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57% of enterprises suspect their mobile workers have been hacked

Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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iPass has released the results of a survey that sought to determine how companies are dealing with the trade-off between security and mobile workers.
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Mastermind of EUR 1 BILLION global cybercrime gang arrested

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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Europol has arrested the suspected leader of the Carbanak gang with the cooperation of law enforcement around the world, but experts remain sceptical.
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Data centres beware: New report predicts imminent attacks

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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Cryptomining is increasingly outdoing ransomware in popularity but cybercriminals are running out of CPU, painting data centres as prime targets.
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Cloud misconceptions aplenty in 2018 – Here's a rundown

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Barracuda research has revealed there are many misconceptions surrounding cloud, with the most common being that it's not as secure as on-premise.
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Report finds legacy cybersecurity a cinch for modern cybercrime

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Data collected in 2017 shows that attacks like ransomware and cryptojacking are easily bypassing legacy security solutions due to lax businesses.
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IBM betting big on multi-cloud with raft of new technologies

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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At its annual THINK event, IBM has made its intentions clear with the tech colossus investing heavily to bolster its multi-cloud strategy.
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Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.
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Expert says thriving IoT security market “shouldn't surprise anyone”

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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After Gartner forecast IoT security spending to hit US$3.1b in 2021, Huntsman's Piers Wilson says IoT vulnerabilities are being found all the time.
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Report uncovers big business of cybercrime – but just how big?

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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'Would you like anything else with your $10 DDoS attack-as-a-service sir?' Armor's report paints a disturbing picture of the cybercrime market.
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Nlyte releases new solution to help data centres comply with GDPR

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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The DCIM software company announced the global availability of its new GDPR solution for managing and monitoring IT infrastructure.
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Not a Bitcoin owner? You're still fair game for a cryptomining attack

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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Check Point has released a 'cryptomining 101' document that details how cybercriminals hack into devices to steal their CPU power for illicit mining.
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Expert explains fighting cloud's 'biggest security risk' – the user

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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Routed's director says while cloud providers are responsible for securing the cloud, only the organisation can secure how they use it.
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Cryptomining malware affected 42% organisations worldwide in Feb

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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This persistent threat not only continues to chip away at enterprise CPU power, but once inside a network can carry out other malicious acts.
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Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far

Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
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Cybercriminals laundering $200b in ill-gotten gains – here's how

Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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​A new report from Bromium has landed with a number of startling findings, including the confirmation of a bustling cybercrime laundry market.
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New study details how easy it is for hackers to steal your data

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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It's no secret that web browsers store a substantial amount of sensitive information about their users - hackers are taking advantage of this.
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RSA Security director dissects identity & access management industry

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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As well as emerging technologies, Steve spoke about the future, the implications of GDPR, & strategies that businesses can use to overcome challenges.
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Musk says AI 'more dangerous than nukes' - expert stays optimistic

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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Elon Musk spoke at SXSW and used examples of AI's rapid advancements to show why it 'scares the hell' out of him - Kolochenko remains optimistic.
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New research finds China tampering with public vulnerability data

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Recorded Future believes China has been altering public vulnerability data to allow the Ministry of State Security to play with it first.
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New rapid voice cloning tech could spell end for voice authentication

Sat, 10th Mar 2018
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Baidu unveiled a new system that can clone your voice using just 3.7 seconds of audio, a scary thought in the era of voice biometric authentication.