Government spy agency GCHQ has unveiled a cyber incident response scheme that is intended to help public-sector organisations that form part of the UK's critical national infrastructure in dealing with cyber attacks. The pilot scheme, ...
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The government has published its Digital Strategy document this morning,promising to improve online experiences for service users,and move rapidly towards"digital by default"access channels to replace telephone and in-person transactions. ...
Small to medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)suffer more from malware than larger organisations,but their security procedures are lagging behind,says security firm,Kaspersky Lab. SMEs are typically more vulnerable to viruses,worms,spyware and ...
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IDG News Service-In one of the photos,the dark-haired,bearded hacker is peering into his computer's screen,perhaps puzzled at what's happening.Minutes later,he cuts his computer's connection,realizing he has been discovered. The nation of ...
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Cyber security at the US government's largest renewable power transmission agency has been found wanting by an Energy Department inspector general. The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), which sells and transmits power through ...
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The CESG,the Information Assurance(IA)arm of GCHQ,has launched a UK scheme to develop skills and certify IT professionals in IA and cyber security. The CESG Certification for IA Professionals scheme aims to help the government and UK ...
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Westinghouse Electric Company and McAfee have announced a partnership around information security for nuclear power plants at McAfee Focus 2012 in Las Vegas. Westinghouse will use McAfee Enterprise Security Manager and Network Intrusion ...
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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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Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei has reacted to today's report from a US Congressional Committee that both it, and rival Chinese firm ZTE, represent a "security threat". Further reading US Congress: Huawei and ...
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The government is to spend GBP2m a year on a cyber-security centre. The centre will act as an international forum to draw together private sector,governments and international organisations,said the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in a ...
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The government will spend £2m a year until 2014 on a cyber security advice centre that aims to improve international co-ordination, increase access to expertise and promote good governance online. The "Centre for Global ...
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Iran has blocked access to Google search and Gmail in a move officials say is aimed at improving cyber security. The Islamic Republic has increasingly tightened cyber security after its nuclear programme was targeted by the Stuxnet worm ...
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A White House executive order on cyber security is "close to completion," according to Janet Napolitano, US Secretary of Homeland Security. The news comes just weeks after former White House cyber security chief Howard Schmidt said US ...
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Despite an increasing number of successful cyberattacks launched by East Asian hackers against companies and government institutions around the world in recent years,Eastern European cybercriminals remain a more sophisticated threat to the ...
Cyber criminals from eastern Europe pose just as big a threat as their more high-profile east Asian rivals, says security firm Trend Micro. Research has shown that east European hackers tend to use custom-built, highly-complex malware. ...
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