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Patch Tuesday Tackles Browser Flaws Amid Another Adobe Zero-Day
Fixes for Edge and Internet Explorer, but admins warned to pay attention to serious Adobe Flash zero day
Donald Trump Data Pilfered After Democrat Hack By Russians
Democrat computer hacked by Russian intelligence agencies and lifted opposition data on 'The Donald'
InfoSec 2016: Ian Evans, AirWatch
InfoSec 2016: Dave Larson, Corero
InfoSec 2016: James Lyne, Sophos
InfoSec 2016: Gordon Morrison, Intel Security
InfoSec 2016: Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro
InfoSec 2016: Richard Kirk, AlienVault
InfoSec 2016: Mikko Hyppönen, F-Secure
InfoSec 2016: Mark James, ESET
Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline
A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns
McAfee: ‘App Collusion’ Latest Mobile Security Risk
McAfee identifies common apps that could be commandeered by attackers to steal information or carry out financial transactions
Infosec 2016: Two Thirds Of Security Pros Say Brexit Won’t Hurt UK’s Cyber Defence
If the UK decides to leave the EU, there will be no change in UK’s ability to protect itself, think IT pros
Symantec Buys Blue Coat For £3.3bn To Strengthen Enterprise Security Credentials
Symantec pays almost double what Blue Coat was worth last year as it attempts to improve enterprise security credibility and boost growth
Critical Attack Flaw Found In Google Chrome
An easy-to-exploit bug in Chrome's default PDF reader could allow attackers to take over a system
Euro 2016: What Are The Biggest Security Threats?
Malware, social engineering and dodgy ticket sites. Here are the security threats you should be looking out for during Euro 2016
Malicious Documents Use New Tricks To Evade Detection, Warns Zscaler
Attackers utilise social engineering to lure MS Word users to enable macros in order to avoid cyber detection
Mozilla Splashes £350,000 On SOS Open Source Security Fund
Firefox creator wants to save open source by starting fund to help community prevent security threats
Malware ‘Crysis’: New Strain Combines Multiple Threats, Platforms
NEWS ANALYSIS: The latest release of Crysis malware combines ransomware with a data breach, and then spreads on its own
InfoSec 2016: Two Worlds Are Colliding, And I Don’t Have The Answer, Says Bruce Schneier
Schneier also sees more government meddling in IoT security as ‘inevitable’
uTorrent Hack Exposes Account Details And Passwords
Undergound data breach. Up to 35,000 user accounts on the uTorrent community forums exposed after hack
Twitter Denies Major Password Breach
More than 32m user passwords appear online, but Twitter claims no breach occurred
Infosec 2016: Shadow IT Lets Employees Take Company Data To New Jobs
Blue Coat research shows significant amounts of cloud use in firms is not sanctioned
InfoSec 2016: Malwarebytes – Beware The Growing Ransomware Risk
2016 is set to be “the year of the ransom” as threat continues to grow, Malwarebytes claims
InfoSec 2016: Apple Users Targeted By Fake Domains
Beware malicious websites posing as legitimate Apple presence, FireEye warns
How To Manage Cyber Vulnerability In A Threatening World
Nine tenths of UK organisations feel vulnerable to cyber threats – where should your priorities lie?
Infosec 2016: Mikko Hyppönen Blames North Korea For SWIFT Attacks
Hyppönen claims we're in a new era where the 'fog of cyberwar' is preventing us from knowing who is attacking who, as North Korea becomes likely suspect for bank heists
Attack Code Helps Angler Exploit Kit ‘Evade Microsoft’s EMET’
Recent versions of the Angler exploit kit have proven able to defeat some of EMET's most sophisticated features for the first time
Reddit Tests Tracking Users After They Log Out
The feature has led some to speculate Reddit may be following the likes of Facebook and Twitter in tracking users