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Rio 2016 Olympics Suffered Sustained 540Gbps DDoS Attacks
Arbor security claims Rio was a success in terms of mitigating powerful, prolonged DDoS attacks
Web Users Are Still Being Tracked By Their Smartphone’s Battery Status
Battery Status API in HTML5 is being used to track user activity, warn security researchers
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
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
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 IT pros
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’
How To Manage Cyber Vulnerability In A Threatening World
Nine tenths of UK organisations feel vulnerable to cyber threats – where should your priorities lie?
Infosec 2016: Mikko Hyppönen Blames North Korea For SWIFT Attacks
Hyppönen claims we're in a new era where the 'fog of cyberwar' is preventing us from knowing who is attacking who, as North Korea becomes likely suspect for bank heists
Ukraine Sitting On ‘Powder Keg’ Of More Cyber Attacks
Consultant working for government claims energy companies ignored their own security rules in power grid hack, as more attacks are predicted to come
Asda Website Flaw Exposes Shoppers For Almost Two Years
A vulnerability in Asda's website found by a security consultant in March 2014 was left unchecked, but Asda claims no shoppers were affected
Amazon Issues Password Warning Following Potential Security Slip Up
Amazon emails number of users advising password reset because of "improper" storage
GCHQ Launches £6.5m CyberInvest Security Research Scheme
Taxpayers foot multimillion pound GCHQ bill for better protecting the UK in cyberspace
Half Of Second-Hand Hard Drives Sold on eBay, Amazon Still Contain Personal Data
And even though many have them have had wipe attempts, texts, photos, and emails still persist on hard drives and mobile devices
Amazon Web Services Under Threat From Crypto Key Vulnerability
Researchers claim attackers can exploit co-located virtual machines to scoop up RSA keys of other users on Amazon's EC2 cloud service
Higher Costs Dampen Palo Alto Networks’ Bumper Revenue
Palo Alto Networks eyes rise to the top with 2015 billings growing 58 percent year-over-year
Spotify Users Angered Over New Privacy Policy
Spotify wants access to a whole new cache of user data, including photos, social media and location
Adobe Patches 34 More Bugs In Flash
Adobe's August Patch Tuesday update provides fixes for 34 identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)
Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk
Shares fall two percent as phone retailer suffers cyber attack that compromises credit card details, names and addresses of customers
New Techniques Could Prevent Use-After-Free Exploits: Black Hat
The single most pervasive zero-day is use-after-free (UAF), but new research from HP detailed at Black Hat could change that and eliminate many UAF bugs
Google To Let Cloud Customers Use Own Keys To Encrypt Data
Google's bring your own keys program marries cost benefits of public cloud computing with robust encryption security, the company says
Pakistani Government Orders Operators To Shut Down BlackBerry Services
Pakistan’s mobile operators ordered to shut down BlackBerry Enterprise Services amidst encrypted communications fear
Microsoft Promises Advanced Threat Analytics Launch Next Month
On-premise cyber security platform will feature social media-style timeline and use machine learning to outwit the hackers
Drone Encryption Hardware Is About To Be Deployed In British Army Tanks
ViaSat wins General Dynamics contract for Scout SV encryption tech following successful use in Watchkeeper drones
Hacking Team Developed Wi-Fi Hijacking Hardware For Drones
Hardware for attacking computers via Wi-Fi caught the attention of a Boeing defense subsidiary, which wanted to use its drones as the attack vehicle
Businesses ‘Becoming Complacent’ Over Danger Of DDoS Attacks
F5 study reveals security concerns over DDoS are falling, despite the number of attacks being on the rise
Kaspersky Lab Launches Small Office Security
Cloud-based password management stores critical company login details and enables users to have a different, unique password for every secure site
Four Ways UK SMBs Can Mitigate Data Breach Risk
How can an SMB avoid compromising its data? Andrew Thomas from CSID says it boils down to four easily digestible tips
Eric Cole: A Good Cyber Offence Is Not The Best Cyber Defence
Dr Eric Cole, who has just joined InfoSec Hall Of Fame, warns that most countries are not ready for cyber warfare
InfoSec 2014: 17 Percent Of All Thefts In The UK Threaten Victim Privacy
According to police records, 162,932 items of computing and communications equipment were stolen in the UK in the past year