The Centre for Public Safety highlighted the police are putting the public at unnecessary risk of cyber crime
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‘Foreign Intelligence Service’ Hacked Aussie Weather Computer
Official report blames 'foreign intelligence service' for hack on Aussie weather supercomputer
IP Expo 2016: Malwarebytes
TechWeekEurope's Roland Moore-Colyer talks to Malwarebytes at IP Expo in London
IP Expo 2016: Darktrace
TechWeekEurope's Roland Moore-Colyer talks to Darktrace at IP Expo in London
Cyber Criminals Using Odinaff Trojan To Infiltrate Bank Systems
Symantec has discovered a trojan capable of hiding in the networks of financial institutions
World Economic Forum Opens Tech-Focused San Francisco Office
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is intended to help guide public policy and regulation in the face of ever more rapid technological change
Yahoo ‘Temporarily’ Disables Email Forwarding As Users Seek To Flee
The change makes it more difficult for email users to switch away from the embattled company
US Officially Blames Russia For Democratic Party Hack
US intelligence officials say they are 'confident' the hack was authorised by 'Russia's senior-most officials'
Apple Watch Banned From Cabinet Meetings Over Spy Fears
Prime minister fears Russians may hack Apple's smart watch and listen in on sensitive meetings
Turkey Bans Cloud Storage Sites Amidst Email Furore
Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and GitHub were all reportedly made inaccessible over the weekend
EU Pushes IoT Security Regulations
The move comes amidst rapidly increasing exploitation of connected devices by criminals
NHS Hit By ‘Dozens’ Of Ransomware Attacks
At least 28 NHS trusts in England have been affected by ransomware in the past year, researchers find
Persistent Warnings Are Causing ‘Security Fatigue’
People are becoming weary of constant security advice and businesses could pay the price for poor decisions, a report has claimed
Spotify: Malware Pop-ups Affected ‘Small Numbers’
Music service fixes the problem that displayed virus laden websites for “small numbers of users”
Android Security Bulletin Patches 78 Vulnerabilities
Busy month for Google as it patches multiple vulnerabilities with the Android operating system
IoT And The Enterprise World Must Put Cyber Security At The Forefront Warn Experts
IP Expo 2016: Sophos, Kaspersky and Trend Micro talk future threats from IoT, Hired cyber criminals, and security education
Signal Disclosed User Data To US Government
Signal's parent company provided data on a user to US authorities - but there wasn't much to hand over
TalkTalk’s Cyber Security Negligence Gets It Hit With £400,000 ICO Fine
The Information Commissioner said TalkTalk’s security was found wanting
Linux ‘Vulnerable To Tweet-Sized Attack’
The short command could allow any user to crash most Linux systems, claims a developer
Turkey, Italy And Hungary Riddled With Botnets Finds Norton Research
Botnets hop on high-speed city infrastructure to fire malware, spam and other threats across the Internet
DressCode Malware Infects Hundreds Of Google Play Apps
The malware could allow hackers to bypass corporate firewalls, according to Trend Micro
Shellshock Bug Back And Stronger Than Ever
IBM Managed Security Services identifies poor server patching as the reason for the bug's survival
Federal Agencies Working With States to Guard Voter Data Security
Federal authorities saying they are investigating attempts to breach voter registration data and responding to state requests for assistance in securing election systems
Weak Device Security Turns IoT Into Powerful Weapon In DDoS Attacks
ANALYSIS: More than a million security cameras, video recorders and other devices were used in attacks on a U.S. security researcher and French network service provider
Hacker Releases IoT Botnet Source Code
The 'Mirai' family of botnets hijacks Internet-connected devices and uses them to launch large-scale attacks
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre Open Doors To Defend Britain From Hackers
The National Cyber Security Centre will focus on boosting the UK's cyber defense rather than offensive capabilities
Energy Sector Is A ‘Prime Target’ For Cyber Attacks
Cyber attacks against energy companies have risen massively, with the industry a prime target for attackers
Yahoo Hack: Eastern European Blackhats Responsible For The Massive Data Breach
Cyber security firm InfoArmor says criminal hackers for hire are to blame for the Yahoo hack in 2014
Apple Harvests iMessage Logs And Could Share Them With The Police
Questions are raised over how private Apple's services really are.
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Slammed By US Senators Over ‘Unacceptable’ Delay To Handling Data Leak
The fallout from the hack of Yahoo continues, with US senators lambasting firm's handling of incident