Security Management

US Lacks Co-ordination Against Russian Cyber Aggression, Admits Top General

Washington lacks 'effective' co-ordination against Russian cyber attacks, says NATO Supreme Commander

7 years ago

Olympic Destroyer Malware Used False Flags – Kaspersky Lab

Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual…

7 years ago

US Senators Quiz Vendors Over Russian Access To Voting Machines

Have the Russians sneaked a peak at the source code used in e-voting machines, ask US Senators

7 years ago

Fintech Consortium To Tackle Cybersecurity Issues

A new consortium led by the World Economic Forum aims to bolster the financial industry's battle against a growing range…

7 years ago

PornHub Owner Unveils Age Verification Tool For The UK

Online smut control? AgeID will be help Brits comply with the Digital Economy Act 2017 from April

7 years ago

Equifax Data Breach: Firm Confirms More Customer Data Stolen

Oh dear. Millions more customers have had their data compromised, Equifax confirms

7 years ago

GitHub Briefly Taken Offline In Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

The popular code-hosting site was taken offline for 10 minutes after being targeted by a massive 1.35Tbps DDoS attack

7 years ago

Intel Ships Revised Spectre Patches

Chip giant rolls out revised Spectre patches, after initial fix proved worse than the bug it was supposed to repair

7 years ago

Artificial Intelligence Poses Risk From Malicious Actors

Bolster your AI defences. Experts warn of serious risks within a five year period due to recent advances in AI

7 years ago

White House Condemns Russia For NotPetya Ransomware Attack

American officials warn of 'international consequences' for Russia because of NotPetya ransomware attack

7 years ago

Russian Report Reveals £4.2m Stolen In Attack On SWIFT

Criminals made off with a tidy sum of money after a fraudulent wire-transfer request on SWIFT

7 years ago

UK Officially Blames Russia Military For NotPetya Ransomware

Defence Secretary says Russia is "ripping up the rule book" as he places blame for recent ransomware attack on Putin's…

7 years ago

Symantec Adds Extra Security Layer For Azure, Office 365 Users

Security vendor teams up with Microsoft to provide an extra layer of protection for Redmond cloud customers

7 years ago

Apple Source Code For iBoot Gets Posted Online

Apple orders immediate removal as source code for iBoot, a vital iOS program, gets posted online on GitHub

7 years ago

BT Shares Malware Data With Rival ISPs To Combat Cyber Threat

'Follow our lead', BT urges rival ISPs after it begins sharing malware data to help in cybercrime battle

7 years ago

Identity In the Blockchain Era: How We Get There

Okta's Frederic Kerrest explains the potential of Blockchain for identity services and the obstacles that must be overcome

7 years ago

Pwn2Own 2018 Expands Targets And Raises Prize Pool To $2M

For first time at Pwn2Own, researchers will take aim at Oracle's VirtualBox, as well as the open-source Nginx web server…

7 years ago

Microsoft, Malwarebytes Spectre Fixes Contrast With Intel’s Efforts

ANALYSIS: Updates from two vendors caused problems this month , but the difference in how they were handled was remarkable

7 years ago

Microsoft Disables Intel’s Spectre Patch

Microsoft issues emergency update to disable Intel’s Spectre 2 patch, amid reports of data loss caused by reboots

7 years ago

Google Ads Targeted By Cryptomining Malvertising Attack

Google DoubleClick advertising network serves up ads that mine for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin

7 years ago

Biometrics Are Increasingly Favoured For Authentication

Fight to protect digital identity sees biometrics, two-factor authentication and password managers increasingly favoured

7 years ago

Government Warns Critical Industries To Prep For Cyber Attack

'Up your game!' Government tells essential services to toughen their cyber defences or face stiff fines

7 years ago

Facebook Gives Users Greater Privacy Controls Ahead Of GDPR

Facebook to provide new privacy tools and information as 'largest ever' team aims to ensure company is complaint with GDPR

7 years ago

IoT Security Is A Concern For Silicon Readers

Nine in ten Silicon readers are worried about IoT security. Do you agree?

7 years ago

Cisco Acquires Skyport As Cyber-Security Investments Continue

ANALYSIS: January continues to be a month of cyber-security startup acquisitions, as Cisco, Facebook, Amazon and Sumo Logic announce new…

7 years ago

Ransomware Remains Weapon Of Choice For Hackers

Spyware to the left, ransomware to the right...new Malwarebytes report paints grim picture of growing cyber threats

7 years ago

Intel: Stop Installing Meltdown & Spectre Patches Now

Intel says it is working on new Meltdown and Spectre patches that should solve ongoing problems

7 years ago

Conditions Favorable To Make 2018 A Big Year For Security Buyouts

ANALYSIS: The new year has started off with a flurry of acquisition activity in the cyber-security space that is likely…

7 years ago

Apple Faces Meltdown & Spectre Class Action Lawsuit

Class action lawsuit alleges that Apple hasn't done enough to secure its products, which are not fit for purpose as…

7 years ago

US Senate Renews NSA Web Surveillance Program

'Carry on spying', US lawmakers say after the senate renews NSA warrantless internet surveillance program

7 years ago