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Apple And Donald Trump Named ‘Internet Heroes And Villains’
Presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is listed for having no idea how the web works, while Apple's battle with the FBI earns plaudits
Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline
A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns
McAfee: ‘App Collusion’ Latest Mobile Security Risk
McAfee identifies common apps that could be commandeered by attackers to steal information or carry out financial transactions
Infosec 2016: Two Thirds Of Security Pros Say Brexit Won’t Hurt UK’s Cyber Defence
If the UK decides to leave the EU, there will be no change in UK’s ability to protect itself, think IT pros
Symantec Buys Blue Coat For £3.3bn To Strengthen Enterprise Security Credentials
Symantec pays almost double what Blue Coat was worth last year as it attempts to improve enterprise security credibility and boost growth
Euro 2016: What Are The Biggest Security Threats?
Malware, social engineering and dodgy ticket sites. Here are the security threats you should be looking out for during Euro 2016
Mozilla Splashes £350,000 On SOS Open Source Security Fund
Firefox creator wants to save open source by starting fund to help community prevent security threats
Twitter Resets Passwords But Denies Server Hack Took Place
Twitter rests passwords implicated in data breach, but says details were stolen by various means - not by an attack on its servers
Malware ‘Crysis’: New Strain Combines Multiple Threats, Platforms
NEWS ANALYSIS: The latest release of Crysis malware combines ransomware with a data breach, and then spreads on its own
InfoSec 2016: Two Worlds Are Colliding, And I Don’t Have The Answer, Says Bruce Schneier
Schneier also sees more government meddling in IoT security as ‘inevitable’
Twitter Denies Major Password Breach
More than 32m user passwords appear online, but Twitter claims no breach occurred
HPE Introduces IoT Converged Systems, Partners With General Electric
HPE unveils Edgeline EL1000 and EL4000 as company teams up with GE on IoT cloud platform Predix
Infosec 2016: Shadow IT Lets Employees Take Company Data To New Jobs
Blue Coat research shows significant amounts of cloud use in firms is not sanctioned
InfoSec 2016: Malwarebytes – Beware The Growing Ransomware Risk
2016 is set to be “the year of the ransom” as threat continues to grow, Malwarebytes claims
Investigatory Powers Bill Is Passed By Parliament
Most Labour MPs join the Conservatives to pass controversial surveillance legislation in Parliament
InfoSec 2016: Apple Users Targeted By Fake Domains
Beware malicious websites posing as legitimate Apple presence, FireEye warns
Infosec 2016: AIB Guards Itself Against Shadow IT With Greater Cloud Visibility
Skyhigh Networks identifies 2,500 cloud services on AIB's network, helping the bank protect itself from data breaches
Infosec 2016: Mikko Hyppönen Blames North Korea For SWIFT Attacks
Hyppönen claims we're in a new era where the 'fog of cyberwar' is preventing us from knowing who is attacking who, as North Korea becomes likely suspect for bank heists
DocuSign Suite Builds On New EU Electronic ID Laws
The company has introduced a platform standardising electronic signatures across the EU
Attack Code Helps Angler Exploit Kit ‘Evade Microsoft’s EMET’
Recent versions of the Angler exploit kit have proven able to defeat some of EMET's most sophisticated features for the first time
Reddit Tests Tracking Users After They Log Out
The feature has led some to speculate Reddit may be following the likes of Facebook and Twitter in tracking users
Lessons From Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Networking Account Breach
ANALYSIS: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a mistake that many, perhaps most, people make and reused passwords for some social networking sites.
InfoSec 2016: Facebook Messenger “Left Open To Hackers”
Check Point research finds both Messenger and Facebook Chat can be exploited with simple HTML tweak that would allow hackers to hijack messages
New Trojan Uses Zeus Tricks To Target Russian Banks
Dr Web researchers find new malware that can spread itself and avoid detection on Windows systems
TeamViewer Bolsters Security Following Attacks
The remote login software acknowledged a 'significant' number of users have been hit by attacks involving stolen passwords
Mark Zuckerberg Hit By LinkedIn Password Hack
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg attacked after login details allegedly leaked in LinkedIn breach last month
Bing Malware Warnings Get More Specific
Microsoft's broswer will now alert users when a dangerous site is looking to steal information or contains malicous links