Security Management

Coronavirus: Zoom Promises Fixes For Security IssuesCoronavirus: Zoom Promises Fixes For Security Issues

Coronavirus: Zoom Promises Fixes For Security Issues

Widely used video-conferencing app Zoom apologies for security flaws, and promises to improve both safety and privacy going forward

5 years ago
Coronavirus: UK Government Defends Use Of ZoomCoronavirus: UK Government Defends Use Of Zoom

Coronavirus: UK Government Defends Use Of Zoom

Government says Zoom is useful for self-isolating ministers who have no access to its ultra secure video-conferencing system

5 years ago
US Officials Agree New Restrictions On Tech Exports To China – ReportUS Officials Agree New Restrictions On Tech Exports To China – Report

US Officials Agree New Restrictions On Tech Exports To China – Report

Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from diverting advanced US tech for use by the Chinese military

5 years ago
Marriott International Hit By Second Data BreachMarriott International Hit By Second Data Breach

Marriott International Hit By Second Data Breach

Not again. Hotel chain confirms it has suffered a second data breach that affects approximately 5.2 million guests around the…

5 years ago
Houseparty Claims Sabotage By Rival Over Hacking ReportsHouseparty Claims Sabotage By Rival Over Hacking Reports

Houseparty Claims Sabotage By Rival Over Hacking Reports

The owner of video chat app Houseparty claims a commercial rival has engaged in a smear campaign, and is offering…

5 years ago
Russia To Delay Electronic Sales BanRussia To Delay Electronic Sales Ban

Russia To Delay Electronic Sales Ban

Delay to implementation of law banning sales of electronic devices in Russia unless they come pre-loaded with Russian-made software

5 years ago
Coronavirus: Chinese Hackers APT41 Seek Exploits Amid PandemicCoronavirus: Chinese Hackers APT41 Seek Exploits Amid Pandemic

Coronavirus: Chinese Hackers APT41 Seek Exploits Amid Pandemic

Security researcher warn Chinese state-sponsored hackers are conducting a widespread campaign, despite the Coronavirus pandemic

5 years ago
Coronavirus: Cyber Experts Team Up To Battle Covid-19 Related HackingCoronavirus: Cyber Experts Team Up To Battle Covid-19 Related Hacking

Coronavirus: Cyber Experts Team Up To Battle Covid-19 Related Hacking

Taking on the criminals using the Coronavirus pandemic to carry out hacking, group of 400 cyber-security experts is established

5 years ago
Microsoft And Others Takedown Botnet NecursMicrosoft And Others Takedown Botnet Necurs

Microsoft And Others Takedown Botnet Necurs

One of the world's largest botnets that was responsible for multiple scams and infected over nine million computers, has been…

5 years ago
Hospitals At Risk Due To Outdated Operating SystemsHospitals At Risk Due To Outdated Operating Systems

Hospitals At Risk Due To Outdated Operating Systems

Palo Alto Networks has warned in a new report that the healthcare sector is in 'critical shape' due to its…

5 years ago
One Billion Android Phones At Hack Risk – Which?One Billion Android Phones At Hack Risk – Which?

One Billion Android Phones At Hack Risk – Which?

Which? report warns hundreds of millions of Android phones are now at risk because they are no longer receiving security…

5 years ago
Virgin Media Data Breach Impacts 900,000 CustomersVirgin Media Data Breach Impacts 900,000 Customers

Virgin Media Data Breach Impacts 900,000 Customers

Privacy gaffe. Personal data of 900,000 Virgin Media customers was left on an unsecured marketing database for ten months, ISP…

5 years ago
Boots Suspends Payments On Advantage Cards After Cyber-AttackBoots Suspends Payments On Advantage Cards After Cyber-Attack

Boots Suspends Payments On Advantage Cards After Cyber-Attack

Second cyber-attack on a retailer's loyalty card scheme in the space of a week sees High Street chemist Boots suspend…

5 years ago
Tesco Warns 600,000 Clubcard Holders Of FraudTesco Warns 600,000 Clubcard Holders Of Fraud

Tesco Warns 600,000 Clubcard Holders Of Fraud

Supermarket is issuing new cards to 600,000 Clubcard account holders after discovering some accounts had been compromised

5 years ago
UK Readies ‘National Cyber Force’ To Tackle Terrorists, Hostile NationsUK Readies ‘National Cyber Force’ To Tackle Terrorists, Hostile Nations

UK Readies ‘National Cyber Force’ To Tackle Terrorists, Hostile Nations

Specialist 'National Cyber Force' for the United Kingdom to be launched in the spring to tackle hostile nation states and…

5 years ago

Redcar Council Still Crippled By Ransomware Attack

Pen and paper still being used. Northern local council admits its IT systems are still down, 19 days after a…

5 years ago

Mexico’s Economy Ministry Suffers Cyber-attack At Weekend

Mexican government department detected a cyber-attack on some of its servers on Sunday, but insists sensitive data was not compromised

5 years ago

US DoD Department Hacked And Data Compromised

Combat support agency of the Pentagon has been hacked, exposing the personal data of roughly 200,000 people it has been…

5 years ago

Russia’s GRU Blamed For Huge Cyberattack On Georgia

The United Kingdom and the United States have called out Russia's campaign of “unacceptable cyberattacks against Georgia”

5 years ago

MGM Resorts Admits Data Breach Of 10.6 Million Guests

Casino owner MGM has admitted it suffered a data breach in 2019, that included information about celebrities and CEO's of…

5 years ago

US Warns Of Gas Pipeline Shutdown After Ransomware Attack

Real world dangers posed by malware after natural gas pipeline in the United States is shut down after a ransomware…

5 years ago

Facebook Ordered To Unlock NSO Staffer Account

WhatsApp hack development. Israeli court orders Facebook to unblock a personal account belonging to an employee at NSO Group

5 years ago

Amazon Ring Enables 2FA After Privacy Scares

Ring division adds an extra layer of security to its smart home devices after a number of unsettling cyber-security incidents

5 years ago

Dell Sells Cybersecurity Division RSA Security

RSA Security is to be sold to a consortium for just over $2 billion, as Dell seeks to 'simplify' it…

5 years ago

US Considers Blocking Chip Shipments To Huawei – Report

Taiwan's TSMC could be ordered to halt shipments of silicon chips to Huawei under potential new US restrictions

5 years ago

Automation Part 2: Your First Robot Employee

Automation in the workplace will have many forms. The rise of AI could usher in new businesses processes that need…

5 years ago

Swiss Encryption Firm Crypto AG At Centre Of Spying Allegation

Was a Swiss cryptography company acting as a front for America's CIA during the cold war, in order to eavesdrop…

5 years ago

Apple Joins FIDO Alliance To Replace Passwords With Trusted Devices

Significant development? The FIDO Alliance that aims to remove the need for passwords, signs Apple as new board member

5 years ago

German Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – Report

Huawei could be allowed to supply 5G equipment to German mobile operators, a strategy paper from German lawmakers has revealed

5 years ago

US Charges Four Chinese Military Officials Over Equifax Hack

The US Department of Justice has charged four Chinese military hackers with carrying out the 2017 breach of Equifax credit…

5 years ago