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US Blames Russia For Energy Grid Attacks
United States officials have for the first time publicly blamed the Russian government for two years of cyber attacks on the US power grid
ICO Investigates Gwent Police Over Data Breach
Data protection act violation? Welsh police force may be in trouble after it fails to notify people of potential data breach
US Lacks Co-ordination Against Russian Cyber Aggression, Admits Top General
Washington lacks 'effective' co-ordination against Russian cyber attacks, says NATO Supreme Commander
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 suspects, finds Kaspersky's probe
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
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 of cyber threats
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
Equifax Data Breach: Firm Confirms More Customer Data Stolen
Oh dear. Millions more customers have had their data compromised, Equifax confirms
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
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
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
White House Condemns Russia For NotPetya Ransomware Attack
American officials warn of 'international consequences' for Russia because of NotPetya ransomware attack
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
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 country
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
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
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
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
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 in attempts to reveal zero-days
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
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
Google Ads Targeted By Cryptomining Malvertising Attack
Google DoubleClick advertising network serves up ads that mine for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin
Biometrics Are Increasingly Favoured For Authentication
Fight to protect digital identity sees biometrics, two-factor authentication and password managers increasingly favoured
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
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
IoT Security Is A Concern For Silicon Readers
Nine in ten Silicon readers are worried about IoT security. Do you agree?
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 deals.
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
Intel: Stop Installing Meltdown & Spectre Patches Now
Intel says it is working on new Meltdown and Spectre patches that should solve ongoing problems