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Security policy and user awareness

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Dutch organisations must unite to fight DDoS attacks

  Experts in the Netherlands call on Dutch corporations and institutions to work together to help prevent distributed denial of service attacks

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Most small businesses fail to act after a cyber attack  

  Nearly half of small businesses have suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, yet most fail to take action afterwards, citing lack of budget at the biggest challenge

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Singapore remains hotbed for cyber threats

  Singapore was a victim of advanced persistent threats, phishing and website defacements in 2017, according to the latest threat landscape report by the Cyber Security Agency

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Surface web used in private data sales

  The surface web plays an integral role in the selling of personal information, a report on identify fraud has revealed

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Email-based cyber attacks gathering momentum

  Email-based cyber attacks are gathering momentum and the cost of these attacks are rising, with several hidden costs, a survey of IT professionals in Europe, Middle East and Africa reveals

• June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

  APAC remains a hotbed for software piracy

  The Asia-Pacific region is still seeing the highest use of unlicensed software installations globally, making enterprises more susceptible to cyber attacks from malware

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  Parliamentary computers at risk after staff targeted by phone phishing

  Police are investigating phone phishing attacks targeted against Parliament. Staff warned not to disclose details of their computers to fraudulent callers.

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  Cyber security focus too much on tech, says Domino’s CISO

  Many organisations are still focusing only on technology and compliance, which means their cyber defences are not as solid as they think, according to Domino’s Pizza chief information security officer

• May 25, 2018 25 May'18

  GDPR puts people first, says ICO

  The day of 25 May 2018 marks the biggest change to UK data protection law in a generation, with benefits for businesses and consumers, according to the UK privacy watchdog

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  Pen testers find weaknesses in banks’ cyber security

  Humans are the biggest weakness in banks’ cyber defences, but there are several others that also need attention, penetration testers have revealed

• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  BSI launches kitemark for internet of things devices

  The British Standards Institution has launched a new kitemark for IoT devices, designed to improve consumer trust in the technology

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  IoT and personal devices pose huge security risk to enterprises

  After years of speculation about the risk IoT and personal devices pose to enterprise security, research has revealed the threat is “immense” and probably greater than most firms realise

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  Police Scotland did not inform public of mobile phone searches

  Members of the Scottish Parliament heard that Police Scotland did not conduct impact assessments or give explanations to the public when they were accessing private data on their mobile phones

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Twitter password security bug underlines need for industry change

  Twitter has revealed that a bug in its systems resulted in some passwords being stored in a log in clear text, underlining the need for alternative authentication methods, say industry commentators

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  City Police use Lego simulation to teach businesses cyber security

  City of London Police are offering to train business leaders and IT security in cyber security using a Lego simulation that is surprisingly close to real life