IT security

Cisco Live Europe: Intent-based networking meets the IoT head-on

Networking and communications technology supplier Cisco plans to bring intent-based networking techniques to bear on the internet of things Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Steps to improve an application environment and fix flaws

Eliminating application security flaws from an enterprise's server can be a complex task. Learn steps to take in order to improve application security with expert Kevin Beaver. Continue Reading

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• Kevin Beaver, Principle Logic, LLC

How to accelerate digital identity in the UK

Trusted online relationships are essential to the digital economy, but the UK is lagging behind. What needs to be done? Continue Reading

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• David Black, ID Crowd

Airbus investigates personnel data breach

Intruders were detected in the information systems of manufacturer’s commercial aircraft business, highlighting the need for a new approach to data protection Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Facebook profit up despite privacy failings

Social media giant reports profit gains for the last quarter and the past year, despite a string of privacy blunders that came to light in 2018 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Cyber insurance uptake growing, but not all firms convinced

The adoption of cyber insurance is expected to grow, but one in three companies still are not sold on the benefits, a survey shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

YouTuber impersonation scam not new, say researchers

Scam that tricked users into clicking on phishing links has affected tens of thousands of victims and has been active for several years, say security researchers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Unconfigured IoT is a security risk, warns researcher

Internet of things researcher says unconfigured internet-connected devices are a largely unrecognised cyber security risk to businesses and consumers, and welcomes the increased likelihood of UK IoT legislation Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

How traffic scrubbing can guard against DDoS attacks

Although most scrubbing services can help fend off distributed denial of service attacks, a more comprehensive mitigation strategy is required to remain unscathed Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

No-deal Brexit would undermine digital economy, BCS warns

Skills, funding and the free flow of data are all at risk, says the chartered institute for IT Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How a Windows antimalware tool helps endpoint security

The Windows Defender Antivirus program was updated to include sandbox network security. Learn why this is so important and why security professionals have been asking for it. Continue Reading

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• Nick Lewis

How To Save IT From Drowning In Its Own Self-Containerised World (and other stories)

Anyone out there right now could be more than excused for thinking we're drowning in security start-ups; too many "me too" vendors trying to resolve the same perceived problems - niche or broad. ... Continue Reading

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• Steve Broadhead, Broadband Testing

Global cyber attack could cost up to $193bn, study shows

A coordinated global cyber attack could have an economic impact of up to $193bn, an insurance industry-backed report claims Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK police target hundreds of DDoS attackers

National Crime Agency is investigating hundreds of suspected users of a distributed denial of service-for-hire site that was taken down by an international law enforcement operation Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

New tech putting sensitive data at risk, report confirms

Deployments of new technologies are putting sensitive corporate data at risk because organisations are struggling to secure these new IT environments, a report confirms Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Personal records of HIV-positive individuals in Singapore leaked online

The personal information of 14,200 people with the human immunodeficiency virus was leaked by an American who lived in Singapore Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Security alert for vulnerabilities in Siemens PLCs

Industries that use Siemens Simatic controllers to automate manufacturing processes have been urged to update software without delay Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Data protection practices still poor, survey shows

Despite concerns over privacy and data protection and a greater understanding of best security practices, individuals and businesses are still falling short, a survey reveals Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Minister urges UK firms to prepare for no-deal Brexit

On International Data Protection Day, the UK’s digital minister has added her voice to calls by the data protection watchdog for UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Government to pump £70m into ‘designing out’ cyber threats

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund cash to be used for designing and developing more secure hardware in a bid to eradicate cyber threats Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

DCMS funding fuels cyber diversity drive

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is investing in four new projects to drive the number of diverse candidates considered for cyber careers Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

UK cyber security agency investigates DNS hijacking

NCSC is probing the large-scale DNS hijacking campaign that has reportedly affected government and commercial organisations worldwide, and has issued defence advice Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Brexit and data protection: What’s next?

PA Consulting assesses how a no-deal Brexit would affect the flow of data from the UK into and out of Europe Continue Reading

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• Annelie van Milink

Vodafone suspends use of Huawei hardware

Vodafone’s UK CEO has said the operator will ‘pause’ its use of Huawei hardware for the foreseeable future Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Budding UK cyber strategists gear up for national competition 

Teams of UK university students are preparing to compete for the second time in analysing the threat of a simulated cyber attack to develop policies and strategies Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

ICO adds to guidance on ‘no-deal’ Brexit

The UK’s privacy watchdog has been advising UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit and has added some guidance for SMEs Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Former EU data protection tsar joins ICO

Former EU data protection supervisor joins the UK’s privacy watchdog as non-executive director, strengthening its commitment to international work Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

A cloud compliance checklist for the GDPR age

The cloud is supposed to make things simpler, but when it comes to compliance, things can get complex. Here is a look at the essential elements of a cloud compliance strategy Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Chinese government grants BT new powers

Enhanced operating licences improve telco’s ability to work with customers in China Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Singapore’s growing cyber security influence in ASEAN

At a recent event marking the launch of Trend Micro’s regional headquarters in Singapore this week, the company’s executives cited Singapore’s vision and influence over ASEAN in cyber security ... Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Poor practices expose 24 million financial records

Failure to maintain appropriate security controls has again led to the exposure of millions of sensitive data records, this time from the banking world Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

IoT application vulnerabilities leave devices open to attack

Barracuda Networks calls for internet of things devices to be subject to regular security review after researchers detail the application vulnerabilities of an internet-connected security camera Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Crime stats show switch in focus by cyber criminals

The latest crime statistics suggest that cyber criminals are turning their attention to organisations and social engineering attacks as they become more sophisticated Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

How to prepare for the UK’s uncertain Brexit terms

Analyst firm Gartner looks at the main business continuity plans that need to be in place Continue Reading

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• Peter Aykens

Thales eSecurity spins out nCipher

After just over a decade, Thales eSecurity has announced that it has spun out HSM specialist nCipher, the UK-based encryption firm it acquired for $100m in 2008 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Business failing to see strategic value of cyber security

UK businesses are failing to get value out of cyber security because they fail to see its strategic importance and often have a negative attitude towards security professionals, a study has revealed Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

AWS now accredited to run protected workloads in Australia

Accreditation from the Australian Cyber Security Centre will enable organisations to store and process sensitive data in the Amazon Web Services Sydney region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Facebook’s objections to court concerns over privacy more about ‘optics’ than facts

Facebook’s challenge to a High Court ruling that raises serious concerns about data transfers between Europe and the US is more about appearance than facts, lawyers for the Irish Data Protection Commission told Dublin's Supreme Court Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

MPs challenge Huawei over spying allegations

The chair of the cross-bench Science and Technology Committee has written to Huawei seeking answers over its activities in the UK Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Time to deploy strong authentication, says Fido

The time has come for organisations to deploy cryptographically backed strong authentication, according to the Fido Alliance, which seeks to eliminate the world’s dependence on password-based security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

US issues emergency directive to halt DNS hijacking

US government agencies have been given 10 days to complete a four-step action plan to stop DNS hijacking attacks Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

IBM mobile cyber range starts European tour in London

IBM’s mobile cyber range is kicking of a tour in London to raise awareness around the need for tried and tested cyber attack responses among organisations in Europe Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Young Dutch cyber criminals get re-education rather than jail time

Young hackers in the Netherlands are being rehabilitated through punishments that educate rather than incarcerate Continue Reading

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• Tijs Hofmans

Ransomware in decline, report confirms

The trend of cryptomining replacing ransomware as the most popular money-generating activity by cyber attackers appears to be confirmed by malware stats for the past year Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

London cyber innovation centre expands global ties

London innovation centre Plexal has announced international partnerships aimed at boosting global cyber security cooperation Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Davos 2019: Why data sharing is key to AI in Industry 4.0

Machines can learn from humans, but no one does the same job in the same way, so it makes sense to identify best practices Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

It’s complicated: How enterprises are approaching IAM challenges

Identity and access management challenges are evolving with digital transformation. Computer Weekly explores some of the ways organisations are ensuring the right people gain the right access to the right resources Continue Reading

Moving beyond network boundaries

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how businesses are adapting to the challenges of perimeterless network security. We examine how digital transformation is bringing increased complications for identity and access management (IAM). And we ask if public cloud providers are becoming a threat to the funding model for open source software. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Facebook: US government does not engage in mass and indiscriminate surveillance

Social media giant challenges a ruling by Dublin’s High Court over a judgment that it says made ‘extraordinary and incorrect’ findings about the US legal system Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

€50m GDPR fine for Google is a wake-up call for tech giants

The French data protection authority has fined Google €50m for contravening EU data protection laws, which has been hailed as a warning for tech giants and other data handling firms Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Name and shame firms with poor cyber security, government told

The government should name and shame companies whose cyber security measures fail to protect consumers’ data and firms should implement Active Cyber Defence, an academic report urges Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Podcast: How to get ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act

If you have any customers in California, you need to know about that state’s equivalent to GDPR. Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust talks through what you need to achieve compliance Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Public procurement key to cyber security

Using public procurement as a means of boosting cyber security is the top recommendation for 2019, according to a report based on expert views Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Home Office vetoes privacy campaigner from senior post in surveillance watchdog

The Home Office refuses academic and privacy campaigner, Eric King, security clearance for a senior role at the intelligence services watchdog, despite high-level backing from officials Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Break free from traditional network security

Highly connected businesses put pressure on traditional network security. We look at how corporate networks are breaking out of their boundaries Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Five issues for SMEs to consider when adopting encryption

Encryption is still considered difficult to deploy and use as a data protection method, especially by small businesses, but considering five key factors can make adoption easier, says Becrypt Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Prepare for no-deal Brexit, says ICO

The UK data protection authority is urging businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit to ensure there is no interruption in data flows from Europe Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Breach of nearly 2.7 billion records underlines password flaws

Potentially the biggest personal data breach to date from thousands of sources, some possibly breached as far back as 2008, illustrates the deeply flawed nature of password-based authentication, say industry commentators Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Threat intelligence boosts security training

Security professionals in training can now benefit from real-time threat intelligence data, thanks to a partnership between Digital Shadows and Immersive Labs Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security Think Tank: Cloud tech helps to protect advanced networks

How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Greg Temm

CenturyLink opens Singapore SOC amid security services boom

US telco’s second Asia-Pacific security operations centre in Singapore is one of eight globally as it bids to carve a slice of the security services market Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

New Zealand faces more state-sponsored attacks

Nearly four in 10 cyber security incidents recorded by the National Cyber Security Centre were the work of state-sponsored threat actors Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Dutch pharma firm Centrient switches out MPLS for Cato SD-WAN

Centrient Pharmaceuticals, a Netherlands-based drug company, has switched out its global MPLS service in favour of a high-performance software-defined WAN from Cato Networks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Researchers discover new Magecart group

Security researchers have uncovered a sub-group of the Magecart hacking group, highlighting the wider risks of web-based supply chain attacks Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Davos: World leaders need to grasp future technological risks

Technological advancement is both a benefit and risk to society, but often the risks are not identified until they are exploited Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Facebook’s high-stakes privacy gamble goes to Dublin court

A high-wire gamble with billions in compensation at stake for European internet users – part of a complex case between Facebook and the Irish information commissioner – hides challenge to the unlawfulness of US state internet surveillance Continue Reading

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• Kevin Cahill

Security Think Tank: Walk before you run

How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Vladimir Jirasek, Foresight Cyber

Millions of industrial remote controllers open to attack

Millions of industrial remote controllers are open to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in the radio frequency technology used, a study has revealed Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

The rise of DevSecOps

The increasing complexity of security threats facing enterprises is leading to DevSecOps approaches, which combine operations and development with security, so that all business units are involved in security operations Continue Reading

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• Finbarr Toesland

New CISO is dead serious about security

Our new CISO has just issued a warning across the company. He's going to blame staff for any blunders. And he's going to make sure they NEVER do it again... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Businesses fail to apply encryption technology effectively

Most businesses are not applying common encryption tools effectively to contain the fallout and costs of data breaches, research shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security Think Tank: Apply different techniques to safeguard against rogue code

How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Ramsés Gallego, Isaca

Less than half of firms able to detect IoT breaches, study shows

UK firms have one of the lowest internet-of-things device breach detection capabilities in Europe, a study reveals Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

SingHealth and IT supplier fined S$1m for data breach

Singapore’s data protection commission considered the fact that both SingHealth and its IT supplier fell prey to sophisticated threat actors, among other factors, when meting out the fine Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Security Think Tank: Combine SDN, containerisation and encryption to halt rogue code

How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Mary-Jo de Leeuw, (ISC)2

Why CIOs need to reshape desktop IT for Windows 7 end of support

With a year to go before Windows 7 reaches end of life, IT departments have more than just the operating system upgrade to consider Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Top UK hacker-for-hire jailed

Notorious British hacker-for-hire jailed for cyber attacks on a Liberian telco after an international criminal justice operation Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security without borders

Perimeterless security offers a way to secure each point of connectivity and every device, rather than relying on perimeter protection Continue Reading

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• Stuart Burns

AI application overlooked in cyber security research

Despite the proliferation of cyber security products and services claiming to be driven by artificial intelligence, the application of the technology is being overlooked by research, a study shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security Think Tank: How to use SDN, containers and encryption – and some warnings

How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Petra Wenham

COI report offers stark reminder on cyber hygiene

The Singapore government’s Committee of Inquiry (COI) that looked into the unprecedented cyber attack on SingHealth’s IT systems released a public report this week, detailing security lapses ... Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Right to be forgotten is not global, says EU court adviser

The right to be forgotten should apply only in the European Union, according to the chief adviser to the European Court of Justice Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security Think Tank: Creative thinking key to meeting emerging security challenges

How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Gareth Haken, ISF

UK firms say £6.6bn annual security testing cost too high

Avord launches platform to reduce the multibillion-pound annual cyber security testing cost that most UK firms say is too high Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Podcast: Storage and compliance priorities in 2019

Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, looks ahead to key areas in compliance in 2019, including mushrooming data volumes, GDPR fines and the California Consumer Privacy Act Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

CW Middle East: Bahrain aims to be fintech hub

Bahrain’s government wants to make the country the go-to place in the Middle East for financial technology companies. It hopes to capitalise on its banking know-how to establish an ambitious fintech “ecosystem”. Also read about Dubai’s plans for the Smart Data platform and the UAE Pass, a digital ID and signature, and how Shell is using AI to amplify the human impact of its workforce. Continue Reading

UK Finance plays down fraud threat through contactless card skimming

Contactless card fraud is rising bit it is easily preventable Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Germany races to boost cyber defences after breach

Germany is scrambling to improve its cyber defences before the European parliamentary elections after a student leaked politicians’ personal data Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

2FA bypass tool highlights top business security vulnerabilities

CEOs are the most likely target of two-factor authentication phishing bypasses, demonstrated by a security researcher’s proof-of-concept attack Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

How Brexit-friendly are your SaaS contracts?

If you think Brexit will be advantageous for the UK economy and the British people, this post is not for you. If your assessment of the available information, like mine, is that our economy will ... Continue Reading

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• Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics

FireEye gears up email security for emerging threats

Email continues to be a top means of initiating cyber attacks with new detection bypass techniques and executive impersonation capabilities continually emerging, research shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

NHS Digital chief information security officer resigns

Robert Coles, who joined NHS Digital as its chief information and security officer in October 2018, is stepping down from the role for personal reasons Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Security Think Tank: The security role of SDN, containers, encryption and SDP

How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Paddy Francis

Second Lorca cohort to focus on supply chain security

The second cohort of companies to benefit from the new London cyber innovation centre will focus on user-centric security and securing supply chains Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

eIDAS and the EU’s mission to create a truly portable identity

It is important for businesses to work more actively with technology partners, regulators and governments to create more robust identity verification processes  Continue Reading

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• Zac Cohen, Trulioo

Protego Labs launches serverless app security tool

Security professionals and developers now have a way to assess the security of their serverless applications with a new open source testing tool donated to Owasp Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Technology innovation in music

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we visit the first hackathon at Abbey Road Studios, once home to The Beatles, to find out how tech startups hope to revolutionise music creation. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the technologies and benefits of perimeterless network security. And we look ahead to the key CIO skills and jobs trends for 2019. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Security Think Tank: Meeting the security challenge of multiple IT environments

How can organisations combine software defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading

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• Maxine Holt, Omdia

Boards need to be active partners in cyber defence

Board members must be active governance partners in collaborative cyber defence, says US regional information sharing and analysis organisation Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BlackBerry licenses security tech to IoT device makers

BlackBerry is to license its secure software development technology to the makers of internet-connected devices to boost IoT security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst