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Web application security
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July 25, 2016
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Jul'16
Australia’s security software spending sees growth spurt
Australian enterprises are increasingly investing in security software as the threats to data continue to multiply
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July 12, 2016
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Jul'16
IBM sets up security centre in Canberra
IBM leads the charge as large private businesses invest heavily in security resources across Australia in an attempt to close the security gap
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July 12, 2016
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Jul'16
Gulf-based Rotana Hotels centralises IT security
Hotel group implements centralised security management to proactively protect endpoints and achieve accurate security information
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June 23, 2016
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Jun'16
Rapid7 discloses remote code execution flaw in Swagger
Rapid7 researchers warn businesses of remote execution vulnerability in the Swagger programming tool
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June 22, 2016
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Jun'16
Singapore to block internet access for its public servants from 2017
From May 2017, most of Singapore’s public servants will not be able to access the internet from their workstations
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June 22, 2016
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Jun'16
CESG issues challenge to information security professionals
CESG technical director Jonathan Lawrence tells The Cyber Security Summit that information security professionals need to deliver security controls that help business users achieve their goals securely
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June 14, 2016
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Jun'16
IT and security pros divided about application security, survey shows
There is a huge gap between IT and security professionals around several key aspects of application security, a survey reveals
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June 09, 2016
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Jun'16
Cyber crime is serious business, shows Imperva report
If organisations want to fight cyber crime, they need to get serious and they need to get professional about it, says Imperva CTO Amichai Shulman
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May 26, 2016
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May'16
Avoiding a security nightmare at South Australia’s Catholic schools
Taking on the challenge of securing student and organisational data while ensuring easy access to resources
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May 09, 2016
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May'16
Two-thirds of UK businesses hit by cyber security breaches, but directors remain unaware
Two-thirds of large UK businesses are hit by cyber security attacks, but directors aren’t told about them, according to a government sponsored report
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May 03, 2016
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May'16
Gov.uk Verify misses April go-live target
The Government Digital Service didn’t meet its target of taking identity assurance service Verify out of beta by the end of April, but is “nearly there”, according to programme director Janet Hughes
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April 26, 2016
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Apr'16
Business failing to learn lessons of past cyber attacks, report shows
Organisations are still failing to address basic security issues and well-known attack methods, Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report reveals
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April 19, 2016
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Apr'16
Research identifies organised cyber threat to Australia
Researchers have identified the profiles of cyber criminals and identified the one that is the biggest threat to Australian organisations
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April 15, 2016
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Apr'16
Israeli volunteers ready their cyber defences as Anonymous affiliates attack
Every April, Israel braces itself for an onslaught from pro-Palestinian hackers, but the occupants of a small conference room in Tel Aviv stand in their way
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April 12, 2016
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Apr'16
Collaboration vital to reduce economic impact of CNI cyber attack
The interconnected nature of critical national infrastructure (CNI) means the impact of the risk and the cost of a cyber attack grows exponentially every day
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April 11, 2016
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Apr'16
Activist Lauri Love faces order to disclose encryption keys
The UK’s National Crime Agency takes an unusual legal step to force a former university student accused of hacking to disclose encryption keys
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April 04, 2016
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Apr'16
Enterprise IT conference comes to the Nordics
IP Expo is holding an event focused on the Nordic region for the first time as countries such as Sweden and Finland become leaders in enterprise IT
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April 04, 2016
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Apr'16
EY invests heavily in Singapore IT expertise
New centres of excellence will offer business transformation strategy, cyber security, analytics and manufacturing capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region
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March 21, 2016
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Mar'16
The cyber threat to eastern European enterprises
Organisations in eastern Europe are targets for cyber criminals and although they are aware of it, they often fail to protect themselves against it
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March 14, 2016
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Mar'16
New UK law will criminalise failure to hack on demand
MPs have been given only two weeks to read 1,200 pages of documents which disclose new powers to require technology companies to install secret surveillance capabilities in software, computer equipment or networks
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March 01, 2016
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Mar'16
Cyber security professionals in Singapore could get 20% pay rise
E-commerce and cyber security professionals in Singapore could gain 10 to 20% pay rises if they move companies, due to increased demand of niche IT skills
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February 23, 2016
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Feb'16
MasterCard selfie payment system to be launched in US after Dutch success
MasterCard rolls out fingerprint and facial recognition identification technology for online payments following a successful Dutch pilot
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February 22, 2016
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Feb'16
MWC 2016: Faulty mobiles usually users’ fault, report claims
Consumer behaviour seems to be the primary cause of faulty mobile devices, reports Blancco Technology Group
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February 19, 2016
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Feb'16
Australian C-suite executives fail to take security seriously
Australia’s executives need to get their heads out of the sand when it comes to cyber security and realise they are part of the solution
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February 03, 2016
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Feb'16
Most UK firms lack cyber resilience, Ponemon study shows
Despite understanding the severity of cyber threats, most UK companies are not resilient to attacks and lack confidence in their ability to recover
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January 29, 2016
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Jan'16
HSBC online services hit by DDoS attack
HSBC was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which targeted its online personal banking services.
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January 29, 2016
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Jan'16
The need for cyber security skills in Australia balloons
Demand for people with the right mix of skills to keep organisations in Australia safe from cyber attack is far in excess of supply
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January 28, 2016
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Jan'16
Islamic State in recruitment spree for Indian hackers
Islamic State is recruiting hackers in India to steal sensitive data from governments with offers worth as much as $10,000 a job
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January 21, 2016
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Jan'16
Revamped Dridex Trojan continues to plunder UK banks
Cyber criminals operating the revamped Dridex malware are targeting business accounts at UK banks
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January 15, 2016
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Jan'16
Countries underestimate risk of cyber attack, says WEF
Cyber attacks are one of the most serious risks facing global economies, according to the World Economic Forum's 2016 risk report
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January 15, 2016
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Jan'16
GMB union gets good response from MPs over British Airways IT outsourcing concerns
MPs will try to set up a meeting with BA senior management to discuss union’s concerns over outsourcing of IT jobs to Indian supplier TCS
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January 12, 2016
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Jan'16
More endpoints managed is security concern, say IT services firms
The rising number of devices connected to corporate networks is a security challenge for the IT services firms managing these endpoints
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January 07, 2016
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Jan'16
Half of UK banks have insecure SSL
A UK-based security company has revealed that half of UK banks are using out-of-date security technology
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January 07, 2016
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Jan'16
French intelligence ‘could have prevented Paris attacks'
A former US intelligence director turned whistleblower tells MPs and peers that bulk collection of internet and phone data is putting lives at risk
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January 05, 2016
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Jan'16
Surveillance tribunal refers child privacy claim to information commissioner
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has referred a complaint to the UK information commissioner that the US National Security Agency is intercepting children's internet activities
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January 04, 2016
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Jan'16
IT security predictions for Australian organisations in 2016
What IT security challenges should Australian organisations expect in the new year?
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December 24, 2015
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Dec'15
Top 10 IT security stories of 2015
Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on IT security in the past 12 months
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December 23, 2015
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Dec'15
The Higher Education Academy gives universities £500,000 to develop cyber security specialists
The Department for Culture, Media and Sports has partnered with the Higher Education Academy to provide universities with funding and support to train cyber security specialists
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December 03, 2015
03
Dec'15
Veracode finds most web apps fail Owasp security check list
The findings of a report on critical vulnerabilities in most web applications is raising concerns over potential security vulnerabilities in millions of websites
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December 03, 2015
03
Dec'15
Workday ringfences support in Europe after Safe Harbour ruled unsafe
US cloud HR and financial services provider reponds to Safe Harbour failure by ringfencing European data
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November 25, 2015
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Nov'15
Case study: South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust in big push on mobile working
Healthcare trust works to digitise records and increase mobile working in acute and community settings
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November 18, 2015
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Nov'15
CGI tempts Nordic customers with Finnish cyber security centre
IT supplier CGI has opened a Nordic cyber security centre to help it serve organisations in the region with the same service levels it provides US clients
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November 09, 2015
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Nov'15
Relaxed attitudes in Australia stalling IT security investment
The relaxed attitude to IT security in Australia is holding back much-needed investment in security technology
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October 27, 2015
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Oct'15
Police arrest teenager over TalkTalk hack
Police are interviewing and searching the home of a 15-year-old boy in Northern Ireland in connection with a hack attack on TalkTalk that was feared to have exposed personal details of four million customers
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October 26, 2015
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Oct'15
Cyber criminals target Singapore with banking Trojans
Singapore is a top target for hackers and, in the second quarter of 2015, it was the country most targeted by cyber criminals using Trojans
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October 12, 2015
12
Oct'15
Singapore strives to counter rising surge of cyber attacks
Organisations in Singapore are raising their game to increase cyber security resources and education in a bid to counter the rising tide of cyber attacks
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October 08, 2015
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Oct'15
Take part in the Computer Weekly Technology Industry Survey 2016
Share your views in Computer Weekly’s annual Technology Industry Survey, which provides an insight into the trends, challenges and aspirations of today’s IT professionals
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October 06, 2015
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Oct'15
Researchers find credential-stealing webmail server APT attack
Security researchers have discovered a new and unique advanced persistent threat (APT) technique that involves a malicious module loaded onto a webmail server
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September 25, 2015
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Sep'15
Brit spooks snoop on users of the BBC, Facebook, Google and more
Documents handed to The Intercept by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that GCHQ has harvested data from users of search engine, social media, news and adult websites, as well as online radio
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September 21, 2015
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Sep'15
Apple cleans out App Store after XcodeGhost malware breach
Apple takes action after Chinese XcodeGhost malware affects an undisclosed number of apps on the company's App Store