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Spam Campaign Exploits Router Security Flaws, Proofpoint Warns
Cybercriminals using phishing techniques to exploit router vulnerabilities, including weak passwords
TalkTalk Admits Customer Account Data Breach
TalkTalk says small but significant number of customers are affected but stresses no payment details have been stolen
10 Apps Packed Full Of ‘Aggressive’ Adware Pulled From Google Play
Bitdefender warns that the mobile adware resembles that found on PCs, delivering a barrage of ads
Ramnit Botnet Crime Ring Taken Down By Europol
Euro cops shut down botnet that infected 3.2 million computers in order to steal banking information
Lizard Squad Hacks Lenovo Website And Intercepts Emails
Lenovo's main corporate website compromised in apparent revenge for Superfish adware
Android For Work To ‘Tap’ Full Business Potential Of Google’s Mobile OS
Android for Work aims to make it easier to secure and manage devices in the workplace
DDoS Attacks Will Do More Than Tickle The Internet Of Things’ Soft Underbelly
Nexusguard's 2015 Internet Security Trend report reveals DDoS assaults on the Internet of Things will cost businesses millions of pounds
UK Small Businesses ‘Don’t Care About Cybersecurity’
Cyber Streetwise report finds many SMBs don’t know where to start to protect their business
Cyber Security: 4 Key Steps To Resilience
John Green, business and technology development director at IT security firm Accumuli, advises on how to get tough on cyber attacks
LinkedIn Settles Password Theft Lawsuit
LinkedIn pays nearly £1m to settle legal fight after security breach compromised 6.5 million user passwords
AirWatch 8 Adds TouchID, Chromebook And QNX Support
AirWatch 8 promises to "revolutionise" EMM by simplifying management for admins and end users
FBI Offers Biggest Ever Reward For Admin Of Gameover Zeus Botnet
Russian hacker behind the Gameover Zeus botnet is hit with world's largest ever reward for his arrest
Gemalto Hack Probe Confirms US, UK Spy Link
Gemalto's 'thorough investigation' concludes GCHQ and the NSA was probably behind 'sophisticated intrusion'
HUGE Parking Ticket Data Breach Highlights Business Security Weaknesses
Data of 10,000 drivers leaked online after PaymyPCN.net database security gaff
2014 Was A Record Year For Cyber Attacks
Hackers increasingly went mobile last year, with Point of Sale terminals also key targets, Trend Micro report reveals
Get Real: Are You In Denial About Online Security?
Study by Ping Identity shows half of consumers use the same password across multiple websites
Smartphones Tracked Through Analysing Battery Usage
Researchers were able to determine a user's location based on battery drain over the course of a few minutes
PrivDog Flaw ‘Worse Than Superfish’
Ad-filtering tool introduces a potential phishing flaw that may affect more than 50,000 users
A Third Of Brits ‘Have Lied To Protect Our Online Privacy’
Symantec report finds we trust hospitals and banks with our data, but not retailers or social media sites
Visa Is About To Make Mobile Payments Safer Than Ever
New tokenisation technology could help speed up adoption of Apple Pay in Europe
How To Explain Phishing To A Five-Year-Old
The definitive definition of phishing (not fishing) from the experts for the kids (and adults, too)
Most Security Breaches ‘From Well-Known Sources’, Says HP
44 percent of breaches in 2014 were caused by known vulnerabilities between two and four years old, report finds
Has Avast Just Launched The World’s First Free Business-Grade IT Security?
Avast for Business is said to bring straightforward, cross-platform and cloud-managed security to the market
UK Businesses ‘Sluggish’ To Embrace Cloud
KPMG has found that UK businesses are still reluctant to sign up for cloud services, preferring to stick with familiar outsourcing methods
5 steps to optimise PCI DSS compliance across the supply chain
Kurt Mueffelmann, CEO at IT security firm Cryptzone, explains how you can optimise Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance (PCI DSS)
US Government Warns Users To Remove Lenovo’s Superfish
The Superfish adware bundled with some Lenovo laptops creates a security risk, warns the US Department of Homeland Security
10 Steps To Mitigate A DDoS Attack In Real Time
Gary Newe, systems engineer, F5 Networks, recommends taking 10 decisive actions when you come under DDoS attack
Superfish Adware: Should We Send Lenovo To The Naughty Step?
What can Lenovo's customers do about its sneaky adware, and how will Superfish impact the company's brand reputation?
The Critics’ View: Biometric Security For Mobile Banking
TechWeekEurope gets the expert’s views on RBS and NatWest’s plans for fingerprint scanning logins