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MobileIron CEO: Windows 10 Lets Us Manage PCs Like Mobiles
INTERVIEW: MobileIron CEO Barry Mainz tells Silicon about PC management, the rise of IoT and why it is better equipped than some of its rivals
KFC Website Hack Leaks Customer Data
Clucking Hell: Another data breach shows online security needs some cooking
Microsoft PowerShell Increasingly Exploited By Hackers To Wreak Windows Havoc
Hackers can use the decade-old tool to execute stealthy cyber attacks
Firmware Flaw Leaves Netgear Routers Vulnerable To Hacker Takover
Hackers can exploit a command injection flaw to execute malicious code on Netgear routers
Yahoo Mail Bug Squashed By Cyber Security Flaw Bounty Hunter
Yahoo moved to patch the flaw before the bug could cause chaos
IBM Watson for Cyber Security Expands With Beta Launch
40 organisations are now part of the effort to train Watson for Cyber Security in an effort to improve security intelligence
Fake News Campaigns to Increase in Frequency, Security Experts Say
ANALYSIS: With the possibility that fake news may have impacted the US election, people are giving a new look to propaganda and misinformation
Credit Cards Hacked In Six Seconds Using Distributed Technique
Visa's online payment system fails to pick up on multiple invalid credit card attempts across multiple websites
MAD Concept Of Deterrence Doesn’t Apply In World Of Cyber War
ANALYSIS: The rules of traditional warfare don't apply in cyber war, even to the point where it's hard to tell if the war has started or who you're fighting
Up To 26,500 National Lottery Online Accounts Are Breached
National Lottery and experts suggest accounts breached by reusing compromised credentials
Black Friday, Cyber Monday Bring Open Season for Cyber-Criminals
ANALYSIS: You’re not paranoid. Cyber-criminals really are after your company’s money and its data and they won’t stop at anything to get it.
One In Four Wi-Fi Hotspots Ripe For Hack Attacks
Cyber security firm Kaspersky finds that large amounts of Wi-Fi hotspots still lack solid security
Election Recount Unlikely To Reveal Evidence Of Vote System Hacking
ANALYSIS: Despite the suspicions a group of computer scientists, a recount of close presidential election tallies in three states won't change the results and is unlikely to show evidence of vote system hacking
Twitter Touts Anti-Snooping Developer Agenda
Twitter will block developers who abuse the use of its APIs and Gnip data for snooping purposes
How To Protect The Encryption Keys To Your Kingdom
ANALYSIS: Encryption keys are wonderful things that allow your organisation to conduct secure communications without issue- as long as you have control
Android Fake Email App Trojan Takes Aim At German Banks
Android malware appears to be increasingly tailored to target specific banking services
Qualcomm Bug Bounty Offers Up To £12,000 For Snapdragon Flaws
Qualcomm is offering up to $15,000, approximately £12,000, to people who spot bugs in its modems and processors.
Siri Bug Bypasses Apple iPhone And iPad Password Protection
A flaw in Apple's virtual assistant enables dexterous hackers to gain access to an iOS device's contacts and photos
Snooper’s Charter 2.0 Is Set To Become Law As Lords Pass Controversial IP Bill
ISPs set to be required to keep your internet search history on record for at least a year in order to help surveillance efforts
Apple ‘Sends iPhone Call History To iCloud’
Law enforcement could get their hands on call data if it is sent to iCloud for 'no reason', claims Russian firm
Symantec: Hackers Are Becoming Expert IP Hunting Professionals
Fujitsu Forum 2016: Cyber crime can now be considered a professional, targeted business, according to Symantec
DocuSign Opens Cybersecurity Centre In Dublin
DocuSign continues European expansion with cybersecurity investment in the Irish capital
Philips Hue Smart Lightbulbs Hack Can Spread IoT Worm Like Wildfire
Smart lighting may be the next Internet of Things (IoT) attack vector, thanks to hackable Philips Hue smart lightbulbs.
Yahoo Investigates Cookie Powered Password Bypass Hack
The scope of knowledge Yahoo's staff had of the 2014 data breach is also under scrutiny
Apple iOS 10.2 Public Beta Strengthens iTunes Backup Encryption
The Cupertino company boasts backup encryption that will take 1,000 years to hack
Splunk: Machine Data Could Be The Key To Tackling Cyber Threats
INTERVIEW: Splunk's security evangelist Matthias Maier talk bolstering cyber defences with machine data
Darktrace: Machine Learning Will Filter Through The Noise Of Cyber Security
INTERVIEW: Machine learning can help filter the increasing noise on complex IT networks to spot the emerging cyber threats that pressured tech teams might miss.
LastPass Offers Password Management Tool For Free
Forgetful people now have free access to the password manager
Yandex Is The First Russian Tech Firm To Join The CVE
The company wants to be transparent in how it discovers and protects against cyber security flaws