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	2017-07-03 10:18:21	Ukraine: Russian security services were behind cyberattack (lien direct)	The Ukrainian security agency, known as the SBU, alleged in a statement that similarities between the malicious software and previous attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure revealed the work of Russian intelligence services. View Full StoryÂ ORIGINAL SOURCE: Fox News
	2017-07-03 09:18:52	Germany gears up to defend against possible G20 cyber attacks (lien direct)	Arne Schoenbohm, president of Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), said authorities had set up a 24/7 special command center to defend against such attacks, just as it was preparing for any physical violence. Read Full StoryÂ ORIGINAL SOURCE: Reuters
	2017-07-03 09:14:19	WannaCry virus fails to stimulate surge in Cyber insurance, according to FWD broker research (lien direct)	The recent 'WannaCry' ransomware virus attack was heralded as the wake-up call for businesses concerned about their cyber security. A recent survey of 250 UK insurance broking firms, however, shows that following the attack there has surprisingly been little increase at all in the number of enquiries for Cyber insurance cover. The research, carried out ...		Wannacry
	2017-06-30 14:28:05	Over 90% of cyber security experts believe the UK\'s political landscape has been manipulated by fake news (lien direct)	Â DomainTools, the leader in domain name and DNS-based cyber threat intelligence, today announced the results of a survey which found that 91% of cyber security professionals believe that the UK's political landscape has been manipulated by fake news. When asked if they thought that they had personally been affected by fake news, 61% agreed that ...	Guideline
	2017-06-30 10:00:49	Petya ransomware attack: How UK businesses can stay protected online (lien direct)	The recent Petya attack hit companies across Europe and the US Ebuyer offers businesses across the UK tips on how to protect themselves from online ransomware Yesterday (27th June, 2017), businesses and organisations across Europe and the US were hit by a large-scale cyber attack, known as Petya, leaving them unable to access systems and ...			★★★
	2017-06-30 09:56:28	The costs of VPNs: It\'s not the printerâ€¦it\'s the ink (lien direct)	While today's printer manufacturers might make a little money on their hardware, it's the ink that brings in the big profits. The same concept applies to razors and razorblades. It turns out it's also true for something as ubiquitous and seemingly well understood as the virtual private network (VPN). Today, practically every company has ...			★★★★★
	2017-06-30 09:35:59	Rebuffing Ransomware: Common Sense Advice from CompTIA (lien direct)	The Petya ransomware attack – the second major global cyberattack in two months – left a trail of locked computers and compromised networks in some 65 countries around the world. Like the WannaCry attack in May, Petya this week exposed weaknesses in cybersecurity defenses. It also reinforces the notion that it's a case of when, ...		Wannacry
	2017-06-30 09:30:57	8Tracks Breach Exposes Millions of Accounts (lien direct)	Internet radio service 8tracks was hacked this week and personal details associated with a reported 18 million user accounts compromised. In a blog post, the firm's founder and CEO, David Porter, claimed that no financial data, phone numbers or postal addresses were exposed, but email addresses and encrypted passwords were. â€œPasswords on 8tracks are hashed ...			★★
	2017-06-30 09:29:47	Lloyd\'s: Businesses Need To Take A Long-Term View Of Cyber Attacks (lien direct)	It's no longer enough for organisations to just focus on the immediate impacts. Businesses are failing to take into account the long-term impacts of falling victim to a cyber attack, according to a report from Lloyd's of London. The report, created in conjunction with KPMG and law firm DAC Beachcroft, suggests that European businesses are ...			★★
	2017-06-30 09:28:39	No surprise as only half of local authorities are prepared for a cyber attack (lien direct)	Just over half (53%) of local authorities across the UK are prepared to deal with a cyber attack according to research by PwC. While the latest PwC Global CEO survey found that 76% of UK CEOs are concerned about cyber threats, only 35% of local authority leaders are confident that their staff are well equipped ...	Guideline
	2017-06-30 09:27:23	(Déjà vu) LINUX SYSTEMD BUG COULD HAVE LED TO CRASH, CODE EXECUTION (lien direct)	Developers with Canonical pushed out a handful of patches for the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu this week, including one that resolves a bug that could have let an attacker cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with a TCP payload. Chris Coulson, a software and electronics engineer with the company, discovered the vulnerability, ...
	2017-06-30 09:26:17	Report: 70% of brits unable to tell fact from fiction, share fake news (lien direct)	Raj Samani, chief scientist and fellow at McAfee, said that 18 percent of UK respondents were warned by their employer about the dangers of fake news or manipulated data. Given the heightened awareness of fake news in recent months, you’d think more Brits would be able to tell the difference between fake and real news, ...
	2017-06-29 09:35:39	Deep Root Analytics Is in Deep Trouble With Voter Data Breach (lien direct)	Cybersecurity experts speculate that in our current state, up to 70% of cyber attacks, including breaches, go undetected in a given year. Part of identifying and stopping breaches is knowing what kind of information cybercriminals are after, and election season creates hotbeds of public information that are prime targets for a breach. The companies that ...
	2017-06-29 09:29:29	(Déjà vu) Community Led Threat Prevention (lien direct)	Community based threat detection and prevention has been a fundamental principle in Anti-Virus and Intrusion Detection Systems for years. Â Pooling the information and experience of multiple organisations to rapidly identify emerging threats, this collaborative approach enables security companies to quickly create a patch and disseminate it globally to minimise a hacker's opportunity with that specific ...
	2017-06-29 09:25:35	New report from CREST highlights the need to improve cyber security in Industrial Control Systems (lien direct)	There is a pressing need to improve cyber security in Industrial Control System (ICS) environments to avoid future breaches that could impact critical national infrastructure concludes CREST, the not-for-profit accreditation body representing the technical information security industry, in its latest position paper, 'Industrial Control Systems: Technical Security Assurance'. Â The report highlights a number of challenges ...
	2017-06-29 09:21:50	Neuroscience and security: your thoughts are safe (for now) (lien direct)	A Canadian researcher called Melanie Segado explained to us the extent to which your brain activity could be used for malicious purposes, to find out, for example, what you're thinking or to guess your PIN. Melanie, who is finishing her doctorate in neuroscience in Montreal and is co-founder of the NeurotechX community, differentiated the techniques ...
	2017-06-29 09:20:04	Nothing is safe from a hacker, even a toy, smart TV or fitness tracker (lien direct)	New research from SWNS Digital has revealed the full extent to which dishonest individuals can invade people’s privacy by way of a few clicks of the mouse. The survey, conducted by consumer security specialist, BullGuard, included responses from 2,000 UK smart device owners. Aside from smartphones, tablets and PCs, respondents own three internet-connected devices on ...
	2017-06-29 09:18:56	NATO decides cyber attacks could trigger collective defence clause (lien direct)	North Atlantic alliance is moving cyber into the domain of the military, alongside land, sea, and air capabilities. Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty which states an attack on one NATO member is considered an attack on all, is being extended into the realm of cyber warfare. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, NATO Secretary ...
	2017-06-28 16:33:17	The Ransomware called NotPetya – Cyber Experts have their say (lien direct)	Tuesday’s global cyber attack caused havoc and disruption to all manners of businesses. Many within the cyber industry are debating whether the ransomware used was actually a strain of Petya or was it something completely new. With it first being detected in Ukraine, where companies updating a mechanismÂ within an accounting program that had connections to ...		NotPetya
	2017-06-28 10:19:43	MP Cyber Attack Further Proof That Weak Passwords Are The Biggest Threat To Data Security (lien direct)	Leading Identity and Access Management specialists My1Login says that weak passwords and poor ID management are likely to have contributed to the MP email cyber attack at the weekend. Parliament was hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber-attack last Friday, with hackers attempting to gain access to MPs’ and their staffers’ email accounts. Both houses ...	Guideline
	2017-06-28 10:11:12	Mobile Ransomware: An Evolving Threat for Developed Markets (lien direct)	Mobile ransomware actors are focusing their attacks on wealthy countries. Developed markets not only have a higher level of income, but also a more advanced and more widely used mobile and e-payment infrastructure. According to Kaspersky Lab's annual ransomware report for 2016-2017, this is appealing to criminals because it means they can transfer their ransom ...
	2017-06-28 10:06:14	New Research Shows Cybersecurity Battleground Shifting to Linux and Web Servers (lien direct)	WatchGuard®'s latest quarterly Internet Security Report reveals that despite an overall drop in malware detection, Linux malware made up more than 36 percent of the top threats identified in Q1 2017. The increased presence of Linux/Exploit, Linux/Downloader and Linux/Flooder attacks highlights the need to protect Linux-based IoT devices and Linux servers from the internet with ...
	2017-06-28 09:54:54	Organizations award hackers up to $900,000 a year in bug bounties (lien direct)	A new HackerOne report examines over 800 hacker-powered programs from organizations including Airbnb, GitHub, General Motors, Intel, Lufthansa, Nintendo, U.S. Department of Defense, Uber, and more. Findings are based on nearly 50,000 resolved security vulnerabilities and more than $17 million in bounties awarded. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Help Net Security		Uber	★★★
	2017-06-28 09:51:18	Hackers threaten South Korean banks with DDoS attacks (lien direct)	KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, KEB Hana Bank, NH Bank and two other South Korean banks were reportedly threatened with DDoS attacks last week.Â TheÂ Armada CollectiveÂ hacking group has issued a ransom demand of approximately £245,700 to seven South Korean banks, threatening to launch distributed denial of service attacks against each of their organisations. ...
	2017-06-28 09:49:52	\'Vaccine\' created for huge cyber-attack (lien direct)	Security researchers have discovered a “vaccine” for the huge cyber-attack that hit organisations across the world on Tuesday.Â The creation of a single file can stop the attack from infecting a machine. However, researchers have not been able to find a so-called kill switch that would prevent the crippling ransomware from spreading to other vulnerable computers. ...
	2017-06-27 13:35:56	Farsight security research indicates that WannaCry-like attacks represent \'just another day at the office\' (lien direct)	We all remember WannaCry; the scale of the attack, spanning over 150 countries and almost a quarter of million computers. In the UK, at least, this was accompanied by a media frenzy, largely due to the highest profile victim of the attack being the National Health Service. As a highly emotional target here in the ...		Wannacry
	2017-06-27 13:34:37	Stephanie Daman – The Cyber Industry has lost an inspirational soul (lien direct)	The CEO of Cyber Security Challenge UK, Stephanie Daman, has passed away peacefully at the age of 56 following a long battle with cancer. Stephanie was a remarkableÂ role-modelÂ who inspired all of those with whom she came into contact. She cared passionately about Cyber Security Challenge UK andÂ it’sÂ twin missions to find and nurture talented people to ...
	2017-06-27 09:48:20	What does the GDPR mean for SMEs? (lien direct)	The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK in May 2018 and is anticipated to have a significant impact on businesses across the country. The GDPR is a replacement for the Data Protection Act 1998, and will apply to all organisations that process, handle and store any personal data of ...
	2017-06-27 09:45:18	Majority of cyber professionals not confident UK government can protect itself from cyberattacks (lien direct)	Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, today announced the results of a survey of 350 information security professionals that found 69 percent are not confident in the ability of the U.K. government to protect itself from cyberattacks in 2017. The survey was conducted June 6-8, ...	Guideline
	2017-06-27 09:42:40	Nearly half of UK office workers believe automation will have a positive impact on their organisation, finds new study (lien direct)	Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today revealed findings of its research showing that nearly half (48%) of UK office workers are optimistic about the impact automation technologies will have on the workplace of the future. However, the cost of implementation and lack of infrastructure are big barriers to adoption for ...	Guideline		★★★
	2017-06-27 09:36:16	AA password reset email cockup crashes servers (lien direct)	UK car insurance giant the AA caused all sorts of confusion on Monday after accidentally sending out a “password update” email to people. The alert led to motorists rushing to log into the motoring organization’s website to change their passwords, only to overload the servers and effectively run them over. Brits were furious after discovering ...
	2017-06-27 09:34:44	AES-256 encryption keys cracked by hands-off hack (lien direct)	DUTCH RESEARCHERS have discovered a way of cracking AES-256 encryption using reasonably cheap gear and wireless tech. Fox-IT explains that it, and an other company called Riscure, have created a new method for slurping up security that is enabled through proximity and relies on the monitoring of electromagnetic signals in what is known as a ...
	2017-06-27 09:32:47	Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers (lien direct)	Despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36 percent of the top threats identified in Q1 2017. This attack pattern demonstrates the urgent need for heightened security measures to protect Linux servers and Linux-dependent IoT devices, according to WatchGuard Technologies. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: ...
	2017-06-27 09:31:06	HMS Queen Elizabeth is \'running outdated Windows XP\', raising cyber attack fears (lien direct)	FearsÂ have been raised that Britain's largest ever warship could be vulnerable to cyber attacks after it emerged it appears to be running the outdated Microsoft Windows XP. As HMS Queen Elizabeth left its dockyard for the first time to begin sea trials, it was revealed the £3.5billion aircraft carrier is apparently using the same software ...
	2017-06-26 12:15:03	Parliament hit by cyber attack – Cyber Industry reaction (lien direct)	A cyber attack on Westminster has compromised up to 90 parliamentary email accounts officials have confirmed. The incident which took place over the weekend saw hackers launch a sustained and determined attempt to access MPs email accounts by searching for weak passwords. Parliamentary officials were forced to lock MPs out of their email accounts to ...			★★
	2017-06-26 10:22:02	IISP Launches New Skills Framework for Information Security Professionals (lien direct)	The not-for-profit, Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) has launched a new version of its Skills Framework, which is widely accepted as the de-facto standard for measuring the knowledge, experience and competency of information security information assurance professionals. First introduced in 2006 and developed by world-renowned academics and security experts in collaboration with industry, government ...
	2017-06-26 10:04:19	Business demands for agility and innovation prompt rise of cloud native applications: adoption is set to double by 2020 (lien direct)	New research from Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, indicates a significant step change in enterprise cloud adoption through the increased use of cloud native applications – applications and services built to perform optimally in the cloud, leveraging Platform as a Service (PaaS). Driven by recognition that cloud-native applications can enable ...	Guideline
	2017-06-26 09:55:49	Bankers Are Hiring Cyber-Security Experts to Help Get Deals Done (lien direct)	Companies and investment funds are adding an extra layer of scrutiny to acquisitions by screening targets for cybersecurity risks, as global computer attacks raise awareness. That's prompting offers specifically tailored to takeovers by a variety of players, from consultants like Deloitte LLP to software providers including Intralinks Holdings Inc. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bloomberg		Deloitte
	2017-06-26 09:54:26	Japan sees surge in demand for cyber insurance as attacks increase (lien direct)	There has been a sharp increase in the number of policyholders – mainly companies – taking out cyber insurance, which compensates losses caused by cyber attacks. The number of victims whose personal information was stolen last year from companies and other entities rose by more than 10 million from the previous year. The estimated compensation ...			★★
	2017-06-26 09:53:15	Cyber security set to dominate at \'Five Eyes\' meeting in Canada (lien direct)	Thwarting the encryption of terrorist messaging is priority number one between the so-called 'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance. The alliance, which comprises of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, will meet in the Canadian capital of Ottawa on Tuesday. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: SBS			★★★★
	2017-06-26 09:52:06	UK electricity grid cyber-attack risk is \'off the scale\' (lien direct)	Concerns over the threat posed by cyber-attacks on power stations and electricity grids is â€œoff the scaleâ€ in the UK energy sector, according to a leading industry figure. No other country in the world has an energy industry as worried about the risk from cyber threats, such as the WannaCry ransomware attack that recently hit ...	Guideline	Wannacry	★★★★
	2017-06-26 09:50:40	Parliament cyber-attack \'hit up to 90 users\' (lien direct)	Up to 90 email accounts were compromised during the cyber-attack on Parliament on Friday. Fewer than 1% of the 9,000 users of the IT system were impacted by the hacking, said a parliamentary spokesman. The hack prompted officials to disable remote access to the emails of MPs, peers and their staff as a safeguard. View ...			★★
	2017-06-23 13:18:40	198 Million US Voter Records Leaked (lien direct)	Earlier this week, it was reported that 198 MILLION US voter records were leaked on a public Amazon S3 storage server owned by a Republican data analytics firm, Deep Root Analytics. This is reportedly the biggest leak of its kind in history. Various databases were found on the server, containing personal information of American citizens, ...			★★★
	2017-06-23 11:10:48	Westfield CIO: Data And Personalisation Are Key To Shopping Centre Survival (lien direct)	Shopping is fast becoming an online activity, but Westfield has a plan to keep consumers coming back to its two London facilities. View Full StoryÂ ORIGINAL SOURCE: Silicon UK			★★★★★
	2017-06-23 11:09:03	Fraudster Made £100K from Online Banking Bug (lien direct)	An online fraudster has been jailed after pocketing nearly £100,000 by exploiting a glitch in his online banking platform. View Full StoryÂ ORIGINAL SOURCE: Info Security Magazine			★★★
	2017-06-23 11:07:27	Variant of Marcher Android malware poses as Flash Player update (lien direct)	Developers of theÂ Android banking malwareÂ MarcherÂ are now disguising the trojan as an Adobe Flash Player update, the cloud security companyÂ ZscalerÂ has reported in a ThursdayÂ blog post. View Full storyÂ ORIGINAL SOURCE: SC Magazine
	2017-06-23 11:05:18	Blockchain: Helping secure digital identities (lien direct)	Blockchain allows individuals, independent of each other, to rely on the same shared, secure and auditable source of information for managing identity. View Full StoryÂ ORIGINAL SOURCE: Information Age
	2017-06-23 11:00:26	Cybersecurity Ventures Predicts 3.5 MILLION Cybersecurity Jobs by 2021! (lien direct)	This week, Cybersecurity Ventures released their latest report, predicting that by 2021, there will be 3.5 million unfilledÂ cybersecurity jobs; a dramatic and noticeable increase from previous estimates.Â Previous reports have estimated much smaller estimates when predicting the skills gap of the future; the 2015 report by Symantec reported a projected shortfall of 1.5 million from the ...
	2017-06-23 10:34:07	A Quantum Encryption Solution is Here! (lien direct)	Encryption gateway vendor eperi and Deutsche Telekom have presented a joint quantum encryption solution that will prevent even the most advanced computers from cracking encryption algorithms. The approach,Â one of the first of its kind, will also be able to protect data in SaaS applications like Office 365, Salesforce or custom apps against this threat. Key ...
	2017-06-23 08:51:20	Learning the lessons from cyber attacks (lien direct)	Cybercriminals have been known to target businesses across all sectors. Recent high-profile cyber attacks have successfully breached well-known brands including telecoms providers, retailers and banks. Evidently, all industries are potentially vulnerable. As businesses become ever more negatively affected by cyber attacks, lessons need to be learnt and effective cyber defences implemented in order to protect ...

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