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Many NHS Health Apps Leak Data, Study Finds
Many NHS-accredited health apps have poor privacy standards and don't secure customer data, study finds
Malvertising Attack Targets Xhamster Porn Site
Malvertising attack targets adult sites including xhamster and even checks to see if users are genuine to save time and bandwdith
More Than Five Million Fingerprints Stolen In US Government Hack
Office of Personnel Management hack stole over five million fingerprint records of US government staff
iOS 9 PIN Code Bypass Bug Exposes Contact And Photos
Only way to protect against flaw that make four and six digit passcodes useless is to disable Siri on lockscreen
Barclays Launches Biometric Banking Hub
iPortal will allow corporate customers access all to of Barclays’ business services by using a Barclays Biometric Reader
Forbes Readers Suffer Malvertising Attack
Malvertising attack redirects users to malicious webpages as doubts about security of online advertising networks increase
Advocate General To Advise On EU, US Data Sharing Agreement
Legal expert to offer his opinion on whether EU Safe Habour data sharing agreement is binding
Government Warns UK Businesses To Invest More In Staying Safe Online
DCMS report warns about growing risk of cyber-attacks
New IBM Security System Makes ‘BYO’ Cloud Apps Safe for Work
IBM's new Cloud Security Enforcer helps companies corral the use of "bring your own" cloud apps by employees at work
UK Is The Champion Of Keeping Businesses Safe Online
Trend Micro study finds that UK beats out European neighbours when it comes to dealing with cyber-attacks
Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers
'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes
Heartbleed ‘Still Affects’ 200,000 Devices
Figures from IoT search engine Shodan suggest not all devices have been patched while experts ponder whether Heartbleed will ever be eliminated
BT Security Offers Ethical Hacking Service To Banks
BT offers banks, insurance firms and other financial institutions an ethical hacking service to identify IT weaknesses and inspire customer confidence
A Global Data Breach Notification – How Long Should You Wait?
Absolute's Stephen Midgley tells us how businesses can cope best when dealing with a data breach
Intel Launches Smart Car Security Watchdog
Automotive Security Review Board will look to establish best practices for vehicle security
GCHQ Offers Password Advice For Safer Surfing
“Let us give you some advice about your passwords,” says Britain's top secret eavesdropping agency
When Cybersecurity And Geopolitics Collide
High-Tech Bridge's CEO, Ilia Kolochenko wrote, examines the relationship between growing security spending and the increase in hacking attacks globally
Banks, Media Firms Targeted By Cyber Extortionists DD4BC
DD4BC gang threatens businesses with DDoS attack unless they cough up £8,000 worth of Bitcoins
Lloyds Customer Data Stolen From Insurance Firm RSA
Lloyds admits theft after customer data left on a storage device was taken
Cisco Warns Of Appliance Vulnerabilities
Cisco warns customers of potential denial of service and DNS vulnerabilities in its kit
Russian Hackers Piggyback Satellites To Steal Data
Kaspersky may have discovered Russian government spies using satellites
Business Cyber Insurance To Rise In Face Of Evolving Threats
Business take-up of cyber insurance set to rise dramatically as next generation threats present fresh challenges
The UK ‘Is Still Holding Back’ On Mobile Payments
Lack of knowledge is a big factor, but banks could be the key to getting consumers on board, VocaLink study finds
Businesses Warned Against Virtual Drive Ransomware Attacks
Engineers report significant spike in enquiries about data recovery following ransomware attacks on virtual drives
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes Edge Browser, Again
Vulnerabilities patched for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, as well as the new Edge browser
Microsoft Continues To Resist Drug Email Handover
Redmond's Cloud data sovereignty fight with the US government continues, as the two sides return to court
MasterCard Is Taking Contactless Payments To The Next Level
Payment provider announces plans to streamline tokenisation and to allow 'high-value' contactless payments across all European terminals by 2017
Microsoft Acquires Adallom To Boost Cloud Data Security
The rumblings were true. Microsoft snaps up the security startup to safeguard enterprise data on third-party clouds
WhatsApp Web Flaw Leaves 200m Users At Risk
Security vulnerability means malware can be installed on WhatsApp Web user PCs, Check Point warns