ThreatConnect's director of research discusses her career in IT and her investigations in to some of the most notable hacks of recent times
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Businesses Still In The Dark On IoT Cybersecurity
Many enterprises are complacent about IoT security according to new Forrester research, and most lack device visibility
Sowbug Hacking Group Targets South America & Asian Governments
Previously unknown hacking group found targeting foreign policy and diplomatic targets
ICO Warns That Lack Of Trust With Data Use Could Harm Innovation
ICO prioritises reducing 'trust deficit' head of GDPR next year
Silence Trojan Actively Targets Banks & Financial Institutions
Financial institutions facing targetted threat from Silence trojan which infiltrates internal banking networks
Australian Cloud Breach Exposes Government Staff Data
The personal details of tens of thousands of Australian government and banking staff exposed in latest breach
News Of NYC Terror Attack Changes Focus Of Senate Social Media Hearing
ANALYSIS: Experts on international terrorism turn from describing how terrorists use social media to reporting the level of chatter on Islamist networks
North Korea Slams UK Claims It’s To Blame For WannaCry
The nation dismisses Britain's security minister's claims as "groundless speculation"
Bug Found In Google Bug Tracker Database
Discovery of bug in Google's bug tracking database lands researcher $15,600 in bug bounties
Britain Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack, Says Security Minister
North Korea is yet again the suspected culprit behind WannaCry
Financial Impact of NotPetya Ransomware Continues to Grow
Pharmaceutical vendor Merck is the latest multi-national firm to report financial loses from the NotPetya ransomware attack in June 2017
Equifax Was Warned Months Before Attack, Researcher Claims
Oh dear. Firm was apparently warned about website vulnerability, months before devastating data breach
The NHS Could Have Avoided WannaCry Attack, Says NAO Report
WannaCry ransomware attack made worse as NHS did not follow basic security recommendations
NHS Lanarkshire Blames Missing Patch For WannaCry Impact
Oops. Health board in Scotland admits WannaCry ransomware attack was down to vital patch not being rolled out
Kaspersky Lab Obtained NSA Code From PC Also Infected With Backdoor
Kaspersky's security software had stumbled across NSA code in 2014, but the PC in question was also infected with a backdoor
Appleby Data Breach Could Expose Secrets Of Super Rich
Data from law firm in Bermuda could potentially reveal sensitive financial data about high profile individuals
Bad Rabbit Ransomware Hits Russia And Ukraine
The ransomware appears to be a variant of the Petya ransomware
Kaspersky Opens Source Code For Independent Probing To Combat Spying Allegations
The cyber security firm is looking to win back trust in its products
Pizza Hut Admits Data Breach That Led To Customer Credit Card Fraud
Customers left cheesed-off after the pizza firm oozed credit card details
Hyatt Hotels Suffers Another Card Breach
Not again. Second data breach in two years as hotel chain admits hackers 'checked out' with payment card data
Equifax Denies It Suffered Fresh Cyber Attack
Nothing to see here. Troubled firm denies it has been attacked again as it removes web page after malware issue
Israeli Spies Claim Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software Was Used By Russian Hackers To Spy On US Intelligence Ops
Kaspersky vehemently denies being involved in any Russian spying activities
MPs To Question Equifax Over Delay In Data Breach Report
MP demands to know why it took so long for Equifax to report breach and why it has not contacted consumers
Airbus Security Boss Talks Tackling Today’s And Tomorrow’s Cyber Threats
INTERVIEW: Ian Goslin, head of UK cyber security at Airbus discusses how to protect critical infrastructure and being ready for cyber threats
F35 Fighter Data Stolen In Hack On Australian Contractor
30GB of data on next generation joint strike fighter jet stolen in damaging hacking operation down under
Symantec Halts Government Reviews Of Source Code
Symantec CEO claims government source code reviews pose 'unacceptable risk' to security software
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes Exploit Found In Wild
No rest for system admins as Patch Tuesday tackles 62 vulnerabilities; 28 of which are rated as critical
Equifax Data Breach: Investigation Shows 15.2m UK Records Targeted
Equifax will contact 694,000 UK customers at high risk following huge data breach last month
Government Demands Social Networks Remove Abusive Content
Government announces plans to tackle cyber bullying and improve Internet safety education
Uber Says It’s Removing Secret Screen-Viewing Access To iOS Devices
ANALYSIS: Undisclosed entitlement allowed Uber to access to an iOS device’s frame buffer, which in turn could let the company see your screen