Cloud computing, remote work, extortion campaigns, and carpet-bombing attacks will create even more cyber security challenges in 2021, says Marc Wilczek, COO at Link11 GmbH
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Twitter Appoints Famed Hacker As Security Head
Peiter Zatko, otherwise known by hacker handle ‘Mudge’ will report directly to CEO Jack Dorsey after conducting review of Twitter operations
Cisco To Appeal Against Billion Dollar Patent Ruling
Networking giant found guilty of infringing four cybersecurity patents and ordered to pay $1.9 billion, but it will appeal
The Tech Of Policing: Part 1: The Digital Police
In this first part of a three-part series, Silicon UK considers how UK police forces are using technology today? With significant advances from drones to AI-based data analytics, constabularies have an array of tools to choose from. How are these technologies being used on the frontline to keep citizens safe?
Dell Sells Cybersecurity Division RSA Security
RSA Security is to be sold to a consortium for just over $2 billion, as Dell seeks to ‘simplify’ it business and product portfolio
United Nations Covered Up Hack – Report
Hack compromised 20 admin accounts and malware was implanted on 40 servers, but the UN opted to cover up the cybersecurity attack
Where is Your Threat Perimeter?
As business transform into agile organizations, the traditional perimeters a company could defend against attack have expanded and become less well-defined. In an age where mobile devices, the cloud and the burgeoning IoT revolution, how does security need to change to protect businesses in this new world of fluid data?
US Revives Airplane Cybersecurity Bug Hunt
Department of Homeland Security revives program to identify cybersecurity flaws in modern aircraft
Financial services and the hybrid cloud
Financial service providers must have high levels of compliance and deliver world-class services to their customers. Has the hybrid cloud delivered a platform this sector can build a sustainable and profitable future upon?
NHS Needs Urgent Investment In Cybersecurity
Outdated computers, lack of investment, and sparsity of skills means the NHS remains vulnerable to hackers
Most Hacked Passwords Revealed By NCSC
Riskiest passwords to use revealed by UK cybersecurity agency, includes “123456” and “password”
Huawei Setback After British Reprimand Over Flaws
Unusually direct criticism of Chinese giant, with no confidence expressed in its ability to deal with “underlying defects”
Telecom Sector Needs Agreed Cybersecurity Standards – Huawei
Chinese networking giant calls for cybersecurity standards agreement as it opens Brussels facility
US Urges Allies To Utilise Western Tech Instead Of Huawei
US envoy to EU alleges there is “classified evidence” of security breaches by Chinese networking giant
Name And Shame Firms With Poor Cybersecurity
Academic report argues businesses with poor cyber security should be publicly named and shamed
One In Four NHS Trusts Spent No Money On Cybersecurity
WannaCry lessons? In the past year, a quarter of NHS spent absolutely nothing on cyber-security training
Japanese Government To Ban Huawei, ZTE Kit – Report
More bad news for Chinese firms as Japan government reportedly plans to halt equipment purchases
Ikea’s TaskRabbit Admits Cyber Incident
Another day, another breach. ‘Cybersecurity incident’ reported at Ikea’s TaskRabbit odd jobs marketplace
Post WannaCry, NHS Seeks New Cyber-Security Deputy
Government seeks candidate to lead £200m programme to sharpen cyber security resilience of the NHS
Government Aims To Promote Cyber Security Exports
A new Cyber Security Export Strategy outlines plans to promote British expertise abroad
UK Police Cyber Training Spend Revealed
Is that all? British police spent just £1.3m on cyber training for staff in the last three years
Fintech Consortium To Tackle Cybersecurity Issues
A new consortium led by the World Economic Forum aims to bolster the financial industry’s battle against a growing range of cyber threats
Trump Wants US Government To Adopt Cloud Services
Action plan published for US Government departments to improve cyber security and adopt cloud platforms
US And Russia ‘Exploring’ Joint Cyber Security Group
Russia and the United States are reportedly exploring the creation of a joint cyber security team
Verizon Won’t Be The Last to Leave Data Exposed In The Cloud
ANALYSIS: Once again, security researchers have found that data has been left open and improperly secured in the cloud and it’s going to keep happening
IBM, Cisco Buddy Up For Enterprise Security Push
Making the world a safer place…IBM and Cisco team up to share threat data and carry out joint research
Google Makes Audit Logging Technology Available Across Cloud Stack
Google’s Cloud Audit Logging technology will enable customers to track administrator and data access activity across a majority of Google’s cloud services
Rudy Giuliani Is To Head Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Taskforce
Former major of New York Giuliani accepts position as leader of Donald Trump’s new cybersecurity team
Signal Disclosed User Data To US Government
Signal’s parent company provided data on a user to US authorities – but there wasn’t much to hand over
Inteno Router Flaw Opens Up Home Networks To Hackers
F-Secure has discovered a critical flaw in the way some Inteno routers update their firmware leaving them vulnerable to malware