The legislation could put further privacy and security pressures on foreign companies trying to operate in China
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Security
Corporate IT, Security Teams Need to Put Aside Mutual Distrust
ANALYSIS: For years a major threat to enterprises has been a gap between IT departments and the security teams competing for influence and funding
Ukrainian Hackers Claim To Have Breached And Leaked Kremlin Emails
The emails purportedly show Russia could have a plan to carve up pro-Russian parts of Ukraine
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
Cyber Security Challenge UK Tasks Hackers With Energy Firm Defence
Challenge sees amateurs battle to protect energy firm from cyber attacks, both internal and external
Zero-Day Security Hole In Wix Hosting Service Exposed Millions Of Websites
Infected sites could have been turned into botnets to launch DDoS attacks and spread malware
National Cyber Security Centre Head: Fearmongering Must Be Replaced With Facts
National Cyber Security Centre chief Dr Ian Levy wants an empirical, transparent approach to cybersecurity policy - not hysteria
Facebook Blocks Insurance Firm Admiral From Using Profile Data
Is Facebook a privacy champion? Admiral banned from using FB data in order to price insurance policies
Microsoft Blames Russia For Exploiting Google-Exposed Windows Flaw
Microsoft says Russian hackers behind exploit of unpatched Windows flaw, revealed by Google
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Hackers Could Exploit Open Data To Wreak Real-World Chaos
ODI founders want the government to consider open data as critical infrastructure that needs protection
Schneider Electric Control Tools ‘Vulnerable To Attack’
The control panels can be knocked offline by remote attackers using an unpatched bug, say security experts
Researcher Warns On Privacy Risks Of Web Bluetooth Spec
Upcoming API aims to let websites access your kettle, smartphone and heart rate monitor
UK Government Pledges ‘To Strike Back’ In Cyberwar As It Invests £1.9bn In Cybersecurity
Philip Hammond outlines the government's new cybersecurity strategy and how £1.9 billion will boost defences, enable law enforcement and aid country
Developer Pulls Anti-Mirai IoT Worm After Backlash
The 'anti-worm worm' was intended as a proof of concept, but experts warned of further security risk
Cops Arrest Dozens Across Europe In E-Commerce Raids
Authorities have carried out the first Europe-wide action targeting e-commerce crooks
ShadowBrokers Data Dump Leaks Compromised Servers Used By NSA For Hacking Operations
The servers are claimed to have been used by NSA-sponsored Equation Group as staging areas for covert hacking activity
Microsoft Lambasts UK Organisations’ Digital Caution
British businesses and public-sector organisations need to cast aside concerns about digital tech and be more aggressive, Microsoft says
Google Discloses Unpatched Windows Bug Despite Microsoft Objections
Google published the bug after only seven days because 'we know it is being actively exploited'
Lincolnshire Hospitals Cancel Operations After Their IT Suffers Virus Infection
The hospital has been forced to shut down it IT network to seek out and destroy the virus
Twitter’s Sponsored Tweets Used For Credit Card Phishing
Malwarebytes finds a scam masquerading under the offer of Twitter verification
Scam Texts Target Apple Users As Clocks Go Back
The latest phishing scam sends text messages directly to users' smartphones
Google’s AI Neural Networks Learn To Create Their Own Encryption
Two neural nets were created to communicate securely while a third tried to crack their inhuman cipher messages
Data Breach Exposes 550,000 Australian Red Cross Blood Service Donors
Security flaws on the organisation’s website led to personal data bleeding out after a basic hack attack
Government’s Free Train Wi-Fi Project Has ‘No Mandatory Cybersecurity Guidelines’
FoI request shows train operators that apply for £50m free wi-fi fund will be left to their own devices when it comes to cyberscurity
Tech Support Scam Uses Fake ‘Blue Screen Of Death’
New malware scam urges users to call a number when confronted with a fake blue screen of death
Adobe Rushes Out Emergency Patch For Flash
A vulnerability in Flash is being actively exploited, prompting Adobe to issue an emergency patch
Dirty COW Linux Flaw Can Root Android Devices
Long standing Linux vulnerability also impacts Android and can be used to root devices, researcher warns
Microsoft Azure IoT Protects Against Cyber Attacks With Expert-Driven Security Program
Third-party security auditors will be brought in to help Microsoft Azure customers secure their Internet of Things deployments
Researchers Demonstrate How LTE Communications Can Be Hacked
Attackers using low-cost equipment could force handsets to use malicious networks, researchers find