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No Glad Tidings In Microsoft’s Final Patch Tuesday Of 2015
Microsoft's last security update of the year includes 12 bulletins, eight of them rated as critical
Millions Of Travellers Put At Risk By Mobile Ticket Sites
Aer Lingus and Chiltern Railways among firms that put customer details due to unsecure mobile platforms, Wandera study reveals
Poor Cyber Security Training At NHS Places Data At Risk
Freedom of information requests reveals shocking state of cyber security awareness within the NHS
Mystery Surrounds DDoS Attacks On Janet/DNS Servers
Janet network suffers DDoS attack, days after a similar attack targets the Internet's core DNS servers
Number Of iOS Threats ‘More Than Doubled’ In 2015
Symantec report also finds that Mac OS X threats specifically rose by 15 percent in 2014
The Independent’s Blog Section Hit By Ransomware Attack
Millions of Independent readers at risk of being infected with ransomware
Ex-IBM Code Leaker Arrested By Undercover Cops
Former IBM software engineer Jiaqiang Xu allegedly stole and leaked IBM proprietary source code
UK Is Leading Source Of DDoS Attacks
Akamai report identifies UK as leading originator of DDoS attacks
Eric Schmidt Urges Greater Surveillance On Online Hate
Will it ping Donald Trump? Spellchecker for hate and harassment urged to tackle terrorism on the internet
How To Bolster Data, Physical Security To Make Threats Go Elsewhere
NEWS ANALYSIS: There are events in today's society that you simply can't control or prevent, no matter how much you try. But it is possible to help convince the bad guys to go elsewhere
Majority Of Brits Want Total Control Over Their Online Data
BCS study finds that many of us are also unhappy with how companies collect data from us
EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws
Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws
Malvertising Assault Targets DailyMotion
Security researchers warn that even the most popular sites are targets for malvertising assaults
IBM Opens Up Security App Exchange To Tackle Cybercrime
Opening up IBM Security QRadar will allow sharing of new apps and knowledge on the latest threats
French Police Looking To Ban Tor Network And Free Wi-Fi
Crackdown on insecure and unsecured networks follows Paris terrorist attacks last month
IT Departments Warned About Device Loss Risk At Christmas Parties
ESET says 138,000 phones and laptops are lost in bars each year - 61 percent of which aren't protected
Obama Asks For Tech Cooperation After Terrorist Attacks
Silicon Valley urged to help authorities tackle militant groups using social networks and tech tools
Lock Your Digital Doors: When IoT Falls Into The Wrong Hands
John Phillips from Zuora tells us why safeguarding the IoT is crucial to unlocking its full potential
Codified Security Warns Of Ongoing TalkTalk Vulnerabilities
Researchers uncover serious ongoing flaws with TalkTalk and warn that customers are still at risk
Malvertising Appears In Promoted Tweet To Steal Facebook Logins
Rogue advert on Twitter aims to infect and then steal a user’s Facebook credentials, Proofpoint warns
Kaspersky Ups Its Online Protection With Private Security Network
New cloud platform allows real-time data on the latest threats to be uploaded and distributed to Kaspersky products worldwide
LinkedIn Scammers Target Users With Fake Profiles
LinkedIn users warned to be wary of who they add to their network, after fake profile discovery by Symantec
JD Wetherspoon Hit By Major Cyber-Attack
Details of over 650,000 customer details stolen in hack, pub chain confirms
New Flash Malvertising Attack Affects Major Porn Sites
Researchers detect a new Flash malvertising campaign targeting users of several "moderately" popular adult portals
User Behaviour Based Biometrics: The New Frontier
Ryan Wilk from NuData Security tells us why a new approach to biometrics could provide better and more effective security than ever
UK ISPs ‘At Risk Of Attack’ Due To Security Failings
However recent TalkTalk attack has raised company awareness of security vulnerabilities
British Businesses More Worried About Losing Data Than Losing Money
Fujitsu report finds that majority of businesses skimp out on paying for effective IT security
Hackers Demand Major Bitcoin Ransom From Greek Banks
Armada Collective group has carried out three attacks in five days and is demanding 20,000 Bitcoin from each bank
Adele Fans Claiming Personal Data Breach
Those looking to buy tickets on Adele.com say they saw details of other customers when logging out