Cybersecurity

SwiftKey Stops Cloud Sync Following User Data Leak

SwiftKey users reported seeing other users' email addresses and autocorrect suggestions, prompting SwiftKey to shut down its cloud sync service

8 years ago

Stagefright Poses Serious Risks One Year After It First Surfaced

ANALYSIS: One year after the Stagefright Android flaw was first reported, its effects are widespread. More than 100 related flaws…

8 years ago

Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear

Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data

8 years ago

Pokemon Go Hit By Possible DDoS Attack

Players suffer massive weekend outages as PoodleCorp claim responsibility for DDoS attack

8 years ago

Darktrace Raises £50m Funding For Cyber Defence Push

Another round of funding for cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch

8 years ago

EU Looks To Protect Europe With £1.5bn Cybersecurity Programme

As part of Digital Single Market, the European Commission initiates public-private investment programme to strengthen Europe's cybersecurity credentials

8 years ago

Chinese Gambling Website Victim Of 470 Gbps DDoS Attack

'Largest assault to date' for mitigation provider Imperva Incapsula as gambling company hit by nine-vector DDoS

8 years ago

Uber Vulnerabilities Leak Rider Details And Journey History

Penetration testers brute force Uber for bug bounty programme, and also find hidden $100 free ride voucher

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Cybersecurity In 2016

Test your mettle with our quiz and see how much you know about the cybersecurity world this year

9 years ago

Unknown Connections On LinkedIn Can Compromise Enterprise Security

Intel Security says employees are not being educated about the risks of adding people they don't know on LinkedIn amid…

9 years ago

Google Dishes Out £376k In Android Bug Bounties

Top researcher pockets £52,000 as Google uses Android vulnerabilities to secure Android N

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

Acer Security Flaw Exposed Customer Data For 11 Months

Acer is preparing to alert customers to a data breach that affected Acer's e-commerce site from May 2015 to April…

9 years ago

GitHub Accounts Compromised In Password Attack

Fallout from LinkedIn breach seems to continue as GitHub admits some accounts were accessed by attacker

9 years ago

Cisco Creates £8m Cyber-Security Scholarship Program

The scholarship program and improved certifications are aimed at growing the number of skilled cyber-security experts, officials say

9 years ago

Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline

A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns

9 years ago

Infosec 2016: Two Thirds Of Security Pros Say Brexit Won’t Hurt UK’s Cyber Defence

If the UK decides to leave the EU, there will be no change in UK’s ability to protect itself, think…

9 years ago

Malware ‘Crysis’: New Strain Combines Multiple Threats, Platforms

NEWS ANALYSIS: The latest release of Crysis malware combines ransomware with a data breach, and then spreads on its own

9 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Two Worlds Are Colliding, And I Don’t Have The Answer, Says Bruce Schneier

Schneier also sees more government meddling in IoT security as ‘inevitable’

9 years ago

How To Manage Cyber Vulnerability In A Threatening World

Nine tenths of UK organisations feel vulnerable to cyber threats – where should your priorities lie?

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

Stuxnet-Esque Irongate Malware Targets Industrial Control Systems

FireEye Labs uncover strange malware, similar to Stuxnet, that has targeted industrial controls for years

9 years ago

National Cyber Security Centre To Offer Cyber Advice For Businesses

Government announces GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre to provide businesses with security guidance

9 years ago

The State Of Google Security In 2016

ANALYSIS: Google is actively working on multiple efforts to make the Internet safer for everyone, as it pushes good password…

9 years ago

VirusTotal Policy Change Sparks Battle Between Security’s ‘Old Guard’ And New Generation

Google-owned VirusTotal says everyone needs to contribute to security threat information sharing, blocks access to latest threat information to companies…

9 years ago

Security Experts Cast Doubt On Severity Of ‘Massive’ Email Breach

Cache of Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo email credentials obtained by Hold Security needs to be verified, claims Have I been…

9 years ago

Millions Of Stolen Microsoft, Google And Yahoo Accounts Found Online

Hold Security finds hacker trying to offload stash of 272.3 million stolen email account credentials

9 years ago

Seagate Employees’ Personal Data Pinched In Phishing Attack

Plenty more phish in the Sea-gate: Employee tricked by fake email from CEO asking for W-2 forms of 'thousands' of…

9 years ago

UK Government Venture Bemoans Inadequate Workplace Security Education

Effectiveness of security training appears to vary depending on executive versus employee opinion, Axelos survey finds

9 years ago

GCHQ: We Failed On Cybersecurity Despite £1bn Spend

The UK spy agency will spend another £1.9bn in the next five years but is being "killed" by legacy IT…

9 years ago