Drupal patches access bypass vulnerability

Drupal released a security update to patch an access bypass vulnerability in Drupal Core, which could allow an attacker to take control of an affected website.

Researchers devise method to track Bluetooth devices, despite built-in protections

Malicious actors may use unique "identifying tokens" to circumvent anonymisation protections on Bluetooth Low Energy devices

Cisco releases updates, one 'Critical,' two 'High' severity ratings

Cisco released security updates for multiple products, some of which contain vulnerabilities that, if exploited would allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

Mirai malware sets sights on enterprise IoT devices ripe for picking

Mirai malware has branched out into more than 60 known variants since it first wreaked havoc in 2016

'Tackling the cyber-security threat' - How out-of-band management keeps networks up and running

Out-of-band console tech acting as a centralised conduit to manage secure access to security appliances across an environment, offers one route forward to developing reliable, resilient & secure networks.

Don't fear flexible working, secure it

Data security must provide both flexibility & access to enterprise data so that organisations know who has access to what data, what data is where, and when and what data leaves their organisation

There's no time to understand cyber-security say most financial sector small businesses

To prevent attacks caused by human error, SMBs must first identify factors that can lead to a data breach, such as over-worked employees, lack of cyber-security education & awareness across departments.

The industry needs a new approach to fraud. Enter artificial Intelligence

Before adding another point solution provider, another risk score, another data source, have you made an honest assessment and exhausted the data you already have? Test the lift of new providers using AI.

Women in cyber-security 2019: Racing towards equality, but not there yet

Change is happening, but more needs to be done to ensure women are visible and getting the opportunities they deserve

SC Awards Europe Winners Announced!

Winners of the SC Awards Europe 2019: Dr Stefan Lüders, CSO at CERN won CISO of the year, Palo Alto Networks wins best security company of the year, Lisa Ventura of the UK Cyber Security Association ....

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.