security

Trump Administration Orders US Government Work On Y2K Bug To Stop

Seventeen years later and US federal agencies can stop filing paperwork on the Millennium Bug

7 years ago

North Korea Gets The Blame As True Scale Of WannaCry Attack Revealed

Investigations by Britain's NCSC back up previous claims regarding WannaCry origin

7 years ago

Ransomware Attack On University College London Causes Student And Staff Disruption

UCL's networked and shared drives have been shut off as it tackles the cyber attack

7 years ago

British Businesses Are Riddled With Ransomware Attacks

The UK suffered a barrage of malware attacks in the first quarter of 2017

7 years ago

AlienVault CEO: Enough Complication, Businesses Today Want Simple Security

Over complication: The detrimental effect of increased cyber security awareness according to Alienvault CEO Barmak Meftah

7 years ago

Online Security Incidents Cost Banks £1.4 Million A Pop

Financial organisations need to consider the cost implications of cyber threats such as DDoS attacks

7 years ago

US Blames North Korea Government For Cyber Attacks

Nation state hacking is again in the spotlight as tensions rise between North Korea and the US

7 years ago

Sophos: Cyber Attacks Often Recycle Existing Malware And Hacker Techniques

INTERVIEW: Silicon talks threat trends with Fraser Howard, principle threat researcher at Sophos

7 years ago

Election 2017: What Does Result Mean For UK Technology?

ANALYSIS: Technology firms lament political uncertainty but tell Silicon that its Brexit that still really matters

7 years ago

Researchers Discover Ransomware Targeting Mac OS

Even Apple users need to make sure they are backing up their files

7 years ago

IBM Launches Identity-as-a-Service For Hybrid Cloud

New identity service bridges the gap between cloud and on-premise

7 years ago

Consumers ‘Overwhelmingly’ Prefer Biometric Security For Financial Services

Nine out of 10 consumers and banking professionals want biometric authentication put in place, but a skills gap stands in…

7 years ago

UK And France Could Fine Companies Over Extremist Content

Prime minister Theresa May is to discuss new legal measures against social media companies in her meeting with French president…

7 years ago

Darktrace: IoT Is Another Insider Cyber Security Threat To Consider

INTERVIEW: Dave Palmer, the director of technology and co-founder of Darktrace talks IoT insider threats at Silicon's Infosecurity 2017 stand

7 years ago

Symantec: IT Integration Needs To Be Tackled To Ensure Robust Cyber Security

INTERVIEW: Roland Moore-Colyer discusses cyber threats with Darren Thomson, EMEA CTO at Symantec, at Infosecurity 2017

7 years ago

Dangerous ‘Industroyer’ Malware Targets Industrial Control Systems

Newly-discovered malware exploits security failings in industrial protocols

7 years ago

AlienVault Eyes Up IPO As Growth Spurt Continues

No set date as of yet, but expect AlienVault to step up it's IPO efforts in the coming months

7 years ago

Virgin Media Plugs Security Flaw In A Brace Of Its Wireless Routers

Hackers could have exploited the flaw to gain administrative access to affected home hubs

7 years ago

Android Ransomware Impersonates ‘King Of Glory’ Game

The ransomware encrypts the Android device's files and then displays a ransom message imitating the notorious WannaCry malware

7 years ago

SWIFT Profits Drop 31 Percent Following Bangladesh Hack

The SWIFT transfer network has seen profits slashed after it invested in expanding security operations following the $81m Bangladesh Bank…

7 years ago

Kaspersky Discovers Dvmap Trojan Taking Control Of Android Devices

The malware is spreading via the Google Play store

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: IoT Manufacturers Have To Recognise Security Risks

Time for device manufacturers to step up and start taking security seriously

7 years ago

Poll: Why Use New Technologies In The Public Sector?

Tech was absent from the 2017 General Election but how can it benefit the public sector?

7 years ago

Al Jazeera Network Faces Ongoing Hack Attacks

Arabian media firm confirms cyber-attack on all its systems, including social media platforms

7 years ago

Russian Voter System Tampering The Result Of Typical Weak Security

The compromise of a highly classified report by an NSA contractor is serious enough, but the poor security measures were…

7 years ago

Turla Hackers Turn To Instagram For Latest Cyberattack

Researchers discover backdoor Trojan in comment on Britney Spears' Instagram page

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: Sebastian Coe And The Cyber Threats Facing Sport

Seb Coe defends IAAF response to athlete data hack and shares insights from London 2012 cyber security plans

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: AI And Machine Learning Could Stop Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

OPINION: Clever software and systems may be the key in preventing the rise of ransomware and cyber scams

7 years ago