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Web application security
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
European cyber attacks up nearly a third in first quarter 2018
The volume of cyber attacks hitting digital transactions in Europe was up by almost a third in the first quarter of 2018 compared with same period a year ago, a report reveals
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April 18, 2018
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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
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April 11, 2018
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Apr'18
Government to set up £13.5m cyber security centre
Located at the 2012 Olympic Park, the London Cyber Innovation Centre could create up to 2,000 jobs in cyber security
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March 28, 2018
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Mar'18
Facebook announces more privacy control updates
Social media giant updates privacy settings and tools in response to the unfolding controversy over Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data for political campaigns
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March 26, 2018
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Mar'18
Dutch SMEs’ cyber security is insufficient
Nowhere in the Netherlands is digitisation as big as it is in small and medium-sized enterprises, but the sector still has a lot to do in terms of cyber security
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March 09, 2018
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Mar'18
Cryptojacking cyber criminals up their game
Cyber criminals hijacking computing resources to mine for cryptocurrencies are raising their efforts to bypass enterprise security controls, researchers have found
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March 08, 2018
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Mar'18
Mac malware more than doubled in 2017
Malware targeting Apple Mac computers more than doubled from 2016 to 2017, according to security firm Malwarebytes
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February 16, 2018
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Feb'18
Tech industry signs cyber security charter
Nine technology organisations have signed a cyber security charter aimed at raising the level of cyber security internationally
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February 14, 2018
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Feb'18
Telegram zero-day exploit is a warning
The discovery of an exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in the Telegram messaging app demonstrates that not all “secure” apps are automatically safe, security experts have warned
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February 12, 2018
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Feb'18
FS-ISAC enables safer financial data sharing with API
The global financial industry's body for cyber and physical threat intelligence analysis and sharing has published an API to facilitate safer sharing of consumer financial information
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February 12, 2018
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Feb'18
Criminals hijack government sites to mine cryptocurrency used to hide wealth
Europol says criminals are hiding billions in cryptocurrencies, as thousands of government and other websites have reportedly been used to hijack computers to mine more
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February 12, 2018
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Feb'18
PyeongChang Winter Games hit by cyber attack
Although critical operations were not affected by the incident, event organisers at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics had to shut down servers and the official games website to prevent further damage
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February 05, 2018
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Feb'18
Lauri Love plans to use ‘internet as a force for good’
Engineering student Lauri Love says he plans to help businesses fight cyber crime, after the court of appeal ruled that he can be tried in the UK for allegedly hacking US computer systems, rather than face extradition to the US
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February 05, 2018
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Feb'18
Researchers discover malicious Chrome extensions
Security researchers have discovered a new botnet delivered via malicious Chrome extensions designed to hijack computers to mine cryptocurrency and record victims’ every move
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February 02, 2018
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Feb'18
ASEAN nations among worst hit by cryptocurrency-mining operation
Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia recorded high download numbers for the XMRig software that was surreptitiously slipped into user devices to mine Monero
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January 31, 2018
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Jan'18
Many businesses still using outdated security, says Troy Hunt
Too many businesses are using out-of-date approaches to security, a world-renowned cyber security author and trainer warns
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January 31, 2018
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Jan'18
UK finance sector cyber security pros admit shocking practices
UK financial sector IT security teams face immense challenges that are undermining business opportunities and continuity in financial services, a survey reveals
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January 23, 2018
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Jan'18
Facebook offers funding to secure the internet
Facebook has announced that it is offering funding for research into ways of improving internet security
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January 22, 2018
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Jan'18
Taking complexity out of cyber security
The key to improving the cyber security posture of organisations is to keep complexity at bay, according to a senior Microsoft executive
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January 11, 2018
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Jan'18
Mobile app flaws are a risk to industrial IT systems, says report
Cyber security vulnerabilities in mobile applications could be exploited to compromise industrial network infrastructure, a report warns
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January 10, 2018
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Jan'18
UAE tech growth prompts firms to review internal IT security
As IT becomes more prominent in the UAE economy, more and more internal connections between people and systems are created, all of which need to be secured
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January 09, 2018
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Jan'18
Cyber attacks in 2017 drive Nordic security efforts
The volume of cyber attacks last year has increased boardroom focus on security in the Nordic region
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January 08, 2018
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Jan'18
Sweden steps up cyber defence measures
Sweden is tightening up its cyber security defences as part of a wider national security strategy
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January 03, 2018
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Jan'18
Top IT priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2018
Nordic CIOs tell Computer Weekly about their intentions for the year ahead
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December 21, 2017
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Dec'17
IT Priorities 2018: South Korea to spend more on big data and IoT
South Korean companies are expected to spend more in emerging technologies as well as move more workloads to the cloud in the coming year
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December 20, 2017
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Dec'17
UK government blames North Korea for WannaCry cyber attack
The UK and US governments say a North Korean group was responsible for the ransomware attacks that hit the NHS and other organisations globally this year
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December 19, 2017
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Dec'17
Kaspersky Lab appeals US ban
Russian security software giant appeals US government's decision to ban the use of its products in federal agencies
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December 13, 2017
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Dec'17
Singapore’s defence ministry starts bug bounty programme
Bug bounty programme will offer rewards of up to S$20,000 for identifying loopholes in internet-facing systems used by defence and military personnel
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December 04, 2017
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Dec'17
The Dutch government defines cyber threat actors
The Dutch government commissions the creation of a scientific classification of individuals and groups involved in cyber crime
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December 04, 2017
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Dec'17
Barclays Bank stops offering Kaspersky software to new users
Bank is no longer offering customers Kaspersky anti-virus software after UK security agency issues warning
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November 29, 2017
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Nov'17
Lauri Love would face ‘medieval’ conditions in US prison if extradited over hacking charges
Engineering student Lauri Love should be tried in the UK, court hears, as new evidence is presented on the “medieval” conditions in US jails for people with medical problems
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November 21, 2017
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Nov'17
Ransomware rages on with no signs of abating
The rampant digital extortion facilitated by ransomware in 2017 will continue next year, with healthcare and industrial systems expected to be new prime targets
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November 06, 2017
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Nov'17
Any online business a target of DDoS attacks
Any business that is online is susceptible to denial of service attacks and should ensure it has the capability to mitigate such attacks, says an industry practitioner who explains how
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October 30, 2017
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Oct'17
Messaging apps a growing business security risk, study shows
Businesses should introduce urgent policy changes to catch up with the reality of employees’ use of messaging apps, which is a growing security risk, say security researchers
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October 18, 2017
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Oct'17
Google debuts additional identity protection services
Google has rolled out new identity protection features across its account base, including advanced protection for at-risk users
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October 17, 2017
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Oct'17
RSA’s Middle East cyber security conference gains its own identity
RSA Abu Dhabi conference focuses on region’s cyber security needs as digital technology deployments expand
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October 13, 2017
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Oct'17
Cyber security a business necessity
Cyber security is a business necessity, according to the T-Mobile security chief in Poland
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October 05, 2017
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Oct'17
Singapore’s public sector finds agility and speed in AWS
City-state’s government has been able to meet peak demands and address security issues through a cloud-based web-hosting platform powered by Amazon Web Services
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September 22, 2017
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Sep'17
High percentage of education organisations were victims of DNS attacks in 2016, survey finds
The majority of worldwide education organisations were hit with a DNS attack in 2016, according to a survey from EfficientIP
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September 18, 2017
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Sep'17
UAE banks share information to combat cyber threats
Banks in the United Arab Emirates will share information on cyber attacks through a platform instigated by the country’s banking federation
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September 18, 2017
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Sep'17
Heads roll as Equifax reveals 400,000 Britons affected by breach
Equifax replaces two senior staff members as it reveals how many Britons were hit by a massive data breach that affected millions of consumers
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September 14, 2017
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Sep'17
Equifax confirms massive data breach was result of missed patch
Equifax appears to have failed to roll out a patch that might have stopped the massive breach of its systems
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September 05, 2017
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Sep'17
UK universities increasingly targeted by cyber criminals
Cyber attacks are turning their attention to UK universities, with research being the main prize
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September 05, 2017
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Sep'17
People with non-IT backgrounds could help fill cyber security skills gap
Organisations should look to fill cyber security roles with people who are curious and have work experience rather than focusing solely on graduates
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August 23, 2017
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Aug'17
UK business urged to do more as ID fraud continues to rise
Identity fraud continued to increase at a record rate in the first half of 2017, reaching epidemic levels, a fraud data report has revealed
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August 11, 2017
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Aug'17
Manufacturing a key target for cyber attacks
Manufacturers are a key and growing target for cyber criminals, a threat intelligence report reveals
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August 09, 2017
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Aug'17
Websites giving hackers easy access, audit reveals
Many company websites still contain critical vulnerabilities that cyber criminals can use to carry out a variety of cyber attacks, a security audit shows
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August 04, 2017
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Aug'17
Security audits reveal poor state of corporate cyber defences
Critical vulnerabilities detected in 47% of corporate systems investigated in security audits by Positive Technologies
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July 26, 2017
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Jul'17
Nordic digitisation brings unwanted consequence of heightened cyber security risks
The Nordic region is becoming highly connected – which has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
London security centre handed £14.5m to get off the ground
The government is to fund a new cyber security innovation centre in the capital and has launched a competition to develop and design it