy International

  The UK's intelligence agencies acted unlawfully by intercepting communications data on NGO, Privacy International, the UK's most secret court ruled.

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  AI is crucial element of security strategy in the IoT era

  Machine learning and network visibility for users and internet of things devices are essential to battle threats inside the enterprise, according to a new report

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  Singapore government to start bug bounty programme

  Singapore’s bug bounty programme will help the authorities identify cyber blind spots and benchmark its defences against skilled hackers

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  GCHQ mass surveillance regime was in breach of human rights law, European court rules

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that the UK’s collection of bulk interception of communications data lacked adequate oversight and safeguards and was in breach of human rights law

• September 11, 2018 11 Sep'18

  Higher education sector's poor response to cyber threats laid bare in EfficientIP report

  The 2018 EfficientIP Global DNS Report shines a light on how ill-prepared the higher education sector is for handling cyber threats

• September 11, 2018 11 Sep'18

  British Airways data breach: Security researchers name suspects and query attack timeline

  Security researchers claim to have pinpointed the cause and perpetrators of the British Airways data breach, and also claim the attackers may have had access to its customer data for far longer than previously thought

• September 10, 2018 10 Sep'18

  Cyber criminals outspend businesses in cyber security battle

  Cybercriminals are flexing their financial might and UK organisations are facing more attacks as a result

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  New Zealand to run national cyber security exercise

  The island-nation will test the resilience of its critical infrastructure in November 2018, bringing together multiple agencies to protect assets of national significance

• August 16, 2018 16 Aug'18

  Global infosec spending to top $114bn in 2018, says Gartner

  The need for improved detection, response and privacy is driving the demand for security products and services in response to security risks, business needs and industry changes, Gartner reveals

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  FBI warns of global ATM cyber crime spree

  The FBI has issued a warning to banks that cyber criminals are planning to steal millions in a coordinated worldwide attack on cash machines

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Millions of businesses vulnerable to fax-based cyber attack

  Hackers could exploit security vulnerabilities in fax machines to launch cyber attacks in millions of organisations around the world, researchers warn, underlining the need for cyber resilience

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Brace for more Triton-like attacks, researchers warn

  The world has not seen the last of industrial control system (ICS) attacks like Triton, researchers have warned

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Industrial control systems a specialised cyber target

  Cyber attackers specialising in industrial control systems are fast, efficient and able to move between IT and OT environments, a study has revealed

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Virus outbreak at iPhone chip plant could delay shipments

  A computer virus at an iPhone chip manufacturing plant could delay shipments of Apple’s latest smartphones, but the impact will be limited, say analysts

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  UK security centre to launch IoT security standard

  The London-based Centre for Strategic Cyber Space and Security Science is working on an internet of things security standard and has roped in participants from eight markets

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Briton ran pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign that helped Trump deny Russian links

  A British IT manager and former hacker from Darlington ran a disinformation campaign that duped former US intelligence agents and provided Donald Trump with manufactured “evidence” to deny that Russia interfered with the US election

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Brace for PowerGhost cryptominer, warns Kaspersky Lab

  Corporate networks are the target of a new illicit cryptocurrency mining malware that is difficult to detect and eradicate, security researchers warn