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Energy Sector Is A ‘Prime Target’ For Cyber Attacks

Cyber attacks against energy companies have risen massively, with the industry a prime target for attackers

9 years ago

Hack Attacks On Satellites Pose ‘Catastrophic’ Risk To The World

Chatham House researchers warn space assets are ripe targets for cyber criminals, hackers and terrorists

9 years ago

Bruce Schneier: ‘Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet’

Security expert Bruce Schneier suspects state-sponsored DDoS attacks are being levied at major internet infrastructure providers to test cyber defences

9 years ago

Iran Removes Malware From Petrochemical Plants – Report

Iran takes 'necessary defensive measures' after malware is discovered at two of its petrochemical plants

9 years ago

UK Will Be ‘More Vulnerable’ To Cyber Attacks If It Leaves The EU

InfoSec poll reveals security professionals thing UK will suffer from lack of information sharing if it decides to leave the…

9 years ago

SWIFT Tightens Security Measures After Banking Incidents

"Better shape up" SWIFT tells banks with weak cyber security procedures, in wake of recent attacks

9 years ago

How SMEs Can Enhance Their Cyber Resilience

Mark Logsdon, cyber resilience expert, AXELOS, details the first steps SMEs should take to bolster cyber security

9 years ago

Cyber-Attack On UK Power Sites Could Cost £442bn

Water systems and power grids all at possible risk of attack, report warns

9 years ago

How To Create The Most Secure Password

Oscar Marquez, CTO at iSheriff, provides some top advice on how to create super-strong passwords

9 years ago

TalkTalk CEO Defends Security Strategy To MP Committee

TalkTalk defends the ISP during a grilling from MPs and reveals it hasn't signed up for Cyber Security Essentials

9 years ago

Moonfruit And Its Customers’ Websites Downed By Cyber Attack

DDoS attack forces website builder Moonfruit to make major infrastructural changes

9 years ago

UK Is Leading Source Of DDoS Attacks

Akamai report identifies UK as leading originator of DDoS attacks

9 years ago

EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws

Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws

9 years ago

UK, US Wargame Tests Financial Response To Cyber Attack

War games. British and American tests the responses of their financial centres to a major cyber attack

9 years ago

TalkTalk Admits 157,000 Customer Details Were Hacked

Hack compromised the details of 'only' 157,000 customers, not four million as originally thought

9 years ago

Most Businesses ‘Complacent’ Over Cyber Security Drills

Most businesses are gambling with their IT security and fail to conduct regular cyber security drills, survey reveals

10 years ago

Mimecast Back To Normal After Cyber Attack

Customer access to Mimecast in the US resumes, after cloud firm was attacked with malicious traffic

10 years ago

Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers

'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes

10 years ago

Cyber Attacks Are Daily Reality, Admit Executives

Dire threat landscape...corporate executives admit cyberattacks occur daily or weekly

10 years ago

Government Voucher Scheme To Help SMEs Defeat Cyber Attacks

Small and medium-sized businesses to get government help to bolster their cyber defences

10 years ago

US And China Pledge ‘Code Of Cyber Conduct’

“Please stop hacking American targets”, or words to that effect as President Obama raises concern with China

10 years ago

St Louis Cardinals Hacks Rival Baseball Team

It's just not cricket! FBI probes American baseball team for hacking internal network of rival team

10 years ago

German Parliament Hack Is Still Gathering Data

A cyber-attack on German parliament computers a month ago is reportedly still active and stealing data

10 years ago

China Denies Hack Of US Government Personnel Records

China denies it was behind massive breach of US government data and employee records

10 years ago

North Korean Hackers Can Kill, Claims Defector

North Korea spends up to 20 percent of its military budget honing its cyber-attack capabilities

10 years ago

Train Signalling Upgrade Triggers Security Worries

Could hackers gain access to modern rail signalling equipment and cause serious crashes?

10 years ago

Islamic State Hacks French TV Station TV5Monde

Mon dieu! French culture minister demands urgent meeting after Islamic State blacks out TV broadcasts

10 years ago

White House Breach Blamed On Russian Hackers

The White House network breach was carried out by hackers “likely working” for the Russian government

10 years ago

US Sanctions To Tackle Cyber Hacker Scourge

Hackers outside US will be financially punished after United States launches a cyber sanctions program

10 years ago