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Intel Spins Out McAfee Into Separate Cyber Security Firm
Intel will still retain a 49 percent share in the new security company
Security Still Biggest Cloud Storage Concern For Business Execs
Cloud security concerns and the early announcements from Teradata Universe 2017
Samsung Tizen Is Riddled With Zero-Day Flaws, According To An Israeli Cyber Security Researcher
Researcher Amihai Neiderman slammed Tizen for containing amateur level coding flaws
Moonlight Maze Attack Still Relevant Two Decades After Initial Debut
Attack code first used in 1996 is still in use by attackers building malware in 2017, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab and Kings College London
IAAF Cyber Attack Puts Confidential Athlete Medical Data At Risk
IAAF president Sebastian Coe apologises for breach affecting athelete medical records
University Of Edinburgh Is Scotland’s First Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence
University of Edinburgh joins government-accredited national cybersecurity research scheme
Samsung Galaxy S8 Facial Recognition Is Tricked By A Selfie
Facial recognition might not be the best way to secure your new Samsung Galaxy S8...
Drone Crime Rises In UK As Switzerland Trials Deliveries
Incidents involving the use of drones in nuisance or criminal cases grew twelve-fold in the UK over the past two years, an investigation has found
US ISPs Promise Not To Sell Browsing Histories Despite New Freedoms
US ISPs give privacy advocates a boost despite changes to FCC regulations
Macro Malware, Aging Worms Continue To Pose Threat To Present Day
Macro malware, which is so 1990s, has made a comeback, joining other aging cyber-threats, such as PHP scripts and the Microsoft Slammer worm
Is It Fair To Accuse Google Of ‘Cashing In’ On Extremist Content?
OPINION: The Mail on Sunday slams Google, but should all the blame really be levied at tech companies?
Quiz: April Fools’ Day Tech – True Or False?
April Fools' Day: How good are you at spotting fact from fiction?
Targeted Malware Takes Aim At GitHub Developers
The Dimnie malware avoids detection by concealing its communications as it looks to steal data and passwords used by developers on GitHub
Google, Twitter, Facebook Pledge To Up Anti-Terror Efforts
Home Secretary Amber Rudd holds meeting with leading tech firms over tackling terrorist content online
The Encryption Conundrum: How Terrorism Is Driving Today’s Privacy Discussion
WhatsApp becomes the latest centre of attention as encryption vs privacy debate once again rears its head
Google Discloses Measures To Defend Android Against Ransomware
Google outlines what it's doing to help protect Android devices from ransomware
IBM Security: Data Leaks Grew By 566 Percent in 2016
Spam Skyrockets and cyber criminals turn to unstructured data as the number of compromised records goes through the roof in 2016
Mirai Botnet Hits US College With Massive 54 Hour Attack
Mirai returns (or at least a variant of it) warns researchers at Imperva Incapsula who witnessed the attack
Team Sky Doctor Thought Dropbox Was Hard To Use And ‘Insecure’
Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records were not uploaded to Dropbox because former doctor had usability and security concerns, a parliamentary inquiry hears
Microsoft Previews Azure VM Backup Pre-Checks
Azure will now evaluate cloud virtual machine backups for configuration problems that may cause them to fail
LastPass Rushes To Patch Yet Another Bug In Its Firefox Browser Extension
UPDATED: Google Project Zero researcher discovers yet another bug in LastPass Firefox extension
Government Pushes Cyber Essentials Security Certificate Programme
The government will now require all contractors to obtain a Cyber Essentials certificate
NATO Outlines €3 Billion Plan To Combat Cyber Threats
The investment will go towards improving satellite communications and cyber security technology
eBay ‘Downgrading’ Some Users’ Two-Factor Authentication
eBay confirmed it is asking users of an authentication token to switch to 'convenient' text-message login
Home Secretary Slams WhatsApp’s ‘Completely Unacceptable’ Encryption After London Attacks
Messaging service providers such as WhatsApp and Apple are offering militants 'a place to hide', says home secretary
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (24th March 2017)
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Cross Channel: Notebook Sales, Tech Purchasing And The Cybersecurity Skills Gap
All the news from the world of the IT channel, including rising notebook sales and how the channel can capitalise on the cybersecurity skills gap
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (24th March 2017)
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IBM Unleashes Watson To Secure Swiss Financial Sector With Next-Gen SOC
Watson will provide cognitive cyber security tools and services for Swiss-based businesses