Organisations care way too much about money and not enough about ethics when it comes to people's security, says Tom Brewster
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Target Hires New CIO After Data Breach
Target appoints a veteran CIO to oversee security and technology at the giant US retailer
InfoSec 2014: Cost Of Serious Security Breaches Almost Doubles In A Year
The number of serious cyber security incidents in the UK goes down in 2014, but the cost of the consequences increases
Class Action Plaintiffs Back Mt. Gox Rescue Plan
Former Mt. Gox customers have agreed to settle two class-action lawsuits in exchange for a stake in a revived exchange under new ownership
Technology Strategy Board Gives Almost £400,000 To Security Start-Ups
Seven cyber security companies located in the Severn Valley will receive generous grants from the UK government
Mozilla Offers $10,000 Bounty For Bugs In New SSL Certificate Library
In the wake of the discovery of Heartbleed bug, Mozilla is stepping up its certificate validation efforts
Android Wallpaper Apps Secretly Mine Bitcoins
Google has removed five smartphone wallpaper applications that used handset computing power to produce digital currency
US Judge Orders Microsoft To Hand Over Dublin Data To Cops
Microsoft tries to fight US government attempts to get data held on foreign soil, but fails
Alert Logic Chooses Cardiff For EMEA Security Operations Hub
The Houston-based security services firm is to hire more than 100 staff and establish a security monitoring centre and data centre in the Cardiff area
Fresh Internet Explorer Zero-Day Used In Targeted Attacks
'Operation Clandestine Fox' attacks take advantage of a fresh Internet Explorer vulnerability
Industry Leaders Respond To ‘Heartbleed’ Crisis With Infrastructure Drive
Companies including Amazon, Cisco and Google are contributing to an initiative that will target underfunded open source projects such as OpenSSL
(ISC)2: Who Needs A Cyber Forensics Certificate?
Adrian Davis, managing director for EMEA at (ISC)2, talks about the emerging field of cyber forensics
Cyber Crime Thought To Be Behind Fraud Jump In UK
Violent crime is going down as fraud continues to rise, with digital crime likely to blame
Researchers Able To Intercept Unencrypted Viber Data
A lack of encryption puts Viber images, videos and location data at risk, warns University of New Haven
Prize Quiz: Win An iPad Air
We had such a huge response to our last prize quiz so we've got hold of another iPad Air to give away!
Police Warn Of Scam Email From ‘Euromillions Winner’
City of London Police say scammers pretending to be Neil Trotter, winner of £107.9m on the Euromillions
Google To Refund Users Who Bought ‘Virus Shield’ Fake Android Anti-Virus App
Less-than-proud Virus Shield owners are to be refunded and given a $5 Google Play voucher
Cisco Announces Managed Security Service
Cisco's Managed Threat Defence service will remotely monitor enterprise networks and identify threats based on Hadoop 2.0-based predictive analytics
China Looks To Protect XP Systems
The Chinese government is investigating security tools for its Windows XP systems, while it negotiates with Microsoft over upgrade pricing
iOS 7.1.1 Adds Touch ID Improvements And Fixes SSL Vulnerability
Apple adds usability improvements and security fixes in iOS 7.1.1, including an SSL flaw not related to Heartbleed
Brazil ‘Internet Constitution’ Guarantees Privacy And Net Neutrality
Brazil passes legislation designed to protect web users ahead of global confernence on the future of Internet governance in the country
Android Users Downloaded 220m Apps Containing Heartbleed Bug
Updates have reduced the number of vulnerable apps, but millions still running flawed software on Android
NIST Stops Recommending Controversial Random Number Generator
Dual_EC_DRBG removed from recommended list following reports of NSA-funded backdoors
Heartbleed: Websites Are Patched, But VPNs Still At Risk
The Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw is fixed on websites - but security firms have spotted attacks on SSL VPNs, warns Sean Michael Kerner
Nokia Bashes BlackBerry For Its Business Base
Nokia joins other phone makers in kicking BlackBerry, but must do more to give business users better security, says Wayne Rash
Verizon: Global Digital Espionage Rising
China said to be chief perpetrator, US the main target, with plenty of activity in Eastern Europe too
iOS Malware Tries To Pilfer Passwords From Jailbroken Devices
Chinese hackers may have created iOS malware called Unflod
US Retail Giant Michaels Admits 3m Hit By Data Breach
Arts and crafts retailer says its stores, including Aaron Brothers outlets, had machines infected with malware
Cyber-Attackers Use NTP To Overwhelm Servers
In the first quarter attackers have shown a preference for reflection attacks, often using simple tools that make use of the Network Time Protocol
Virgin Media Fixes Email Issue After Users Complain Of Excessive Spam
Virgin Media customers with a 'virgin.net' address complain of receiving hundreds of messages after a service email lets anyone reply to the group