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Iran Removes Malware From Petrochemical Plants – Report
Iran takes 'necessary defensive measures' after malware is discovered at two of its petrochemical plants
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 European Union on Thursday
SWIFT Tightens Security Measures After Banking Incidents
"Better shape up" SWIFT tells banks with weak cyber security procedures, in wake of recent attacks
How SMEs Can Enhance Their Cyber Resilience
Mark Logsdon, cyber resilience expert, AXELOS, details the first steps SMEs should take to bolster cyber security
Cyber-Attack On UK Power Sites Could Cost £442bn
Water systems and power grids all at possible risk of attack, report warns
How To Create The Most Secure Password
Oscar Marquez, CTO at iSheriff, provides some top advice on how to create super-strong passwords
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
Moonfruit And Its Customers’ Websites Downed By Cyber Attack
DDoS attack forces website builder Moonfruit to make major infrastructural changes
UK Is Leading Source Of DDoS Attacks
Akamai report identifies UK as leading originator of DDoS attacks
EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws
Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws
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
TalkTalk Admits 157,000 Customer Details Were Hacked
Hack compromised the details of 'only' 157,000 customers, not four million as originally thought
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
Mimecast Back To Normal After Cyber Attack
Customer access to Mimecast in the US resumes, after cloud firm was attacked with malicious traffic
Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers
'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes
Cyber Attacks Are Daily Reality, Admit Executives
Dire threat landscape...corporate executives admit cyberattacks occur daily or weekly
Government Voucher Scheme To Help SMEs Defeat Cyber Attacks
Small and medium-sized businesses to get government help to bolster their cyber defences
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
St Louis Cardinals Hacks Rival Baseball Team
It's just not cricket! FBI probes American baseball team for hacking internal network of rival team
German Parliament Hack Is Still Gathering Data
A cyber-attack on German parliament computers a month ago is reportedly still active and stealing data
China Denies Hack Of US Government Personnel Records
China denies it was behind massive breach of US government data and employee records
North Korean Hackers Can Kill, Claims Defector
North Korea spends up to 20 percent of its military budget honing its cyber-attack capabilities
Train Signalling Upgrade Triggers Security Worries
Could hackers gain access to modern rail signalling equipment and cause serious crashes?
Islamic State Hacks French TV Station TV5Monde
Mon dieu! French culture minister demands urgent meeting after Islamic State blacks out TV broadcasts
White House Breach Blamed On Russian Hackers
The White House network breach was carried out by hackers “likely working” for the Russian government
US Sanctions To Tackle Cyber Hacker Scourge
Hackers outside US will be financially punished after United States launches a cyber sanctions program
5 DNS Attack Vectors You Need To Be Wary Of – And How To Defend Against Them
Chris Marrison, consulting solutions architect, Infoblox, explains how to protect your organisation against some of the most sneaky and damaging DNS attacks
North Korea Web Outage Was Revenge For Sony Hack
North Korea's December Internet blackout was in retaliation for the Sony hack, admits US cybersecurity official
Pentagon Seeks Hacker Proof Weapon Systems
The top American arms buyer wants future US weapon systems to be hacker-proof