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Light Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update For January
Small beer for system admins this month with only four bulletins to worry about, two of which are critical
Swiss-US Privacy Shield Mimics EU Data Sharing Arrangement
Switzerland's Privacy Shield data transfer agreement with the US is similar to the EU, aiding multinationals and offering potential Brexit insight
LinkedIn And eBay Founders Throw £16.5m At AI Ethics Fund
The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund will explore the development of AI from a non-technical viewpoint
DHS Designates Election Machines, Systems As ‘Critical Infrastructure’
Individual states will still have oversight and control over their election systems, but the move makes a statement “domestically and internationally” that the U.S. considers its elections critical, the agency says
Avast Adds Fresh Security Tech Into AVG 2017 Suite
AVG 2017 not has access to Avast's CyberCapture tool for real-time threat detection
Browser Autofill Profile Poses Security Risk
Form filling vulnerability. Handy autofill profiles could potentially pose a security risk, says researcher
FTC Suit Against D-Link Warns All IoT Device Makers To Boost Security
ANALYSIS: Despite claims about advanced security, the FTC says D-Link hard-coded login credentials leaving encryption keys unprotected and publicly exposed
D-Link Charged By US For Router Security Failures
Router maker allegedly failed to take reasonable security steps to protect data against hackers
Google Patches Android For 90 Vulnerabilities In January Update
Google starts the new year with another large security update for Android, once again patching mediaserver, Qualcomm and Linux kernel vulnerabilities.
Intel & BitDefender Target Smart Home Security
CES 2017: Lock it down. Security players tout offerings to secure smart homes of the future
Hacker CyberZeist Breaches FBI Website And Leaks Data
Leaked FBI data has been posted online after a well known hacker penetrated the Fed's CMS system
Expect 2017 Cyber-Attacks To Far Surpass 2016 In Damage, Frequency
ANALYSIS: Constant bad news about Russian hacking and the increasing prevalence of ransomware made 2016 an IT security disaster... but 2017 will be worse
US Expels Russian Diplomats For Cyber Attacks
35 Russian diplomats handed their marching orders by the United States in revenge for cyber attacks
Travel Booking Systems At Risk, Warn Researchers
Airline booking systems lack basic security measures to prevent attackers changing flight details or stealing rewards
Security Vulnerabilities Found In Airline Entertainment Systems
IOactive finds security flaws in Panasonic's Avionic In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system that could potentially give an attacker unauthorised access
Ukraine Probes Kiev Power Grid Cyber Attack
From Russia with love? Ukraine investigates weekend cyber attack on Kiev's power grid
Akamai Buys Startup CyberFend To Battle Bots In The Cloud And Online
Bot hunting tech will be added to Akamai's existing online security software
Yahoo Suffers Biggest Data Breach In History With A Billion Accounts Hacked
Another major data breach could torpedo Yahoo’s acquisition by Verizon
Microsoft Ends 2016 With Patch Tuesday Windows 10 Fix
Internet connection issues for Windows 10 users resolved in last Patch Tuesday update of 2016
Rehab Order For One TalkTalk Hacker As Another Teenager Faces Prison
Teenager TalkTalk hacker has iPhone confiscated, as a second teenager pleads guilty to ISP attack
MobileIron CEO: Windows 10 Lets Us Manage PCs Like Mobiles
INTERVIEW: MobileIron CEO Barry Mainz tells Silicon about PC management, the rise of IoT and why it is better equipped than some of its rivals
KFC Website Hack Leaks Customer Data
Clucking Hell: Another data breach shows online security needs some cooking
Microsoft PowerShell Increasingly Exploited By Hackers To Wreak Windows Havoc
Hackers can use the decade-old tool to execute stealthy cyber attacks
Firmware Flaw Leaves Netgear Routers Vulnerable To Hacker Takover
Hackers can exploit a command injection flaw to execute malicious code on Netgear routers
Hackers Pilfer Trade Secrets In ThyssenKrupp Cyber Attack
Hackers have looted sensitive trade secrets from a German conglomerate in latest damaging data breach
Yahoo Mail Bug Squashed By Cyber Security Flaw Bounty Hunter
Yahoo moved to patch the flaw before the bug could cause chaos
Drone Conference Examines Security And Safety Implications
Experts discuss safeguarding against drones that pose increasing threats to prisons, airports and public safety
Mirai UK Botnet Consists Mostly Of TalkTalk Routers
The Mirai botnet has spread like wildfire and now infects 2,398 home routers across the UK, with 99 percent of them being Talk Talk routers.
ICO Fines Top UK Charities For Data Protection Breaches
ICO fines RSPCA and British Heart Foundation for "wealth screening" to get more donations