Yahoo today said it has fixed the flaw that allowed hackers to steal more than 450,000 passwords from one of its many services. The company also provided more information about whose passwords had been pilfered. "We have...now fixed ...
Public private partnerships are key to the UK’s cyber security strategy, says Cabinet Office minister for political and constitutional reform, Chloe Smith. “We are all in this together. The government recognizes that and ...
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The government has announced a scheme to help UK organisations respond effectively to the increase in cyber attacks. The scheme is backed by CESG, the Information Assurance arm of GCHQ, and the Centre for the Protection of National ...
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The European Commission (EC) is considering making it mandatory for companies to report cyber attacks to harness the benefits of open dialogue, says vice-president Neelie Kroes. Despite industry opposition, open discussion about cyber ...
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With cybercrime revealed to cost Scottish businesses an estimated 5bn academics are urging firms to ensure IT staff have the right skills to overcome new and emerging threats. To enable them to do that, Edinburgh Napier University is ...
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When North Korea s Kim Jong-un commemorates a year of his rule next week, he will be able to declare he has fulfilled the country s long-held dream of becoming a "space power". Sharing the limelight with the 29-year old will be three ...
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Many organisations continue to rely on ineffective intrusion prevention systems (IPS) for defending information systems, says security firm Stonesoft. Advanced evasion techniques (AETs) – which combine several known evasion ...
Security researchers have discovered a new cyber espionage campaign targeting several large companies, including two in the energy sector. The campaign, dubbed Mirage, targeted an oil company in the Philippines, an energy firm in Canada, ...
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Microsoft has warned that a piece of malware known as "Necurs" is on the rise, with variants reported on 83,427 machines in November. The malware is usually distributed by drive-by download, meaning simply visiting an infected website is ...
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The government is facing a cyber-skills deficit owed partly to the way it pays its staff,according to former US cyber intelligence officer for the US Army and the Defence Intelligence Agency(DIA),Bob Ayers. Further reading One year ...
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Cloud-based intelligence databases Customised risk tolerance Signature approach combined with local behavioral analysis Protecting systems offline File-scanning misses the big picture Read more about cloud and security Security continues ...
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A cyber security research centre focused on biometrics is to be launched at the University of Southampton. It will be one of eight UK universities awarded government funding for cyber security research. Government has prioritised ...
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A major China granary attracts one world-leading agricultural machinery manufacturer as it anticipates another record-high autumn harvest. The investment from American company John Deere, worth about 1.6 billion yuan ($253.6 million), has ...
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I recently attended a press event in Westminster where"three senior government officials"were to brief journalists on the latest developments in cyber security. These men,we were led to believe,are helping to ensure the UK is shielded ...
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UK targeted attacks have gone from four a year to 500 a day in just two years, according to Misha Glenny, security author and journalist. "But it is not just big corporations that are being targeted, attackers are going after everyone in ...
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