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• September 22, 2017 22 Sep'17

  Nation-state actors responsible for most cyber attacks

  Companies of all sizes may find themselves faced with highly capable state-sponsored cyber attacks, but steps can be taken to shore up defences

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Most UK councils hit by cyber attacks

  A study has revealed that most UK local authorities have suffered cyber attacks in the past year, showing local government is a key target for cyber criminals and that legacy software is a top security concern

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Cyber crime a significant risk to individuals and organisations

  Cyber crime is still a significant risk to individuals and organisations, a report claims, with the top threats including business email compromise, ransomware, and banking and mobile malware

• September 14, 2017 14 Sep'17

  Government aligns data laws with GDPR

  The UK government announces details of its data protection law that will align with the EU’s GDPR

• September 12, 2017 12 Sep'17

  Government wants to remain in EU cyber security club after Brexit

  The UK government wants to maintain deep links with the European Union’s cyber security working groups following Britain’s exit from the bloc in 2019

• September 08, 2017 08 Sep'17

  Millions of customer records compromised in Equifax breach

  Major security breach unfolded over a two-month period, and is thought to have affected 143 million customers in the US, as well as an undisclosed number of Britons and Canadians

• September 05, 2017 05 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

• September 01, 2017 01 Sep'17

  Content delivery innovation improves user experience for e-tailer

  WorldStores Group, the owner of a number of online home and lifestyle retail brands, has transformed its customer experience with enhanced content delivery capabilities from Instart Logic

• August 31, 2017 31 Aug'17

  Instagram fixes API blamed for celebrity data leaks

  Instagram says it has fixed the API responsible for enabling hackers to access some personal details of high-profile users of the service

• August 30, 2017 30 Aug'17

  Researcher finds over 711 million compromised email accounts

  A security researcher has discovered a spambot using more than 711 million compromised email accounts to spread data-stealing malware

• August 28, 2017 28 Aug'17

  VMware making bigger push into cloud, cyber security

  The virtualisation bigwig is making it easier for VMware customers to adopt public cloud services, starting with a partnership with Amazon Web Services

• August 25, 2017 25 Aug'17

  Security professionals name top causes of breaches

  Security professionals have named the top reasons for successful cyber attacks, which are affecting more than half of organisations

• August 24, 2017 24 Aug'17

  UK business welcomes government post-Brexit data sharing plan

  Business has welcomed government proposals for data protection to enable unhindered data sharing with the EU after Brexit

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  Industrial robots a security risk, warns IOActive

  Some of the most popular industrial and domestic robot brands have various vulnerabilities that could by exploited by cyber attackers, a research paper warns

• August 21, 2017 21 Aug'17

  NotPetya highlights cyber risk in shipping industry

  Malware attack has shown that the shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber attacks, with Danish shipping giant Maersk reporting potential cost of up to $300m

• August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17

  School leavers urged to look at cyber security apprenticeships

  Cyber security apprenticeships are a good alternative to ‘clearing’ and debts, according to security certification body, Crest

• August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17

  UK rail passengers don’t trust on-board Wi-Fi

  YouGov survey commissioned by Cobham Wireless finds UK commuters are increasingly frustrated with connectivity standards on the rail network

• August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17

  Developers lack skills needed for secure DevOps, survey shows

  The growing demand for developers with security skills is outpacing supply, but a survey reveals that a lack of formal security education and training by employers is contributing to the growing skills gap

• August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17

  NotPetya attack cost up to $300m, says Maersk

  Danish shipping line Maersk estimates that the NotPetya cyber attack in June cost the company up to $300m

• August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17

  Hackers hit Holyrood with Westminster-style brute-force attack

  The Scottish parliament has been hit by a cyber attack similar to the one that struck Westminster in June

• August 15, 2017 15 Aug'17

  Leaked SMB exploits make malware powerful, warns Cylance

  Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers

• August 11, 2017 11 Aug'17

  Malicious email spikes in Q2, reports Proofpoint

  Malicious email campaigns saw a spike in volume and increased variety in the second quarter of 2017, a cyber security report reveals

• August 11, 2017 11 Aug'17

  Russian cyber espionage group targeting hotel Wi-Fi

  A Russian cyber espionage group is targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks to carry out malware infections and potentially steal credentials, researchers warn

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  China tests hack-proof quantum satellite communications

  China has tested a prototype communication system that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to make it impossible for hackers to access

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  New TalkTalk fine takes total for poor data protection to £500,000

  Information Commissioner’s Office fines TalkTalk for putting up to 21,000 customers’ details at risk of exposure prior to September 2014

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  IT pros urged to support ‘WannaCry hero’ Marcus Hutchins

  Computer experts fear chilling effect on security research over US arrest of Marcus Hutchins who halted the spread of the WannaCry ransomware

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  Gov.uk Verify fails to meet key business case targets

  Government’s controversial online identity system has missed important milestones that formed the basis of its original 2015 business case

• August 08, 2017 08 Aug'17

  WannaCry hero due in court on malware charges

  The Briton who played a key role in halting the global WannaCry ransomware attacks is due in court in the US to face charges in connection with the Kronos banking Trojan

• August 08, 2017 08 Aug'17

  NIS Directive plans show UK is serious about tackling cyber threats

  UK government plans to implement the EU’s Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive have been welcomed for assuring its commitment to cyber defence post-Brexit

• August 07, 2017 07 Aug'17

  Gaming apps ‘main source’ of mobile phishing attacks, research shows

  Analysis of 100,000 corporate devices shows more than a quarter of traffic going to phishing domains was from gaming apps

• August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17

  Cyber criminals make it difficult to follow the money

  Following the money is a classic technique used by law enforcement to link criminals to crimes by tracing associated financial exchanges, but that may not be easy in the case of the WannaCry attacks

• August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17

  Voice control in BBC iPlayer pilot demos Microsoft's AI ambitions

  An internal BBC pilot in collaboration with Microsoft shows how voice control could be used on the iPlayer TV streaming app

• August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17

  Ransom DDoS attacks on the rise

  The use of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to extort money from organisations is on the rise, warns security firm Kaspersky Lab

• August 02, 2017 02 Aug'17

  Apple share price reaches record high on quarterly results

  Apple’s share price rose 6% in after-hours trading to reach a record high in response to the company’s quarterly financial report

• August 01, 2017 01 Aug'17

  Why Facebook’s AI termination raises safety concerns

  Revelations that researchers at Facebook had to switch off two bots that went rogue have raised questions about the safety of artificial intelligence

• July 28, 2017 28 Jul'17

  CIA hacking tools for Mac OS and Linux exposed by WikiLeaks

  WikiLeaks has exposed hacking tools targeting the Mac and Linux operating systems in the latest of its series of leaks allegedly from the US Central Intelligence Agency

• July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17

  Radiation detection devices open to cyber attack, researcher finds

  A security researcher has discovered numerous security flaws in multiple devices that are used to detect radiation in critical facilities

• July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17

  Adobe to kill off Flash Player by end of 2020

  Adobe has announced it is to stop updating and distributing Flash Player in just over three years’ time

• July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17

  North Korean web users enjoy Amazon, Facebook and YouTube, report claims

  Threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future claims that the North Korean elite are as plugged in to the worldwide web as any western citizen

• July 25, 2017 25 Jul'17

  Big data means big risk, Swedish Transport Agency leak shows

  The Swedish Transport Agency exposed sensitive information by transferring its databases to a third party cloud provider without following data protection procedures

• July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17

  Tech disruption forces CEOs to rethink leadership

  Headline figures from KPMG’s Outlook 2017 survey of 1500 CEOs shows that 40% expect technology innovation to cause major disruption

• July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17

  Retail data breaches still high as GDPR deadline looms

  As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation compliance deadline approaches, retail data breaches remain unacceptably high, a data threat report reveals

• July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17

  TSB to introduce iris scan authentication in September 2017

  TSB customers will soon be able to access their mobile bank accounts through iris scanning, which is regarded as the most secure biometric authentication available

• July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17

  Newcastle council data leak shows need for security automation

  Leak of child adoption information by Newcastle City Council resulted from accidental email attachment by employee

• July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17

  IBM results show slow transition to new business model

  Cognitive is one of the cornerstones of IBM’s ‘strategic imperatives’, yet building out a portfolio of products and services will take time, IBM’s CFO admits

• July 17, 2017 17 Jul'17

  IBM claims breakthrough in mainframe encryption

  IBM says its new mainframe ushers in a new era of data protection in response to a call to action from chief information security officers and security experts worldwide

• July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17

  Defence minister opens £3m cyber security centre in Gloucester

  UK minister for defence procurement has opened Lockheed Martin’s job-creating cyber security centre aimed at boosting UK cyber defence capability and skills

• July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17

  NHS urged to spend extra cyber defence funds wisely

  The NHS has been urged to invest wisely in cyber defences after the government announced plans to increase data security funding by millions of pounds in response to the Caldicott review

• July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17

  Australia to push ahead with decryption plans

  The Australian government remains undaunted in requiring tech firms to provide access to encrypted communications in law enforcement efforts

• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers

  Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers