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John McAfee Unveils ‘World’s Most Private And Secure Smartphone’
The $1,100 (£853) device will become available later this year for privacy-conscious enterprises and consumers
TrickBot Trojan Now Targets Private Banks
Malware is now hand picking private banks, as IBM warns of 'skyrocketing' breaches of financial data
Verizon: All Cyber Attacks ‘On The Rise’ As Cyberespionage Takes Centre Stage
Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report paints a bleak picture of the current state of cyber security
FalseGuide Malware Infects Millions Of Android Devices
Face palm for Google's security screening. Source of FalseGuide adware is none other than Google Play store
70 Percent Of UK Universities Have Fallen Victim To Phishing Attacks
Seven universities said they have been hit more than 50 times in the last year
Webroot Antivirus Mistakenly Flags Windows Files As Malicious
False positive hell. Webroot AV mistakenly identifies Windows files as malicious, damages computers
BrickerBot Malware ‘Disables Two Million Devices’
A malware family aimed at 'bricking' devices before they can be infected by Mirai has allegedly rendered millions of vulnerable devices useless
Researchers Switch Off Car Engine Using Connected Dongle Vulerability
Researchers tricked the dongle into thinking it was connected to a car before hijacking the device
Locky Ransomware Returns Lurking In A Word Document Hidden Behind PDF Attachments
This latest Locky variant appears to have traits similar to a Russian doll
NSA Malware ‘Infects Nearly 200,000 Systems’
The NSA's Doublepulsar attack tool infected nearly 80,000 systems over the past weekend alone, according to worldwide scans
Microsoft Connects LinkedIn To Dynamics 365
Dynamics 365 users will be able to draw on LinkedIn sales data in the first fruit of Microsoft's £20bn acquisition of the social network
Cardiff University And Airbus To Open Cyber Security Centre Of Excellence
The centre will aim to plug a growing skills gap and carry out research into areas such as machine learning and artificial intelligence
Security Holes Discovered In SAP NetWeaver Web App Platfrom
Users are advised to quickly patch to the latest version of the web app platform
Police Use Of ICT Is ‘Persistently Weak’ Finds Inspectorate of Constabulary
Police aren't making effective use of digital technologies to manage and share information, and risk being 'left behind'
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Free Hacking Tools Lure Teenagers Into Cybercrime
Easy to use and free hacking tools are pulling young people into a life of cybercrime, claims NCA
Bugs Batter Linksys Routers Opening Them Up To Becoming Botnets
Ten security holes were found in more than 20 router models from Linksys
Bose Headphones ‘Spies’ On Users Listening Habits
Shutting out the world by listening to Ed Sheeran? Lawsuit claims Bose app tracks our musical habits
Oracle Releases Huge Security Update
Staggering 299 patches released spanning database, middleware, Peoplesoft and JD Edwards software
Hackers Breach Over 1,000 IHG Hotels To Steal Payment Card Details
Infected front desk systems enabled cyber criminals to swipe card data
SailPoint: Identity Management Should Be Central To Cyber Security Strategies
SailPoint founder Kevin Cunningham explains why identity management is becoming central to cyber security
Government: Half Of UK Businesses Suffered Security Breach Last Year
Government report highlights the security threats facing businesses and the impacts of being breached
Microsoft Rolls Out Authenticator iOS & Android App To Secure Account Logins
The Redmond company wants to make it easier and more secure to login to Microsoft accounts
Kaspersky Lab Increases Rewards With Extended Bug Bounty Programme
Security researchers will now receive $5000 (£3,974) for discovering remote code execution bugs in Kaspersky products
Crowdstrike: Machine Learning Can Stop Security Teams From ‘Drowning in Data’
Next-gen technologies such as machine learning and AI are key to cutting through the sea of security data
One In Five UK Businesses Has Suffered A Cyberattack
British Chambers of Commerce reveals that UK businesses continue to fall victim to cyber attacks
Foreign Office ‘Targeted By Sustained Cyber-Attack’
The British government was the subject of a sophisticated phishing campaign for several months last year, researchers say
Documents Show NSA Hacked SWIFT Service Provider
Documents released by hacking group Shadow Brokers detail efforts to monitor the systems of SWIFT money transfer service providers