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2017-03-27 08:00:17 |
UK business least likely to offer rewards to infosec professionals (lien direct) |
UK firms need to rethink incentives to attract and retain people with cyber security skills, according to the findings of a recent global study |
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2017-03-24 13:00:04 |
UK impersonation fraud up 39% in last quarter of 2016 (lien direct) |
Just ahead of the end of the UK tax year, a survey underlines the importance of guarding against business email compromise aimed at stealing data and money |
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2017-03-24 11:15:34 |
Case study: How the Department for Education deployed flexible IT (lien direct) |
The Department of Education has upgraded its ageing datacentre to the Azure cloud and Office 365, and rolled out Microsoft Surface devices |
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2017-03-24 08:20:12 |
(Déjà vu) Security Think Tank: Minimise data to cut costs and comply with GDPR (lien direct) |
How can organisations maintain usability and keep support costs low without compromising on security? |
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2017-03-24 07:45:49 |
FBI director reiterates call for action on encryption (lien direct) |
The world is wasting time in resolving the conflict between privacy and public safety, and should consider an international framework on encrypted data access, says FBI director James Comey |
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2017-03-23 10:15:22 |
LastPass releases fix browser extension security flaws (lien direct) |
LastPass has been praised for its quick response in fixing flaws reported in browser extensions for its password manager |
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2017-03-23 06:15:53 |
Apple denies hackers holding millions of iPhones, iCloud accounts ransom (lien direct) |
Apple reassures customers that none of its systems have been breached, dismissing hackers' claims that millions of iPhones and iCloud accounts are at risk of being wiped |
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2017-03-22 11:45:23 |
PSD2 – time to open and secure APIs and rethink business models (lien direct) |
With the EU's Payment Service Directive (PSD2) going into effect in January 2018, banks have no time to waste in preparing for the changes it will bring |
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2017-03-22 06:47:16 |
(Déjà vu) Security Think Tank: Education and automation will up security and cut user friction (lien direct) |
How can organisations maintain usability and keep support costs low without compromising on security? |
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2017-03-22 06:00:15 |
Most UK businesses in the dark about crucial DNS infrastructure (lien direct) |
Most UK businesses have little visibility or control over their DNS servers and services even though they are a key component of businesses' infrastructure and security profile
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2017-03-21 13:30:48 |
UK bans electronic devices from Middle Eastern flights (lien direct) |
The UK government has announced that laptops and tablets will be banned from airliner cabins on UK-bound flights from a number of Middle Eastern countries |
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2017-03-21 08:45:43 |
Three fails to stop second data leak (lien direct) |
Mobile operator Three should have done a thorough review and upgrade of security after its previous security breach to avoid another incident just months later, say security commentators
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2017-03-21 08:06:39 |
Lords call on ISPs, government to do more to safeguard children online (lien direct) |
A House of Lords Select Committee report on online safety has called for internet service providers and the government to do more to protect the interests of children using the internet |
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2017-03-21 06:05:50 |
(Déjà vu) Security Think Tank: Practical steps to increasing security without reducing usability (lien direct) |
How can organisations maintain usability and keep support costs low without compromising on security? |
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2017-03-21 05:18:54 |
Russian Citadel malware developer cuts deal with US authorities (lien direct) |
US Justice Department set to sentence a second Russian hacker for helping to develop Citadel malware that netted $500m, but says investigations are continuing |
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2017-03-21 00:00:00 |
CW500 video: Monica Cardoso Salgado discusses the significance of GDPR to CIOs (lien direct) |
GDPR comes into force on 25 May 2018. We speak to Monica Cardoso Salgado, senior manager, data privacy & governance at John Lewis Partnership about the implications |
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2017-03-21 00:00:00 |
CW500 video: Chiara Rustici discusses the significance of GDPR to CIOs (lien direct) |
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018. Chiara Rustici, an Independent GDPR analyst, discusses the implications |
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2017-03-20 12:00:38 |
Security Think Tank: Governance framework key to best security at lowest cost (lien direct) |
How can organisations maintain usability and keep support costs low without compromising on security? |
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2017-03-20 08:00:29 |
Cardiff man Samata Ullah admits terrorist charges after posting encryption details on Islamic blog (lien direct) |
Samata Ullah, a resident of Cardiff, pleaded guilty to five terrorism charges, including developing an encrypted version of an Islamic website and posting videos explaining how to use encryption |
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2017-03-20 06:30:14 |
IBM cognitive assistant to help manage and secure devices (lien direct) |
IBM has announced a cognitive assistant powered by IBM Watson to help businesses manage and secure endpoints, including devices making up the internet of things |
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2017-03-17 11:45:06 |
(Déjà vu) Moving forward and looking back (lien direct) |
This is the fourth and last in a series of articles charting the progress of participants from HutZero, a new cyber security entrepreneur acceleration programme run by Cyber London (CyLon) and the Centre for Security Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's University Belfast |
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2017-03-17 11:15:14 |
NCSC commits to greater diversity (lien direct) |
GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre is planning several initiatives to ensure more women are attracted to and remain in technology roles, particularly cyber security |
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2017-03-17 07:30:30 |
Cyber security is a huge opportunity for UK business, says NCSC (lien direct) |
NCSC engagement director Alex Dewdney is leading government's new approach in working with UK industry to build a national cyber security community and capability |
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2017-03-16 13:15:55 |
Government to ramp up help for UK cyber security industry (lien direct) |
Government, in partnership with industry, is pursuing a range of initiatives aimed at establishing a UK cyber security ecosystem, developing skills and products and boosting exports, says DIT's Conrad Prince |
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2017-03-16 11:15:24 |
UK holidaymakers\' data breach highlights need to be proactive (lien direct) |
Security experts say the data breach at travel industry association Abta underlines that no organisation is immune from cyber attack and that data holders and consumers should be more proactive about data protection |
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2017-03-16 10:00:52 |
Most companies wide open to “cataclysmic†hack, especially after M&A (lien direct) |
Companies are leaving themselves wide open to cyber crime, especially after M&A, so companies need to start enabling cyber-security professionals before they face serious problems |
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2017-03-16 08:00:07 |
Finance firms are vulnerable to cyber attacks, so why do customers think they are secure? (lien direct) |
The public are overly confident in the ability of banks and financial institutions to protect their data, but that will change when mandatory reporting comes in next year under the General Data Protection Regulation |
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2017-03-16 06:45:57 |
US accuses Russian spies of directing Yahoo breach (lien direct) |
US authorities have arrested a man in Canada who has been charged alongside two Russian intelligence officers and a Russian hacker in connection with a 2014 data breach at Yahoo affecting 500 million accounts |
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2017-03-15 11:26:46 |
Raising cyber security grasp is biggest challenge, says GCHQ chief (lien direct) |
Everyone has a role to play in cyber security, and the NCSC has the right pedigree to co-ordinate and balance the efforts of government, industry and academia, says GCHQ director Robert Hannigan |
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2017-03-15 11:15:13 |
The UK needs more women in cyber security, says GCHQ chief (lien direct) |
The need to recruit more women into cyber security has come under the spotlight at CyberUK as a study shows the UK infosec industry has one of the lowest proportions of women and the highest gender pay gaps in the world |
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2017-03-15 06:00:59 |
UK identity fraud reaches record levels (lien direct) |
The UK fraud prevention service is calling for better education about fraud and financial crime as identity fraud, which is often cyber-enabled, hits the highest levels ever recorded |
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2017-03-14 20:15:35 |
Recruiting women key to closing cyber security skills gap, say experts (lien direct) |
The European cyber security industry has one of the lowest proportions of women and the highest gender pay gaps in the world, the latest Global Information Security Workforce Study shows |
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2017-03-14 12:00:45 |
NCSC chief calls for UK collaboration on cyber security (lien direct) |
The National Cyber Security Centre is unashamedly ambitious in aiming to make the UK the safest place to do business online, which chief Ciaran Martin sees as an achievable goal |
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2017-03-14 07:15:01 |
CIO interview: Simon McCalla, Nominet (lien direct) |
Nominet, the registry for more than 10 million of the UK's internet domains, is expanding into the internet of things and internet security services |
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2017-03-14 05:45:53 |
Cyber threat to UK business significant and growing (lien direct) |
The UK's NCSC and NCA publish a joint report on the cyber threats facing UK businesses, outlining the best response strategies
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2017-03-14 05:30:33 |
Make identity management a foundation for cloud deployments (lien direct) |
Every SaaS product has its own way to authenticate users, making it hard to keep track of which ones have access to which services |
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2017-03-13 12:45:44 |
The true impact of a cyber breach on share price (lien direct) |
As cyber security breaches become increasingly common, a security consultant explores how recent headline breaches have affected company valuations
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2017-03-13 06:46:48 |
NCC Group launches bounty for open source security flaw fixes (lien direct) |
Firm hopes bounty scheme will inspire others to do the same to encourage security specialists to make open source software more secure |
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2017-03-13 06:15:58 |
NCSC to educate UK politicians on the cyber threat (lien direct) |
The National Cyber Security Centre is to deliver tailored seminars for politicians on how to protect their email communications and voters' data to defend against cyber threats to the political system |
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2017-03-10 10:35:46 |
(Déjà vu) Navigating those early stages: research in its many forms (lien direct) |
This is the third in a series of articles charting the progress of participants from HutZero, a new cyber security entrepreneur acceleration programme run by Cyber London (CyLon) and the Centre for Security Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's University Belfast |
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2017-03-10 09:41:26 |
Paying ransomware attackers perpetuates attacks, says researcher (lien direct) |
Continually evolving ransomware is among the threats organisations need to factor into their cyber defences in 2017, but only once they have taken care of the basics, says Kaspersky Lab researcher |
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2017-03-10 04:45:09 |
Tech firms to get first look at CIA hacking tools (lien direct) |
WikiLeaks has promised to show tech firms details of what it claims is a leaked arsenal of CIA hacking tools to enable them to prepare fixes before any more are made public |
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2017-03-09 19:00:00 |
Huge demand for government cyber defence apprenticeships (lien direct) |
A rush for cyber defence apprenticeships shows young people are looking to cyber security as a viable and interesting career option |
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2017-03-09 10:45:04 |
GDPR to place extra burden on ICO, says commissioner (lien direct) |
The GDPR and global enforcement work will place an extra work burden on the ICO, but government has collaborated on a new funding plan that is awaiting parliamentary approval |
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2017-03-09 09:00:54 |
Danish consumer council refers Google to Data Protection Agency (lien direct) |
Danish consumer rights protection organisation has referred Google to regulator over its personal data storage policy |
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2017-03-09 05:30:55 |
Open Rights Group calls for control of spies\' use of zero-days (lien direct) |
Wikileaks' publication of documents detailing CIA hacking tools has prompted calls for government to control spy agencies' use of vulnerabilities in widely used hardware and software
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2017-03-08 07:22:13 |
Cloud-based ID management is key to PostNL\'s public cloud strategy (lien direct) |
Mail company uses Azure, AWS, Salesforce, SuccessFactors, Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics as it shifts from on-premise IT |
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2017-03-08 04:48:06 |
WhatsApp, Signal, ProtonMail safe from CIA hacking tools (lien direct) |
Top secure messaging and email apps are said to be safe from CIA hacking tools, but organisations are urged to assess their own vulnerability if the tools were to fall into the hands of cyber criminals |
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2017-03-07 09:30:12 |
New wiper malware hits Middle East and Europe (lien direct) |
In the wake of the Shamoon and Shamoon 2.0 malware attacks, a new wiper called StoneDrill is targeting organisations in the Middle East and Europe |
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2017-03-07 08:30:43 |
Accept everything is hackable, business told (lien direct) |
Many companies are in denial about cyber attacks, but they need to accept that they are likely to be targets, that everything is hackable and that they need to act accordingly, says security expert Menny Barzilay |
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