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Infighting as hijacking forum hacked, database leaked & phishers phished
A forum dedicated to hijacking and SIM cloning attacks has been hacked, exposing the details of nearly 113,000 forum users who now report being phished and fearful of lawenforcement follow up.
Trickbot variant uses url redirect to swerve spam filters
A new Trickbot variant has appeared on Trend Micro's radar that uses a URL redirect in a spam email as a tactic to sidestep spam filters set to block the malware.
Use of EternalBlue in attacks on the increase despite patch
Cyber-attacks leveraging the Windows Server Message Block exploit EternalBlue at historically high levels over the last few months, even though the vulnerability patched by Microsoft more than two years ago.
Linux version of the Winnti malware work as a backdoor on infected hosts in the wild
Google's Chronicle Security team discovered a Linux version of the Winnti malware was used in the 2015 hack of a Vietnamese gamingcompany.
OPINION
How effective cybersecurity strategies apply to transport and logistics businesses
SME Series: Cyber security tips for SMEs
SMEs can start with the Cyber Essentials guide small businesses with the basics of cyber-security, including five key principles, but breaches still happen so ensure you also have a recovery plan.
SME Series: The role employees have to play in mitigating organisational cyber-breaches
Staff need to be equipped with both the tools and the basic knowledge needed to protect themselves from data breaches as security of the organisation relies heavily on temployee networks being safeguarded.
Your old device data may come back to haunt you
It's possible to recover the data from burnt/water damaged hard drives, broken memory cards, and shattered phones! Netlink Computer Inc (NCIX) had data breached via abandoned hardware.
FEATURE
Neurodiversity - a route to fill the cyber-security skills shortage or a necessary alternate perspective?
Neurodiversity describes those on the autistic spectrum as well as people with ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Increasing diversity offers different ways of thinking to stay one step ahead of cyber-attacks.
Book Review: CISO, defenders of the cyber-realm
Whether you are a CISO, want to become one, or employ/ought to employ one, reading this book will repay the time spent, providing both practical advice and wider social/commercial context of the role.
30 years on from the launch of both SC & the web
30 years ago, in 1989, the Berlin Wall came down, SC made its debut in the UK, and Sir Tim Berners-Lee was inventing the World Wide Web while at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory.
Interview: Jonathan Goldberger, VP and GM for Unisys Security Solutions
"Microsegmentation is the means to a zero-trust security network because it is identity-driven and able to isolate threat actors on a network at a granular level. It protects an organisation's critical assets and minimises the impact of cyber-attacks."
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.
PARTNER CONTENT
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Meeting the security challenges of open banking
Open banking can best be thought of as a series of reforms that have been changing the way banks handle the financial information of consumers.
Director's cut: Centrify's CTO on new vulnerabitlities
Barry Scott, CTO, EMEA, Centrify discusses the security vulnerabilities that young people bring to business.
Upcoming event
Webcast: Understanding this year's biggest adversaries - and how to combat them
Nation-state activity, versatile, slippery strategies and Big Game Hunting - the threats are real, dangerous and ever changing.
Brought to you in partnership with Crowdstrike
Webcast: Using Zero Trust to protect financial services networks
Is Zero Trust really achievable given the complexity in finance service organisations?
Brought to you in partnership with Forescout
