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• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Dundee security research centre opens with support from SBRC

  An £18m hub at Abertay University in Dundee forms the centrepiece of Scotland’s first security research cluster

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Office 365 loophole may give ransomware an easy shot at your files

  Researchers at Proofpoint have discovered potentially dangerous Microsoft Office 365 functionality that they believe may give ransomware a clear shot at files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  Patch Tuesday dogged by concerns over Microsoft vulnerability response

  The last Patch Tuesday in its current form is overshadowed by persistent concerns about how Microsoft deals with vulnerability disclosure

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  MS Azure Synapse vulnerability fixed after six-month slog

  Microsoft patched a critical Azure Synapse vulnerability twice, but each time the researcher who discovered it was able to bypass it with ease, leading to a lengthy saga

• June 13, 2022 13 Jun'22

  Qatar bolsters cyber security in preparation for World Cup

  With hackers honing their cyber weapons to target the upcoming football World Cup, Qatar is busy developing countermeasures and raising awareness

• June 10, 2022 10 Jun'22

  Commercialising open source

  Most software developed today takes advantage of open source, but there are still gaps in understanding what open source means in business

• June 09, 2022 09 Jun'22

  Cyber researchers step in to fill Patch Tuesday’s shoes

  Afraid you’ll miss Patch Tuesday when it’s gone? You’re not alone, but security analysts at Recorded Future are taking action to help the community come to terms with its loss

• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  Software house Mega achieves holistic SaaS security with Synopsys

  Mega International, a supplier of IT management software, turned to Synopsys’s Coverity and Black Duck products to reassure both itself and its customers that its software-as-a-service offerings were built to the best possible security standards

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Researchers discover zero-day Microsoft vulnerability in Office

  Malicious Word documents have been used to invoke a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office without user interaction through Windows utility functions

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Singapore doubles down on quantum technology

  The city-state is shoring up its quantum talent and quantum device manufacturing capabilities in a bid to advance its knowhow in the emerging technology

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Bad bots make up a quarter of APAC’s web traffic

  Bots that run automated tasks have been responsible for stealing personal information among other malicious activities in the Asia-Pacific region, study finds

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  How Ivanti views patch management with a security lens

  Bringing development, operations and security teams together will help organisations to improve their visibility of IT assets and vulnerabilities while keeping threat actors at bay

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Red teaming will be standard in Dutch governmental organisations by 2025

  The Dutch government wants to include the testing of the digital security of systems, processes and people – also known as red teaming – in all of its governmental organisations’ test planning and budgeting by 2025 at the latest

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Open source community sets out path to secure software

  A 10-point plan to improve the security and resilience of open source software was presented this week at a summit in the US

• May 11, 2022 11 May'22

  Emotet has commanding lead on Check Point monthly threat chart

  Emotet remains by some margin the most prevalent malware, according to Check Point’s latest monthly statistics

• May 11, 2022 11 May'22

  Microsoft fixes three zero-days on May Patch Tuesday

  It’s the second-to-last Patch Tuesday as we know it, and Microsoft has fixed a total of 75 bugs, including three zero-days

• May 10, 2022 10 May'22

  CyberUK 22: NCSC refreshes cloud security guidance

  The National Cyber Security Centre is revising its cloud guidance as increasing uptake of potentially vulnerable cloud services puts more organisations at risk of compromise

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Manufacturer sues JPMorgan after cyber criminals stole $272m

  Manufacturer files lawsuit alleging that US bank failed to inform it of suspicious transaction activity

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Log4Shell, ProxyLogon, ProxyShell among most exploited bugs of 2021

  These 15 CVEs were the most commonly exploited last year, and if you haven’t mitigated against them, now is the time

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  Emotet tests new tricks to thwart enhanced security

  The operators of the Emotet botnet seem to be trying to find a way to get around recent changes made by Microsoft to better protect its users

• April 22, 2022 22 Apr'22

  UAE bolsters cyber security

  The United Arab Emirates has successfully improved its security posture amid mounting cyber threats

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Zoom adds new round of cyber security enhancements

  Videoconferencing platform Zoom adds multiple third-party security certifications and service enhancements

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Impact of Lapsus$ attack on Okta less than feared

  Okta’s investigation into Lapsus$ breach of its systems via a Sitel workstation has concluded that the impact was significantly less than the maximum potential

• April 20, 2022 20 Apr'22

  AWS fixes vulnerabilities in Log4Shell hot patch

  AWS issues fixes for a series of Log4Shell hot patches after they turned out to leave its services vulnerable to further exploitation

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  Microsoft patches two zero-days, 10 critical bugs

  Patch Tuesday is here once again. This month, security teams must fix two privilege escalation zero-days in the Windows Common Log File System Driver and the Windows User Profile Service

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  Universal IAM policy failings put cloud environments at risk

  Almost all organisations lack appropriate IAM policy controls to effectively secure their data in the cloud, according to a damning study

• April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

  Singapore to start licensing cyber security service providers

  Those providing penetration testing and SOC services will need to apply for a licence under a new licensing regime that is expected to safeguard consumer interests and improve service standards

• April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

  Open source CMS platform Directus patches XSS bug

  A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Directus platform could have enabled malicious actors to gain access to valuable data

• April 08, 2022 08 Apr'22

  Was Spring4Shell a lot of hot air? No, but...

  Find out why Spring4Shell was apparently not as impactful a security problem as many had at first feared, and why it’s on the cyber community as a whole to do better

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Denonia malware may be first to target AWS Lambda

  The newly discovered Denonia malware appears to be custom designed to target AWS Lambda environments, and may be the first of its kind

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  How remote browser isolation can mitigate cyber threats

  Remote browser isolation can help to mitigate browser-based attacks by separating a user’s browsing activity from the device

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Spring4Shell zero-day sprung on security teams

  Some are describing a newly disclosed Spring Java framework vulnerability as the next Log4Shell, but what is Spring4Shell, and what can we do about it?

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Australia to spend A$9.9bn on intelligence and cyber capabilities

  The Morrison government is investing in a landmark package of measures to shore up the intelligence and cyber security capabilities of the Australian Signals Directorate

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Wave of Log4j-linked attacks targeting VMware Horizon

  Sophos issues a new warning to organisations that have so far failed to patch their VMware Horizon servers against Log4Shell

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Kaspersky CEO: Ukraine war must end through diplomacy

  Eugene Kaspersky speaks out on the war in Ukraine, and rebuffs Germany’s BSI, branding its warnings over his company’s trustworthiness as insulting

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Kubernetes vulnerability underscores repeated security warnings

  The disclosure of a new vulnerability in an important container runtime engine that underpins Kubernetes has drawn fresh warnings to pay attention to securing Kubernetes environments

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Tech brands sign on to HackerOne responsible security drive

  Tech companies sign HackerOne’s new corporate security responsibility pledge to bring cyber out of the shadows and promote effective, secure development practices

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Government to force tech firms to stop fraudsters using their platforms for scams

  Changes to legislation will make social media and search engine firms responsible for preventing fraudsters using their platforms to commit crimes

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  China’s APT41 exploited Log4j within hours

  APT41 compromised multiple government organisations via the Log4Shell exploit within hours of its initial disclosure, Mandiant claims

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Microsoft serves up three zero-days on March Patch Tuesday

  Three zero-days pop up in Microsoft’s March update, along with a number of other noteworthy concerns for defenders

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Use of encrypted Telegram platform soars in Ukraine, Russia

  Encrypted messaging service Telegram is proving a valuable asset to both sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  Cyber companies step up support for Ukraine

  Security companies Bitdefender and Vectra AI are both to offer products and services in support of Ukraine

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  BBC blasted with millions of malicious emails

  Responding to an FoI request, the BBC has revealed it receives more than 300,000 malicious email attacks every day

• February 28, 2022 28 Feb'22

  Ukraine cyber attacks seen spiking, but no destructive cyber war yet

  While cyber attacks linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine are taking place, they are having little impact beyond the region

• February 28, 2022 28 Feb'22

  Cloudflare: Our network is our product

  Cloudflare’s chief product officer explains why its network is its product and how it protects organisations against cyber threats

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  KnowBe4 cyber drama tackles Colonial Pipeline in fourth season

  KnowBe4’s ongoing cyber security training drama, The Inside Man, reaches its fourth season with a plot drawing inspiration from one of the most impactful cyber attacks of 2021

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Salesforce pays out over £2m in bug bounties

  Salesforce says it received more than 4,000 vulnerability reports in 2021 alone as it delivers a rare public update on its bug bounty programme

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  IBM opens cyber security hub in India

  Big Blue’s new cyber security hub, comprising a cyber range, software development facilities and a security operations centre, will serve enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Zoom gains NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus and NHS security badges

  Video platform Zoom has added a number of UK-specific cyber certifications to help it demonstrate its platform is safeguarded against common threats

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  2021 another record year for UK cyber investment

  Total revenue generated by the UK’s cyber sector was up 14% last year, and UK-registered security firms raised over £1bn in investment