Ireland top least-malware-infected nations for the first time PandaLabs, Panda Security's antimalware laboratory, today published its Quarterly Report for Q3, analyzing the IT security events and incidents from July through September ...
A cyber gang thought to be based in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is recruiting dozens of people to participate in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from 30 major U.S. banks, according to RSA. The organisers are thought ...
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Cyber criminals are increasingly using .eu domain names in their attack campaigns, according to data from multiple security companies. “Numerous malicious .eu domains have been registered during November which are being used to ...
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According to a survey of 56 corporate and governmental organisations conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the average amount paid for all the costs associated with cyber attacks was $8.9 million during the past year. That’s up 6% from ...
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Almost a third of European citizens lack confidence in using the internet for financial transactions. A survey of 27,000 citizen across EU member states, commissioned by the European Commission (EC), reported that internet users are ...
Some cloud providers fail to detect and block malicious traffic originating from their networks, which provides cyber criminals with an opportunity to launch attacks in a botnet-like fashion, according to a report from security consultancy ...
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Half of companies worldwide lack knowledge about potential security threats they may face, a global IT risks survey has revealed. Almost a third of more than 3,000 IT professionals, including 200 from the UK, polled by security firm ...
A dream tool for hackers capable of cracking nine billion passwords a second can be bought for as little as pound 400, warns hosting firm UKFast. Researchers found a low-spec desktop PC with two readily available, high-power graphics ...
An inquiry is underway after the website of Conservative MP David Morris was hacked at the weekend. David Morris,MP for Morecambe&Lunesdale,said an organisation claiming to represent"Freedom for the Mujahideen"had taken over his website ...
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Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has claimed that the UK is better able to deal with cyber threats than a year ago. On the anniversary of the inception of the UK cyber strategy,Maude,who oversees the strategy,has claimed that the UK ...
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Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype,Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October,according to the latest threat report from security firm GFI Software. Researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits ...
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Nearly a quarter of worldwide internet users are still running outdated browsers, creating huge gaps in online security, a study has revealed. Out of a random sample of 10 million customers, security firm Kaspersky found 23% were using ...
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The number of consumer smartphone and tablets brought into workplaces will more than double by 2014, according to a recent study, but security on the endpoints is lacking. Juniper Research claims the number of devices being used in the ...
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Unlicensed copies of popular software Keep up to date Patch applications with security updates Conficker still a threat Malicious key generation(keygen)software is one of the fastest-growing types of a malware,according to the latest ...
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The US is at risk of a "cyber-Pearl Harbour" attack from overseas hackers and needs to take precautions against such threats. Government systems, financial networks, transport and the national power grid are all potential targets for ...
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