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Cybercriminals likely to attempt GDPR extortion for greater ROI

Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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Trend Micro says cybercriminals are becoming more business-minded and are likely to target organisations that are trying to comply with GDPR.
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2017 sees smartphone shipments decline for the first time ever

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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Smartphone shipments fell in 2017 for the first time since their inception with some regions worse than others, but IDC remains optimistic.
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Ericsson CEO declares 5G “open for business” at MWC 2018

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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5G has long been in development with no shortage of hype surrounding the term - but Ericsson's CEO said at MWC it is officially in the here and now.
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Unwanted cybercrime awards: Russia tops 'dark web medals' table

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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dark web
RepKnight published an 'alternative olympics' medal table that details the countries that feature most heavily on the dark web - infographic included.
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Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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application security
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devsecops
​The Open Bug Bounty project has reached 100,000 fixed vulnerabilities and is showing no signs of slowing down with changes on the horizon.
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Cisco launches new network automation portfolio for service providers

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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The tech giant says the new release will help improve how global service providers run their large-scale networks.
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Check Point releases January's 'most wanted' malware

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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malware
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crypto
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23% of organisations around the world were affected by Check Point's 'most wanted' malware in January, a 'lucrative' revenue stream for criminals.
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Apple or Android? Smartphone sales surge 11% in AU

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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9.2m smartphones were sold in 2017, a big increase from last year that was largely driven by a 'replacement cycle' from one of the major OS.
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INTERVIEW: What Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates means

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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Last year Chrome announced a formal plan to remove trust from Symantec-issued certificates - Venafi's Walter Goulet discusses the implications.
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​Huge increase in email-borne attacks requires new thinking

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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email security
More than 205 billion emails are sent and received every day with that number increasing every year - something hackers are keenly aware of.
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Google Cloud to snap up LogMeIn's Xively for US$50m

Sat, 17th Feb 2018
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Google indicated in a recent blog post that it means to use Xively as its launch pad into the ballooning IoT market.
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New malicious search engine trawls AWS servers for sensitive data

Sat, 17th Feb 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
​As if it wasn't easy enough already, the lives for hackers has just been made a lot easier with a tool that lays bare AWS S3 servers.
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Gartner provides 7 steps for dealing with Spectre and Meltdown

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
​No doubt you've heard of Spectre and Meltdown before, given security researchers are calling them 'catastrophic' - here's Gartner's advice.
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New advisory platform finds 41m PDFs part of a cyberattack in last 3 months

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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Barracuda announced the availability of its new platform that provides advanced threat trends in real time - along with some shocking findings.
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67% of organisations say they're understaffed to handle cybersecurity

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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RiskIQ's survey paints a grim picture that forecasts a 'perfect storm' where the problem of staff shortages collides with escalating cybercrime.
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Gartner says just 4% of CIOs have deployed 'meaningful' AI

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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it automation
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While there is a huge level of interest in AI tech, actual implementations are extremely low - here are the obstacles early adopters have faced.
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Winter Olympics hacked: Was it just disruptive or something more sinister?

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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The Winter Olympics recently fell victim to a cyberattack which seemed to be just a disruption, but this expert says there could be more behind it.
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Cryptocurrency exchange says it lost $195m to hackers – but is it a scam?

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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crypto
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
BitGrail wasn't known to many until last week when it announced it had been hacked, but many experts believe all is not as it seems.
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Blockchain spending to surge 90% in 2018 with 60% on IT services

Sat, 10th Feb 2018
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supply chain
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it services
APAC spent around US$148m on blockchain solutions in 2017, with 2018's forecast almost double that and IT services taking the lion's share.
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Apple says DON'T fear about leaked source code – experts say DO

Sat, 10th Feb 2018
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After a critical source code for the iPhone was leaked online recently, Apple reassured there was nothing to fear but experts think otherwise.