LATEST HEADLINES
Mozilla, Google patch security issues in Thunderbird and Chrome
The move follows the security update of Chrome and Firexox in January
AESDDoS botnet malware target Docker containers
Researchers also noticed threat actors abusing a tool called a Docker Batch Test that was developed to detect vulnerabilities in Docker
Mirai malware family variants rack up exploit totals
A newly-discovered variant of Echobot, an offshoot of the Mirai family of Internet of Things botnet malware, was found to contain a whopping 26 different exploits for infecting victim machines
Exim, deployed on half of email servers, under attack
The mail transfer agent (MTA), deployed on more than half of all internet-facing mail servers, came under severe attacks from hacker groups days after the vulnerability in older versions was exposed
OPINION
Accept compromise and act - the value of managed detection and response.
Hackers are using the same tactics & tools as bona fide users, making the speed of breach detection and the effectiveness of remediation the keys to safeguarding data integrity, confidentiality and availability.
Make no mistake: human error is still putting your organisation at risk
22% of organisations only have a temporary response plan in place or, worse, none at all. By failing to implement a well-structured response plan, they neglect a crucial element in their cyber-security defence.
Time for Europe to take cyber-security seriously...and save the world
Europe is a cyber-security laggared, but could leapfrog the US & the rest of the world by creating a unified global organisation with mandated information sharing, & eventuatlly, lead to a global cyber-security treaty.
GDPR, one year on: an impact on incident response
Without a pre-defined incident response plan in place, meeting GDPR's requirement for reporting a breach within 72-hours is impossible. Weeks, months, or even years might be a more accurate timeframe.
FEATURE
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.
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
Promoted
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.
Webcasts and interviews
Interview - Everyone has an Achilles heel: The new security paradigm
How can we defend networks now that the perimeter has all but disappeared?
Brought to you in partnership with ExtraHop
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
