LATEST HEADLINES
Boundaries between nation-state and criminal actors more blurred than ever
Criminals are adopting the tools of nation-state actors, calling into question the value of attribution and underscoring the need for an 'any risks' approach to cyber-defense.
'DarkGate' miner, password-stealer could open up world of hurt for Windows users
Windows users in Europe have recently been the target of a sophisticated malware campaign that provides attackers with a diverse array of capabilities, including cryptomining, credential stealing, ransomware and remote-access takeovers.
Bots on a plane? Bad bots cause unique cyber-security issues for airlines
While bots are a common tool of cyber-criminals for carrying out DDoS attacks and mining cryptocurrencies, a recent report found they may also be indirectly increasing the price of your airline tickets.
Alex Jones's InfoWars online store hit by Magecart
Dutch researcher Willem De Groot uncovered payment card malware operating embedded in the InfoWars online store.
OPINION
From hygiene to defence: protecting weapons systems from cyber-attacks
Even the US Department of Defence is seen as way behind the private sector when it comes to cyber-security, so what can public sector defence departments learn from their private sector colleagues?
More is more: securing your SD-WAN in a global threat landscape
By using an SD-WAN that doesn't use the public internet for the network core (middle mile): data passing over the network is isolated in transit from more vulnerable public space, into a secured parallel channel.
Legal row about anti-virus solutions highlights need for new defensive layer
Any audience educated in enterprise-level cyber-security knows that AV is no longer a complete defence, even with sandboxing. Most defenders admit that the threats they face cannot be stopped by AV.
Getting back to business after a ransomware attack
Enterprises need a holistic ransomware response strategy that integrates accelerated resiliency with prevention. Preparing a deection strategy is essential, but it can be tricky.
FEATURE
Exclusive: US, Canada & UK mount podium in dark web top 50 data leak table
Ranking countries whose data is availabe on the dark web, the UK came out third - ie third worst - for having its data exposed - after the US and Canada - albeit using TDLs as a proxy for source.
Re-thinking the internet - if we could start again, how would it change?
The Internet celebrates its 50th birthday - an awesome system that's insecure with new insecure access devices being added exponentially. If we do want change, we have to do it now says Berners Lee.
Interview Google: searching for the security/privacy balance
Google knows lots about us, but it has to tread a balance between using that data to enhance services, while respecting our privacy and keeping our details secure.
Salary survey 2018/19: Are you worth it?
SC's UK cyber-security salary explains attributes for different roles, shows high demand & huge variation: junior analysts, £25K in manufacturing; public sector CISOs on £95k, colleagues at large banks - £500k.
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.
Upcoming Events
Webcast: Threat intelligence – What does a lean enterprise need to know around CTI?
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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Webcast: Phishing, a phact of life - how to minimise its impact
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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