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Telstra, Pacnet Hack Like ‘Crashing New Car’
Telstra executives were only told about Pacnet security breach after their purchase of the firm was complete
Financial Firms ‘Take Up To Three Months’ To Detect Cybersecurity Threats
Retailers fare even worse, taking up to six months to identify threats, Arbor Networks survey finds
Security System Cons Hackers By Dishing Out Fake Passwords
The ErsatzPasswords system lets you know when an attempted hack takes place - and tells you what the attacker was trying to hack
Look Out – Cybercriminals Are Getting Smarter, Says Trend Micro
Hackers launching a increasing mix of old and new style attacks, Trend Micro survey finds
ICO Fines South Wales Police Over Sex Abuse Evidence Loss
DVDs containing an interview with a victim went missing from a desk, and the loss was unreported for two years
FBI: Hacker ‘Changed Course Of Plane In Flight’
A researcher allegedly told the FBI he briefly took control of a passenger plane in mid-flight
What Can We Learn From Our Cyber Security Mistakes?
Carl Leonard, principal security analyst at Websense, explains how cyber attacks in the past year have affected businesses
Blink And You’ll Miss It – Fujitsu Uses Eye-Scanning To Unlock Your Phone
Hitting the market this summer, Fujitsu says iris scanner will offer extra security, and also authorise mobile payments
Coffee-Lovers Beware – Cybercriminals Could Have Hacked Your Starbucks Account
Starbucks customer accounts hacked through smartphone apps, report claims
BitTorrent Releases Secret Messaging App
'Bleep' goes public, with BitTorrent promising to keep user identity anonymous by storing encryption keys and messages locally
Jamie Oliver Website Serves Up Malware Once Again
Once was not pukka, twice was downright careless, but Jamie Oliver website serves up malware for the third time
Is Homegrown Cybercrime The Next Big UK Security Threat?
ThreatMetrix report finds that nearly three-quarters of cyber-attacks come from inside the UK
Hackers Will Cost Businesses ‘More Than £1.3 Trillion’ By 2019
Juniper Research report warns that wearables and IoT devices could soon come under risk
China and Russia Agree Not To Hack One Another
Russia has been looking to tighten its technology and security ties to China in the wake of deteriorating relations with the US
Controversial Mac Security Program Hit By ‘Critical’ Flaw
The bug could allow attackers to take over a user's system by launching a specially crafted URL
Breaking Bad-Themed Ransomware Takes Hold Down Under
Los Pollos Hermanos-branded malware tricking users in handing over hundreds of dollars
The Changing Face Of Hacktivism
Lieberman Software Corporation CEO Philip Lieberman looks at how hacktivism has evolved to become a global threat
Kaspersky – We Blocked Over 2.2 Billion Security Threats In Q1 2015
Kaspersky Labs report detects ‘monumental’ amount of threats in the first three months of 2015
Lenovo Laptops Found To Have More Major Security Flaws
‘Massive security risk’ in Lenovo computers discovered by security firm IOActive
Mozilla Looks To Phase Out Unencrypted Web
In a controversial move, Mozilla has said it will begin restricting new Firefox browser features to encrypted sites
Malware Wipes System To Avoid Analysis
The Rombertik malware goes to unusual lengths to evade observation, including trying to destroy a computer if it thinks it is being watched
Microsoft Revamps Security Tools, Software Updates
New machine learning-based tool targets invaders, while Windows Update for Business reworks enterprise patch rollouts
Facebook Launches Major Anti-Malvertising Campaign
Social network teams up with RiskIQ to tackle pesky malware
Should Tech Bosses Be Responsible For Data Breaches?
C-level tech executives should be held accountable for loss of data, Tripwire survey claims
Airbus Looks To Sue NSA Amidst Spying Allegations
French aerospace giant filing lawsuit after documents emerged in German press implicating the NSA in European industrial spying
Hackers Plunder £3.3m From Ryanair Accounts
Airline’s corporate bank account ransacked by hackers using electronic transfer
Revealed – The Spammiest Nations On Earth
Sophos report reveals US still leads the way in terms of spam volume worldwide
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
Yahoo Wants You To Use Your Ear To Unlock Your Smartphone
Yes, you heard that right…