Chinese hackers “targeting US cancer research”
A US cancer research centre has been hit by a series of cyber attacks suspected to have been carried out by Chinese hackers. The incidents are detailed in a new report aiming to shed light on the...
View ArticlePython 2 retirement set to expose millions of systems, warns NCSC
British security officials have warned that the retirement of Python 2 will expose millions of systems which still depend on the programming language. Patching for Python 2 will cease by the end of the...
View ArticleCloud providers face scrutiny over work in banking sector
Amazon, Microsoft and Google could face new regulations under plans proposed by US lawmakers to strengthen scrutiny of the cloud computing platforms used by banks. Two US Democratic House...
View ArticleWill US carriers’ crackdown on robocalling work?
US telcos are employing a cross-network number verification approach to fight phone scam and robocalling, but the solution is far from a silver bullet. Employing protocols called Shaken...
View ArticleBusinesses remain unprepared for California’s looming privacy laws
California passed sweeping privacy legislation in June 2018 calling for the strongest privacy measures of any state in the US, similar to the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe. Even...
View ArticleDarktrace launches “Cyber AI Analyst” as skills shortage intensifies
Darktrace has built and launched a “Cyber AI Analyst” that can automatically generate written reports outlining the path of complex cyber attacks. Industry researchers say the technology could...
View ArticlePoliticians are ill-equipped to tackle major security issues, warn experts
As concerns over porous data privacy practices and increasingly sophisticated security vulnerability continue to grow, it is becoming increasingly clear to security experts that more aggressive laws...
View ArticleHow can we solve the UK’s cyber skills shortage?
The UK government recently announced plans to conduct its second audit into the state of the country’s cyber security workforce. Ipsos MORI will carry out the survey of private businesses, public...
View ArticleNCSC records “significant rise” in female applicants for security courses
The number of girls applying to take part in the National Cyber Security Centre’s summer courses has increased by nearly 50 per cent in the last year. To mark Ada Lovelace Day on Tuesday (8 October),...
View ArticleEach DNS attack now costs finance companies an average of £1.1m
The average cost of a DNS attack in the financial services industry has risen by 40 per cent to $1.3m (£1.1m) over the last year, according to new research. A survey of 130 senior technology...
View ArticleEurope making slow progress on cloud security, says report
European companies are lagging behind their rivals in North America and Asia Pacific when it comes to cloud security, new research suggests. An analysis of just over 2,000 businesses indicates that...
View ArticleUK security giant Sophos heading for £3.1bn acquisition
A US investment firm is set to take the British security giant Sophos private in a deal valuing the company at £3.1bn. Private equity investor Thoma Bravo, which has acquired a string of US software...
View ArticleTargeted ransomware attacks are on the rise, warns Europol
European cyber crime investigators are handling an unprecedented wave of targeted ransomware attacks, according to a new report from Europol. In this year’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment,...
View ArticleGermany refuses to ban Huawei from 5G networks
Germany has refused to exclude the Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei from its 5G networks. The German government’s chief spokesperson, Steffen Seibert, has confirmed that the country is “not...
View ArticleThe regulator’s view: three tips for adopting privacy enhancing tech
I’ve found there’s often a misconception that regulation seeks to stifle innovation and that the role of regulators is to add layers of red tape. For me, that is simply not true. The ICO has said time...
View ArticleArm secures £36m of government funding for secure chip development
The Cambridge semiconductor giant Arm has secured £36m of government funding to develop new chip technology which is less vulnerable to cyber attacks. The five-year project will see Arm partner with...
View ArticleRussia’s Turla hackers used Iranian cyber weapons to “mask identity”, says NCSC
Russian hackers stole a cache of Iranian cyber weapons in order to launch attacks in more than 35 countries without giving away their identity, security officials have revealed. British analysts linked...
View ArticleThe UK faces 300 state-backed cyber attacks a year
The National Cyber Security Centre has defended British organisations against more than 300 state-backed cyber attacks over the last 12 months. The agency outlined the scale of the cyber threat in its...
View ArticleSecurity startups seek to disrupt API management market
A new breed of application program interface (API) management providers are looking to fill the security gaps where traditional vendors fall short. These API security startups showed up in full force...
View ArticleCGI secures £20m contract to develop MoD cyber threat system
Canadian outsourcing giant CGI has secured a £20m contract to develop the next iteration of the Ministry of Defence’s cyber threat analysis system. CGI won a £5.6m, two-year contract to build a “cyber...
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