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Group FaceTime for iOS exposes users' full contact info
A researcher has apparently found a way to exploit the new Group FaceTime feature in iOS 12.1 in order to access iPhone users' contact information.
Bank of England stress-tests UK financial organisations
Some 40 UK financial industry firms, including banks, are taking part in a 'desk-based' stress test organised by the Bank of England to see how they respond to a cyber-attack
Inception hackers target European organisations with old Office flaw
Security researchers have warned that the Inception group of hackers is active again and using a year-old Office vulnerability to attack organisations in Europe.
IoT botnet BCMUPnP_Hunter targets routers with vulnerable UPnP feature
A large-scale botnet malware operation has been targeting router equipment running vulnerable versions of the Broadcom Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature.
OPINION
Personal data protection in Turkey - the impact on business
GDPR unifies EU regulations on data, and acts as a benchmark for other jurisdictions strengthening their own requirements, but many countries retain important variations as Turkey's regulations demonstrate.
The true value of a career in cyber-security
There are more important assets than technical skill and rote learning. Cyber-security is over-reliant on certifications, but the world of technology moves so rapidly that these can soon become outdated.
In praise of the hackers
A vibrant, connected community of ethical hackers has an important role to play in the increasingly complex fight against cyber-crime. Reclaim the name 'hacker' for the good guys and gals.
Top five measures for combating cybercrime
Organisations need to develop a holistic approach to cyber-security and strengthen collaboration. These are five measures which both the private and public sector should follow in order to combat cyber-crime:....
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.
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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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