Security Management

Government To Classify UK Data Centres As Critical InfrastructureGovernment To Classify UK Data Centres As Critical Infrastructure

Government To Classify UK Data Centres As Critical Infrastructure

Data centres in the UK are to designated as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), alongside energy and water systems

7 months ago
Meta Says Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump WhatsApp AccountsMeta Says Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump WhatsApp Accounts

Meta Says Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump WhatsApp Accounts

Iranian hacking group APT42 was behind possible hacking attempt of senior US administration officials of Joe Biden, Donald Trump

7 months ago
Microsoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT OutageMicrosoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT Outage

Microsoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT Outage

CrowdStrike follow-up. Windows endpoint security ecosystem summit to be held at Microsoft's Washington headquarters

7 months ago
Halliburton, Law Enforcement Investigates Cyberattack ImpactHalliburton, Law Enforcement Investigates Cyberattack Impact

Halliburton, Law Enforcement Investigates Cyberattack Impact

Impact of the cyberattack against US critical industry firm Halliburton is being investigated by law enforcement and firm

7 months ago
US Oilfield Firm Halliburton Hit By CyberattackUS Oilfield Firm Halliburton Hit By Cyberattack

US Oilfield Firm Halliburton Hit By Cyberattack

Oilfield services firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack, despite previously warning against attacks on critical infrastructure

7 months ago
Palo Alto Networks Forecasts Strong Security DemandPalo Alto Networks Forecasts Strong Security Demand

Palo Alto Networks Forecasts Strong Security Demand

Shares in Palo Alto Networks rise after company forecasts fiscal 2025 revenues and profits exceeding analysts' estimates

7 months ago
Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential HacksGoogle Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks

Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks

Hackers linked to Iran's government conducted phishing campaigns against Israel and targetted U.S. presidential election accounts

8 months ago
Cisco Confirms Second Round Of Major Job Cuts In 2024Cisco Confirms Second Round Of Major Job Cuts In 2024

Cisco Confirms Second Round Of Major Job Cuts In 2024

Second round of layoffs in 2024, as Cisco confirms it will axe a further 7 percent of its workforce or…

8 months ago
UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records BreachUK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach

UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach

NHS supplier Advanced Computer Software Group fined £6m for data breach that exposed medical records of 82,000 people

8 months ago
CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT OutageCrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage

CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage

IT outage fallout. CrowdStrike sued by shareholders who allege firm defrauded them by concealing inadequate software testing

8 months ago
CrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation ReportCrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation Report

CrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation Report

Shares in CrowdStrike take another hit after report suggests Delta Air Lines will seek compensation for recent global IT outage

8 months ago
CrowdStrike CEO: 97 Percent Of Windows Sensors Back OnlineCrowdStrike CEO: 97 Percent Of Windows Sensors Back Online

CrowdStrike CEO: 97 Percent Of Windows Sensors Back Online

One week after the world's largest IT outage, the head of CrowdStrike says nearly all impacted machines are back online

8 months ago
CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT OutageCrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage

CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage

CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last…

8 months ago
Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – ReportWiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report

Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report

Memo to staff from co-founder explains reason for walking away from Google's takeover bid, and confirms IPO intentions

8 months ago
Microsoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT OutageMicrosoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT Outage

Microsoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT Outage

Redmond says EU deal gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, allowing last week's huge IT outage to happen

8 months ago

Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage

George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday

8 months ago

Kaspersky To Shutter US Operation After National Security Ban

Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is to close down all of its operations in the United States after national security ban

9 months ago

AT&T Admits Data Breach Impacted “Nearly All” Customers

American telecommunications giant AT&T admits that “nearly all” customer accounts were compromised in 2022 breach

9 months ago

Hacker Stole OpenAI Internal Documents – Report

Security breach reportedly occurred at OpenAI last year, with a hacker stealing internal documents, but no source code

9 months ago

Amazon To Discontinue Astro Security Robot

End of the line for Amazon's Astro security guard robot for businesses, which will be bricked in September this year

9 months ago

Russian Hackers Of London Hospitals Publish Patient Data

Russian cyber criminal gang Qilin, which caused huge disruption to multiple London hospitals, has now published stolen patient data

9 months ago

Kaspersky Denies It Is Security Risk, After US Sales Banned By Biden

Biden Administration bans sales of Kaspersky software in the US due to links to Russia, but Moscow-based firm says it…

9 months ago

Biden Administration To Ban US Sales Of Kaspersky Software – Report

Complete ban. United States close to announcing ban of all sales of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in America

9 months ago

Microsoft President Grilled By US Lawmakers After China, Russia Hacks

Microsoft's Brad Smith answer questions from US lawmakers about hacks of US governmental systems by China, Russia

10 months ago

Russian Hackers Blamed As Ransomware Impacts London Hospitals

Former NCSC boss Ciaran Martin identifies Russian cybercriminals behind a ransomware attack that impacted London hospitals

10 months ago

TikTok Warns Cyberattack Targeted High Profile Accounts

Video app admits small number of high profile users including Paris Hilton and CNN were subjected to a cyberatack

10 months ago

Former Cybersecurity Boss Warns UK Not Heeding China Threat

Ciaran Martin, ex-chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, explains growing cyber threat posed by China

10 months ago

ICO Warns PSNI It Faces £750k Fine Over Data Breach

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) says it cannot afford a £750,000 fine from the ICO, over its self-inflicted data…

10 months ago

US Warns Rising Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies

Critical infrastructure. Utility firms in the US are being urged to do more to protect water supplies amid rising cyberattacks

10 months ago

Chinese Hack Exposes Ministry Of Defence Payroll Data

Payroll records of nearly all members of the UK's armed forces have been exposed, reportedly to Chinese hackers

11 months ago