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Hackers Target Swiss Railways, Political Parties And Retailers
A group called NSHC claims responsibility for SVP hack and SBB DDoS assault, but not a separate incident affecting
How Crap Are Your Passwords?
Security failure: New Lieberman Software Poll highlights overwhelmingly negative attitude toward effectiveness of passwords
FBI: Cars Are Becoming More Vulnerable To Hacks
The FBI says consumers and manufacturers need to be more aware of potential cyber security threats to all motorised vehicles
How Hootsuite Plans To Protect You From Social Media Security Risks
Hootsuite teams up with ZeroFOX to helps users identify social threats, directly From the Hootsuite Dashboard
How To Create The Most Secure Password
Oscar Marquez, CTO at iSheriff, provides some top advice on how to create super-strong passwords
UK Universities Impacted By Cyber Attacks Every Hour
VMware research reveals university struggle to deal with challenges faced in managing IT security
Lessons From SXSW For UK Tech Startups
Martin Campbell, MD, Ormsby Street, shares tops tips he picked up for start up companies at this year's SXSW event
EU Court: Public Wi-Fi Owners Cannot Be Liable For Piracy On Unsecured Hotspots
Advocate General of the European Court of Justice says it is unreasonable to expect all public Wi-Fi to be secured
Everything You Need To Know About Pen Testing
Context Information Security explains why organisations increasingly see penetration testing as a key part of their cyber security strategies
Only Two Percent Of Android Phones Are Encrypted
However nearly all iPhones have their data protected, raising further debates over privacy issues
Millions At Risk After Top Publishers Hit By Malvertising Attack
Visitors to sites including MSN, BBC and AOL all at risk from malvertising, Malwarebytes warns
Vodafone Launches Enterprise Security Business
Vodafone will provide tools, services and advice to businesses as it seeks to take advantage of growing demand for security
Google Doubles Chrome Bug Bounty Reward To $100,000
Google wants you to hack Chromebook with a persistent compromise in guest mode
UK Telecoms, Utilities Sectors ‘Exposed To Hacking Risk’
Telecoms and utilities companies hold valuable data but are relatively unprepared for cyber-attacks, according to Cebr
Amazon Wants You To Pay With A Selfie
Patent revealed showing plans for paying via photo or video rather than entering a password
Anonymous Declares War On Donald Trump
Notorious hacking team set to launch DDoS attacks on Trump websites on April 1
Obama Makes Case For Mobile Device ‘Back Door’
Governments must have access to encrypted devices in order to enforce basic security and tax laws, Obama says
Government ‘Needs To Explain Snooper’s Charter Effects’
Majority of UK public is still unclear on what the IP Bill will involve, Open-Xchange survey finds
2016 Could Be ‘Record’ Year For Ransomware Attacks
Last month saw a higher number of ransomware attacks than the entire first half of 2015, Trend Micro report finds
ICO Hands Politicians Data Protection Warning After David Lammy MP Fine
David Lammy gets £5,000 fine after two day, 35,000 automated call binge as ICO tells political campaigns to respect the law
Adobe Rolls Out ‘Emergency’ Flash Patch
Patch looks to address issues in Flash which have recently been hijacked by cybercriminals
Amazon Suffers Unexplained Website Outage
Amazon.com, AWS and Amazon Prime Music were all affected
Hacker Typo Thwarts Billion Dollar Bank Heist
Sheer scale of banking crime revealed after prevention of billion dollar bank heist, but attackers still pocketed $80m
Draft Bill To Penalise Tech Firms For Refusing Encryption Order
US senators close to finalising draft bill that will penalise tech firms who refuse court orders over encrypted data
Ofcom Investigates Ex-Employee TV Data Breach
Ofcom confirms an ex-employee tried to offer a broadcaster sensitive information about rivals
Kaspersky Lab Wants To Secure Your Wearables
New version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android now covers smartwatches and other wearables
How To Hack A Bank In 20 Minutes
Ryan MacDougall, senior security consultant at Coalfire, details the simple techniques he (hypothetically?) used to breach a major bank
MoD Identifies Technology As Key Driver For UK Operating Future
Government whitepaper offers up likely defence and security predictions in next 20 years
Mozilla Firefox 45 Removes Tab Groups, Provides Security Updates
Mozilla provides 21 security advisories for its Firefox 45 browser. New features in the browser include improvements to the Firefox Hello communication tool.