LATEST HEADLINES
Brazilian banking customers targeted by IoT DNS hijacking attacks
A DNS hijacking campaign has been discovered targeting Banco de Brasil and Itau Unibanco customer credentials through the end-user IoT devices.
McAfee's 'unhackable' cryptowallet hacked again
In spite of bullish promotion, the so-called 'unhackable' Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet has seen a new, more serious hack.
Omarosa recording her firing in Situation Room raises security concerns
The firing of former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman last December made for a dramatic tale worthy of reality TV, but the subsequent revelation this weekend.
Kid hackers make child's play of state voting systems in Def Con Voting Village
Hacking some voting equipment is evidently child's play, at least that was the result of a programme run during Def Con's Voting Village when 35 kids were able to access replicas of six secretary of state websites.
OPINION
Why protecting healthcare data is like preparing for surgery
A health practice should make sure they use an enterprise-safe and secure file-sharing solution to store patient data and use the same solution when sharing information internally and externally.
Why AV alone can't stop cryptocurrency mining
The key is to have network monitoring systems capable of cross-correlating anomalies allowing identification of the behavioural patterns that point to bitcoin or other cryptocurrency mining.
How to detect privileged account abuse
Most insiders will not be malicious in intent, but anyone can make mistakes. Moreover, any user account can be compromised by attackers, turning them into de facto insiders.
Traditional data integration creates security vulnerabilities
Failing to pay close attention to each aspect of data governance across the entire lifecycle of data creates additional cyber-risk as 'discarded' metadata may be required for critical business reasons.
FEATURE
National professional body for cyber sec established - combines 17 orgs - just as gov criticised for inaction
National professional body for cyber security established as DCMS consults and Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy critical of government over cyber skills gap impact on CNI.
The SC Media UK Global top 50 companies in the cyber-security market
With up to US $143 billion annual expenditure to stem losses of US $6 trillion by 2021, SC Media UK's quick reference guide looks at the cyber-security market's direction and its main players.
Interview, Ilia Kolochenko: Artificial intelligence - its limits - or not
Artificial Intelligence is the biggest issue for cyber-security, High-Tech Bridge founder and CEO Ilia Kolochenko told SC Media during a summit conference in Geneva earlier this year.
Reset 2018: All-female expert lineup for cybersec conference breaks mould
Reset 2018, held in central London yesterday, is a cyber-security conference with a difference, comprising insights from 15 female experts in cyber-security explaining the evolving cyber-threat landscape.
VIDEOS
Barry Scott, CTO, EMEA, Centrify discusses the security vulnerabilities that young people bring to business.
Daniel Solis, CEO and founder at Blueliv, and Patryk Pilat, discuss recent research on credential theft.
[Video] Apricorn: EU GDPR - So What Do We Do Now?
Tony Morbin, Editor-in-Chief of SC Media UK interviews Jon Fielding, managing director, Apricorn, EMEA about new research from Apricorn highlighting exactly how massively ill-prepared companies are for last month’s deadline for enforcement of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules.
NTT Security Global Threat Intelligence Report 2018 Highlights
NTT Security released their annual Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) for 2018, it stated that ransomware is up 350 percent from 2017 and spyware ranks first in volume of malware at 26 percent reflecting attackers' desire for long-term presence for information.
NTT Security Global Threat Intelligence Report 2018 Full
NTT Security released their annual Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) for 2018, it stated that ransomware is up 350 percent from 2017 and spyware ranks first in volume of malware at 26 percent reflecting attackers' desire for long-term presence for information.
SC Media UK roundtable with Logpoint
Discussing 'the true value of actionable intelligence', SC Media UK's latest roundtable with Logpoint saw a gathering of senior cyber-security practitioners to discuss actionable threat intelligence. Eleven distinguished guests engaged in discussion on the topic at the event, sponsored by LogPoint at the Duck & Waffle restaurant in London's Heron Tower; the session was moderated by SC's editor-in-chief Tony Morbin.
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Every vendor is pushing a threat intelligence feed, program, and/or product. How does a lean organisation separate the hype from the actual value?
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Phishing has been around almost as long as the internet, but its still going strong and getting more sophisticated. Why? Because it works.
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