The National Cyber Security Centre will focus on boosting the UK's cyber defense rather than offensive capabilities
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Cross Channel: Avast & AVG Become One And Falling Fortunes For Capita
All the latest news from the world of the channel, including Avast’s purchase of AVG
Energy Sector Is A ‘Prime Target’ For Cyber Attacks
Cyber attacks against energy companies have risen massively, with the industry a prime target for attackers
BlackBerry’s Smartphone Exit Will Mean Little To Most
ANALYSIS: BlackBerry's smartphone fall from grace is the end of an era but software-focused company has a chance despite previous mistakes
Brexit: ICO Says GDPR Will Come Into Effect Before Britain Leaves The EU
UK companies will likely need to work with in GDPR regardless of the Brexit
Yahoo Hack: Eastern European Blackhats Responsible For The Massive Data Breach
Cyber security firm InfoArmor says criminal hackers for hire are to blame for the Yahoo hack in 2014
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600E And 410E Chips Target The IoT
The chips will be distributed as stand alone SoCs for the first-tine
Apple Harvests iMessage Logs And Could Share Them With The Police
Questions are raised over how private Apple's services really are.
BlackBerry Stops Making Smartphones
BlackBerry calls time on its fading device business will stop making its own smartphones, licensing its brand to third parties.
Dropbox Receives Privacy Shield Certification For EU-US Data Transfers
Dropbox says it is protecting the privacy of its customers but is Privacy Shield better than Binding Corporate Rules?
Yahoo Certificate Security Is ‘Still Poor’ Despite Hack
Research finds that Yahoo has still not taken steps to improve its certificate security and encryption, despite massive data breach
MarsJoke Ransomware Targets US Government And Education Institutions
Cyber criminals are using the Kelihos botnet to extort Bitcoin payments out of the ransomware's victims
Apple iOS 10 Flaw Makes It Easier To Hack iPhone Backups
Researchers uncover “major security flaw” in Apple's iOS 10 backup protection for iTunes as iOS 10.0.2 fixes unrelated headphone issue
The Challenges Of Deploying Box In Local Government
Boxworks 2016: How can local government authorities make the most of Box without disrupting services and protecting citizens data?
DDoS Attacks Heading Toward 1-Terabit Record
ANALYSIS: Although a 665Gbps attack is considered an outlier today, there will likely come a day when it is not looked at that way
Snooping Becomes Legal In Switzerland To Combat Terrorism
Swiss voters have approved a law that allows security services to conduct surveillance operations
Yahoo, LinkedIn, Apple iCloud: 10 Big Data Breaches
Data breaches from hack attacks continue to get bigger and bolder but which of these do you remember?
What Should You Do After Massive Yahoo Hack?
ANALYSIS: Hackers have stolen details of 500m Yahoo accounts. Here's what you should do and what businesses should do next
Sky And BT Email Users Are Caught Up In Yahoo Password Hack
Sky and BT email users on the Yahoo Mail platform are urged to reset their passwords following data breach
GCHQ And DCMS Join Forces With Cyber Security Startups
The new Accelerator centre will help startups develop cyber security systems with the help of £50 million of government funding
Twitter Data Will Be Used To Tackle LA Hate Crime
An $800,000 grant has been awarded to the University to create a social network powered hate speech detecting system
Latest iOS 10 Security Features Help Apple’s Business Case
ANALYSIS: Integration with partners such as Cisco and centrally managed restrictions make iOS 10 a more secure enterprise platform, according to mobile-device management experts
Hackers Are Using Consumer IoT Devices To Launch DDoS Attacks
Lax IoT security is allowing cyber criminals to syphon bandwidth to launch attacks on big businesses
Hack Attacks On Satellites Pose ‘Catastrophic’ Risk To The World
Chatham House researchers warn space assets are ripe targets for cyber criminals, hackers and terrorists
Apple macOS Sierra Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities
macOS Sierra isn't just a pretty face. Apple has patched quite a few security flaws, including one that affects Docker
Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016
Webroot's threat intelligence data identifies Asian countries as a hotbed of malicious IP addresses
BT Issues Patch For Wi-Fi Extender Security Vulnerability
Patch that firmware now BT urges, after researchers uncover security issues with Wi-Fi extender device
Hackers Seize Control Of Tesla Model S From 12 Miles Away
Keen Security Lab researchers discover a cyber vulnerability in Tesla's connected car
Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware
Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated by malware.
Box Looks Beyond Privacy Shield With EU Binding Corporate Rule Approval
Box gets EU binding corporate rules approval to safeguard European customer privacy following 'extraordinary' reversal of Safe Harbour last year