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Police Bosses ‘Should Sack’ Officers With Poor IT Skills
Police officers with 'underperforming' IT skills should be dismissed, think tank Reform suggests
The True Cost of Ransomware Is Much More Than Just the Ransom
ANALYSIS: While the FBI has one set of numbers for the financial impact of ransomware, new figures shows the impact to be significantly higher
KopiLuwak Backdoor Refreshed For G20 Cyberattack
Diplomats at risk from a new malware dropper disguised as a document associated with a G20 meeting invite
Cloudflare Pulls Protection From Far Right Daily Stormer Website
Cloudflare CEO said it was a difficult decision but US civil liberties group hits out at tech firms for clampdown
Ransomware Attacks ‘Double’ As Nation State Weapons Fall...
Grim reading...Malware is growing, adware mutating, and sophisticated 'nation state' tools are being used by low-level hackers
Shadow Brokers Exploit Kits Are A Malware ‘Game Changer’
Kaspersky Labs researchers say wide availability of exploit packages in-the-wild is a 'game changer' in 'unrelenting' cyber threat
Google Chrome Extensions Targeted In ‘Hijacking Spree’
Google Chrome has come under concerted attack in recent weeks from compromised 'extensions'
Law Lessons: What EU GDPR & NIS Directive Mean For Your Business
James Castro-Edwards, Partner and Head of Data Protection Law at Wedlake Bell, gives a law lesson on the implications of GDPR and NIS Directive and what to do now
Scottish Parliament Confirms Brute Force Cybersecurity Incident
IT systems at Scottish Parliament suffers similar cyber-attack to recent Westminster assault
Gmail iOS App Gets Auto-Phishing Protection
Google extends Gmail phishing protection to iPhone users
WannaCry ‘Hero’ Pleads Not Guilty To Kronos Malware...
Marcus Hutchins, who helped stop the WannaCry attack, rejects six charges of helping to create and spread the Kronos banking malware
Pwned By Your Possessions: Is IoT Worth The Trade-Off?
ANALYSIS: The IoT brings with a lot of security risks with it. Ethical hacker Ken Munro asks whether having your toothbrush connected to the Internet is worth it
HBO Hackers Leak More TV Shows But Not Game Of Thrones As £5m Ransom...
Hackers release more TV episodes and could release more, alongside contact details of actors and legal documents unless HBO pays £5m
Cybersecurity Researchers Implant Malware Into DNA Strand
US researchers embed malware into DNA, in order to hack DNA sequencing software. But it won't be a threat for a while to come
Poll: What Is Your Biggest Cybersecurity Concern?
Cybersecurity is never far from the IT conversation, but what do you fear the most?
TalkTalk Is Fined £100,000 For Data Protection Act Breach
ICO says TalkTalk didn't do enough to stop criminals in Indian call centre from accessing huge amounts of customer data
Kaspersky Lab To Withdraw Microsoft Antitrust Complaint
Kaspersky antitrust complaint to be withdrawn after Microsoft agrees changes for Windows users
Tech Quiz: Privacy And Prying Eyes
Ever feel like someone's watching you? Take our privacy quiz!
The Evolution Of Identity: Problem Passwords And Burgeoning Biometrics
OPINION: Passwords are yesterday's technology, biometrics are the future, argues Experian's head of identity and fraud
Password Expert Regrets Complex Password Advice
William Burr says he basically got it wrong when it came to password advice
Silicon Readers Back Decision To Kill Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash support will end, but just how many of our readers think it should stick around - at least for now?
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Tackles 48 Flaws, But Adobe Acrobat Dominates
Largish patch update from Microsoft, but administrators advised to tackle Adobe updates ASAP
Security Panel: Will Threat Of Fines For Poor Cybersecurity Have An...
Experts give their views to news that 'essential infrastructure' operators could be fined if service is disrupted due to poor cybersecurity
Businesses Face Fines If Cyberattack Causes ‘Essential’...
'Essential' infrastructure operators could be fined £17 million or 4 percent of global turnover if they suffer an outage because of insufficient security
Experts Warn Of Rise In ‘Steganography’ Attacks Using Code...
Researchers at Kaspersky Labs note rise in steganography techniques, which are difficult to detect, but claim protection will improve
‘Hero’ Brit WannaCry Cyber Researcher Arrested In US For...
FBI arrests Marcus Hutchins, who successfully stalled the WannaCry ransomware attack in May
New UK Data Protection Bill Gives Brits More Power And Makes More...
Businesses could face huge fines or criminal charges as individuals are given opportunity to withdraw consent for data, under proposed laws
Magnitude Exploit Kit Hits South Korea Hard, Says Malwarebytes
The Magnitude Exploit Kit is being used to deliver the Cerber ransomware, as the attackers obfuscate the code
Big Rise In Malicious Encrypted Content, Zscaler Warns
Encryption not so safe? Malicious SSL encrypted content has more than doubled in the last six months