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North Korea Hack On Sony Was ‘Sloppy’, Says FBI Director

FBI Director reiterates North Korea as the Sony hack culprit because they failed to cover their tracks

Christmas Presents Threaten Your Business, Warns EY

January hangovers could be the least of CSOs’ headaches, according to a new warning from Ernst & Young on the threat employees’ Christmas gadget gifts pose.

What We Learned From The Moonpig Website Bug

How should companies respond to vulnerability discoveries and do they have an ethical obligation to protect customer data?

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Sony Boss Dismisses Financial Impact Of Hack

Sony's CEO doesn't envisage a significant financial impact from notorious hack, despite the damage

Google Exposes Windows 8.1 Security Flaw

Google is criticised for publishing a flaw in in Windows 8.1 that could allow an attacker to give themselves admin privileges

Developer Says Moonpig’s Website Architect Should Be Shot Or...

Is someone telling porkies? Serious flaw allegedly found in Moonpig's website - but the greetings card firm says customer data has always been safe

How One UK Retailer Upped Its Online Transaction Game

Liberty Games needed to provide its global customer base with the assurance that their transactions would be safe and fraud-free

Nuclear Plant Discovers Worm Infection

Malware has been discovered in a device connected to the control systems of a nuclear power plant in South Korea

Lizard Squad Hacker Arrested In London

A man linked to the Lizard Squad has been arrested amid reports of a second arrest in Finland

How Do Online Businesses Gain The Amazon Trust Factor?

Advertorial: Online businesses can struggle to convince new customers to trust them with their precious payment data. But a well known brand can bridge this trust gap

Hacker Clones Fingerprint From Photograph

A hacker claims to have 'cloned' the fingerprint of a German politician using a humble photograph

What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?

It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions

What Should IT Managers Ask Santa For This Christmas?

It's the one time of the year when CIOs can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions

German Steelworks Physically Damaged By Cyber Attack

A blast furnace in Germany suffers “massive damage” after a cyber attack on its computer network

Sony Pictures Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Hack Leaks

As the Internet connection in North Korea recovers from a mysterious outage, Sony warns Twitter of a possible lawsuit

DDoS Attack Takes Down Rackspace For Almost 12 Hours

London, Chicago, and North Virginia data centres targeted

Apple Fixes Mac Security Vulnerabilities With Automatic Update

Bug fix should prevent malicious remote access, says Apple

China To Introduce Cloud Trust Rating

Move could lock out foreign cloud providers not passing security tests

BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers

BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA

Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank

Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments

Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers

Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers

Proposal To Tag HTTP Websites As ‘Non-Secure’

Google Chrome team proposes to make all web browsers tag HTML websites as 'non-secure' destinations

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Microsoft Gains Allies In Overseas Data Legal Tussle

Microsoft's legal battle against attempts to access customer data held overseas gains influential backers

Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk

Sony Film Première Pulled As Hack Fallout Continues

Fallout from devastating hack at Sony Pictures continues as it cancels film première of The Interview

Who’s Been In Your Fridge? 3 Ways To Secure Your Internet Of...

Piers Wilson, head of product management at Tier-3 Huntsman examines the main security issues being introduced by IoT, and outlines three basic steps that can help to overcome them