Consumers are deeply conflicted over national security versus privacy, but still willing to share data with social networks
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How To Maximise Data Protection In Today’s Threat Landscape
Peter Galvin, VP of strategy, Thales e-Security, offers a step by step guide on how security teams can ensure their data is protected against new threats
Hacking Forum Hack Exposes 473,000 Members And 2.2m Posts
Nulled.IO forum used to sell credentials and cracks is itself hacked, potentially allowing law enforcement to solve other attacks
Rio 2016: Criminals Go For Gold With Olympic Ticket Scams
Kaspersky Lab report warns against Olympic tickets that seem too good to be true
How Fuzzing Can Make A Large Open Source Project More Secure
Emily Ratliff of the Linux Foundation explains the considerations to take when planning to fuzz your open source project
Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised
SWIFT Warns Of Malware Attack On Second Bank
SWIFT continues to deny compromise of its systems, but warns of fresh attack on an unnamed bank
US Government Warns Hackers Have Exploited SAP Flaw For Six Years
The importance of applying patches in a timely manner highlighted after warning of a SAP flaw fixed in 2010
Pornhub Launches Bug Bounty Programme For Security Researchers
PornHub offers up to £17,300 to anyone who discovers security flaws on the site
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Exploited Flash And IE Flaws
“Critical” patches for zero-day vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, and Windows
Business Apps Remain Corporate Security ‘Blindspot’
Popular business apps used across many enterprises are leaky and present security risks, warns Wandera, but it won't say which ones they are...
Online Scams Leave One In Ten Out Of Pocket
Nearly half of consumers targeted by online scams in 2015, with one in ten losing money, Kaspersky report finds
Ransomware Promises Donation To Children’s Charity
How low can they go? New ransomware scam promises kid charity donation AND tech support for three years
Facebook Blocked From Taking Biometric Data From Users
California court rules that social media giant should not have access to personal details garnered from photographs
Microsoft: Brazil Suffers Most Malware Infections In The World
Microsoft reports increase in the number of vulnerabilities affecting Windows systems around the world
GoDaddy Sites Hijacked By Malvertising Attack
Websites of two US television stations hacked to display malware-ridden ads, Malwarebytes reports
RSA: The World Is Not Ready For IoT
Security specialists at RSA have warned that too many companies have implemented IoT "security through obscurity"
Google Encrypts All Blogspot Domains With HTTPS
Google switches on Blogspot HTTPS by default, allowing admins and users an opportunity to encrypt their traffic
Tuto4PC Slams Cisco’s Claim The Company Infected 12 Million Computers
Tuto4PC seeks legal advice over claims it is a "shady malware distribution enterprise."
Cisco: 12 Million Computers Infected By Tuto4PC Malware
Cisco security researchers say they have found that Tuto4PC software includes a secret Trojan virus
Microsoft Patches Office 365 Flaw That Exposed Files And Emails On Federated Accounts
Microsoft patches Office 365 vulnerability that had not been exploited in the wild despite its relative ease
Ransomware Makes Up Quarter Of UK Malware Attacks, Warns ESET
Britain continues to be ransomware epicentre, as ESET researchers warn of a sudden spike in attacks
German Nuclear Plant Is ‘Riddled’ With Malware
After anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster, German nuclear plant admits widespread malware infection
Phishing ‘Behind Majority Of Data Breaches’
Verizon report reveals huge rises in human error as users continue to fall for popular scams
Spotify Denies Hack After Hundreds Of User Details Appear Online
Names, passwords among leaked details, although Spotify maintains all is fine
‘Elite’ Dating Site BeautifulPeople.com Leaks Details Of 1.1m Users
Names, addresses and incomes among details of BeautifulPeople.com users now up for sale
Is Your Love Life Putting Your Data At Risk?
Gary Newe, technical director, F5 Networks, explains how individuals and companies can protect themselves from dating app disaster
Fake Social Button Plug-in Redirects To Exploit Kit, Warns Malwarebytes
Notorious Angler exploit kit is hiding as social buttons on hacked WordPress websites, says Malwarebytes
The Struggle For Both Privacy And Security
Ian McEwan, VP EMEA, Egnyte, examines the difference between privacy and security, and how we can achieve both
British Spy Agencies Have Carried Out Bulk Data Collection For Years
British intelligence agencies have been bulk collecting our personal data to a “staggering extent”