Security Management

Russia May Employ Cyberattacks For Destablisation, US Warns

American deputy national security advisor issues Russia cyber warning, during visit to her European counterparts on Wednesday

3 years ago

FBI Urges Olympic Athletes To Use Burner Phones

FBI urges athletes competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics to leave their personal devices at home, and rather carry burner…

3 years ago

German Fuel Supplier Offline After Cyberattack

Echo of Colonial Pipeline attack, as fuel supplier in Germany is paralysed by cyberattack, prompting worries of local fuel shortages

3 years ago

NCSC Warns UK Of Russian Cyberattacks Amid Ukraine Crisis

British firms urged to bolster cybersecurity resilience by the UK's NCSC, as the Russian threat increases amid tense Ukraine standoff

3 years ago

Biden Administration Announces ‘Zero Trust’ Strategy For Federal Agencies

White House instructs US federal agencies to adopt 'zero trust' strategy as part of increased protection against cyberattacks

3 years ago

UK Government Launches First Ever Cyber Security Strategy

Cyber Security Strategy officially launched for the UK, to protect online digital services and British businesses from cyber attacks

3 years ago

ICO Disagrees With Government-Backed Encryption Campaign

UK data protection watchdog, the ICO, says encryption provides protections for children, after government-backed campaign against it

3 years ago

UK, Australia Reach Cyber, Critical Tech Agreement

Australia says it will 'fight back' against nation state cyberattacks, after agreements with the UK over cyber, technology, and other…

3 years ago

Red Cross ‘Appalled’ As Hackers Steal Humanitarian Data Of 515,000 People

A new low. International Committee of the Red Cross shuts down reunification system, after hackers steal data of 515,000 vulnerable…

3 years ago

Apple Working To Patch Safari Data Leak Vulnerability

Oh dear, not so private. Webkit browser engine flaw has been leaking user ID and browser data since iOS 15…

3 years ago

Gloucester City Council Confirms ‘Cyber Incident’

Council IT services hit by so called 'sleeper' malware, with media reports pointing the finger of blame at Russian hackers

3 years ago

Government Backs Ad Campaign Against End-To-End Encryption

Public funds to used for government-backed advertising campaign against end-to-end encryption, but security experts argue against the move

3 years ago

Ukraine Suffers Massive Cyberattack, As Russia Increases Troop Buildup

Concern grows Russia is planning another military action in Ukraine, after a massive cyberattack on 70 government websites

3 years ago

Researcher Gains Remote Control Of More Than 20 Teslas

Teenager claims he has taken control of multiple Tesla vehicles around the world via a software vulnerability, and can spy…

3 years ago

German Watchdog Finds No Evidence Of Xiaomi Secret Function

Germany's federal cybersecurity watchdog concludes Xiaomi investigation, after warning from Lithuanian counterparts about censorship risk

3 years ago

Ransomware Attacks Prompting Global Response – Mandiant CEO

Enough is enough. Head of security firm says organisations and governments now going on offensive against ransomware operators

3 years ago

China Government Suspends Partnership With Alibaba Over Log4j

China's internet regulator suspends security reporting partnership with Alibaba Cloud after company reports Log4j vulnerability to Apache first

3 years ago

UK Donates Stolen Passwords To Have I Been Pwned Website

National Crime Agency (NCA) donates a recovered database of 585 million stolen passwords to Troy Hunt's famous disclosure service

3 years ago

Industry Reaction To Government’s National Cyber Strategy

Government's national cyber strategy has been welcomed as a positive step by experts within cyber security industry. Silicon UK gathers…

3 years ago

Government Unveils National Cyber Strategy To Protect UK Plc

Deteriorating online threat landscape sees Government develop a national cyber strategy to ensure UK maintains position as global cyber power

3 years ago

Tech Industry Scrambles Over Log4j Vulnerability

Vulnerability found in Apache logging library Log4j exposes popular apps, websites and online services to attack and exploitation

3 years ago

300 Spar Stores Impacted After Cyberattack On Supplier

Family run firm in Preston, Lancashire suffers cyberattack, which impacts tills and IT systems for 300 Spar convenience stores

3 years ago

MI6 Boss Calls For Greater Co-operation With Tech Sector

New head of MI6 calls for partnerships with tech industry, as rival nations continue to “pour money” into new technologies

3 years ago

Government PSTI Bill To Protect Consumer Tech From Cyber Threats

Ban on easy to guess default passwords, plus obligation on manufacturers to be transparent about cyber, included in new government…

3 years ago

GoDaddy Confirms Data Breach Of 1.2 Million Customers

Unauthorised access of customer's WordPress installations, results in the data of 1.2 million GoDaddy customers being accessed

3 years ago

Millions Of Sky Routers Left Vulnerable To Attack For Months

Sky routers left vulnerable to traffic-hijacking flaw for more than a year as company claims challenges in patch rollout process

3 years ago

Japan Should Work With AUKUS For Cybersecurity, AI, Says Former PM

We want in. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomes creation of AUKUS alliance, and calls for Japan to be…

3 years ago

Intel Security Flaw Affects Pentium, Atom, Celeron Chips

Researchers find vulnerability in certain low powered Intel chips, but good news is that patches are available for download now

3 years ago

Covid Research Remains Prime Target For Cyberattacks – NCSC

Latest review of the UK's cyber landscape reveals record number of cyberattacks, with Covid vaccine research remaining a prime target

3 years ago