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NHS England ‘To Create Chief IT Officer Role’

The new position is to focus on NHS England's IT modernisation projects and safeguarding the confidentiality of digital patient records

9 years ago

Microsoft Summons Windows Defender To Abolish Dell’s Root Certificates

Windows Defender "detects and removes" Dell's Superfish-like certificate threat, says Microsoft

9 years ago

Nest Cam ‘Continues Running When Switched Off’

Nest Cam remains running when users switch it off, raising security concerns, according to researchers

9 years ago

Dell Acknowledges Second Vulnerable Certificate In Systems

The second certificate, like eDellRoot, could allow a hacker to intercept encrypted communications

9 years ago

Kaspersky: Don’t Get Caught With Your Pants Down – Change Your Passwords!

Survey finds many of us would rather reveal passwords than go commando

9 years ago

Malware Disguises Itself As Amazon Early Black Friday App

Beware those Black Friday deals – mobile ransomware could lie behind a bargain

9 years ago

Financial Institutions Must Do More To Protect Consumers From Online Fraud

With a mammoth £268M lost to cybercrime in the last 12 months, the time has come for banks to do…

9 years ago

Google Refutes DA’s Smartphone Unlock Claim

Search giant can unlock smartphones remotely, according to Manhattan district attorney’s office, but Google disagrees

9 years ago

Hilton Hotels Hit By Payment Malware

Cardholder details and payment information amongst data stolen, hotel firm confirms

9 years ago

Essex Arrests Target Hacking Website

The two suspects are accused of running a website offering tools to help make malware undetectable

9 years ago

Russian Cyber-Crooks ‘Stole £522m Over Past Three Years’

Most of the Russian-origin cybercrime activity tracked by Kaspersky Lab targeted the US and Western Europe

9 years ago

Trident ‘Could Be Rendered Useless By Cyber Threat’

The government must assure Parliament the £31bn Trident system is protected from cyber-attackers, according to former defence secretary Lord Browne

9 years ago

Dell Helps PC Owners Remove ‘Superfish-Like’ Rogue Certificate

Dell confirms it installed certificate but says it was to help customer service, nohing malicious

9 years ago

The New Normal: Rebalancing The Cyber-Threat Challenge

Darktrace's Dave Palmer tells us what organisations can do to avoid cyber-attacks

9 years ago

Spear-Phishing Emails Pose As Attack Alerts

The malicious emails aim to infect targeted companies with a remote access Trojan

9 years ago

Starwood Hotels Admits Payment System Breach

The hotel chain said 54 North American locations were compromised by point-of-sale malware

9 years ago

One In Five Brits Have Been Hit By Cybercrime This Year

Personal details and bank accounts among information stolen by criminals, Deloitte survey finds

9 years ago

BlackBerry Hints It Is Open To Government Encryption Backdoor

BlackBerry COO reportedly suggests it believes in a 'balanced' approach to encryption

9 years ago

Amazon Adds Two Factor Authentication For Online Shopping

Users can now opt for two-factor authentication to help protect themselves against fraud

9 years ago

US Restaurant Chain Chipotle Security Gaffe Exposes Emails

The lapse allowed a job applicant to read emails sent to restaurant chain Chipotle

9 years ago

Government To Invest £1.9bn In Cyber-Security

The funds will go in part toward establishing a National Cyber Centre aimed at countering cyber-threats to critical infrastructure

9 years ago

UK To Help Set Up India Cyber-Security Centre

The two governments agreed on cyber-security and business deals during Prime Minister Modi's first visit to the UK

9 years ago

Google To Introduce Warnings For Unencrypted Emails

Email encryption has risen dramatically since the reports of US mass Internet surveillance two years ago, Google has found

9 years ago

Could Smart Appliances Be Putting Your Home At Risk?

But both vendors and consumers need to take responsibility for staying safe, Kaspersky head says

9 years ago

Spam Targets Lonely Hearts And Tourists, Warns Kaspersky

Lonely tonight? Or fancy jetting off somewhere for free? Then beware of being duped by spam says Kaspersky

9 years ago

Yahoo Says UK Received 1,945 Government Requests For User Data

But Yahoo says it will "fight any requests" that it deems unlawful or improper

9 years ago

Preview: First Major Windows 10 Update Targets Businesses

Microsoft’s first major update to Windows 10 brings enterprise enhancements and smarter Cortana

9 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Highlights Edge’s Security Credentials

Business as usual as Microsoft issues 12 bulletins after last month's modest security update

9 years ago

TalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m Cyberattack

TalkTalk says it wants to recognise the uncertainty following last month's major cyberattack and has put a figure on the…

9 years ago