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Business Security
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Cybercrime
FastMail the latest victim of a sustained DDoS offensive
The premium email provider FastMail has revealed that a cybercriminal has launched multiple DDoS attacks on its systems and made a ransom demand.
Narinder Purba • 12 Nov 2015
Operation Buhtrap malware distributed via ammyy.com
The free version of Ammyy's remote administrator software were being served a bundle that contained an NSIS installer used by the gang behind Operation Buhtrap.
Jean-Ian Boutin • 11 Nov 2015
TalkTalk braces itself for a huge cyberattack bill of £35 million
The cost of last month’s cyberattack on TalkTalk is likely to top £35 million, the company’s CEO, Dido Harding, has admitted in an interview.
Narinder Purba • 11 Nov 2015
Comcast resets 200,000 cleartext passwords that were up for sale online
Comcast resets customer account details after it found out that information was being sold on the dark web.
Editor • 11 Nov 2015
Kids Online
5 things you can monitor with your parental control tool
One of the biggest concerns parents have about the internet is the sites their children are browsing. Parental control tools can help allay this worry.
Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya • 10 Nov 2015
Social media savvy students 'better at avoiding cybercrime'
A new study finds that current university students have a mature approach to social media that helps keep them safe from cybercrime.
Editor • 10 Nov 2015
£6.5 million CyberInvest initiative to boost UK’s cyberdefences
CyberInvest is the latest government initiative designed to boost the country’s leadership in cybersecurity.
Narinder Purba • 09 Nov 2015
The security review: Industrie 4.0, Schrödinger’s Cat and weakening encryption
This week’s roundup of the past seven days includes a interesting piece on Industrie 4.0, Schrödinger’s antivirus, proposals to weaken encryption and much more.
Editor • 09 Nov 2015
Privacy, Cybercrime
Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked
TalkTalk talks numbers - revealing that "only 4%" of its users were affected by the hacking attack on its systems.
Graham Cluley • 06 Nov 2015
ProtonMail hit with another DDoS attack
After experiencing an onslaught of DDoS attacks, which saw it hand over the ransom that was demanded, ProtonMail has once again been targeted by cybercriminals.
Narinder Purba • 06 Nov 2015
Digital Security
Why mobile security is more important than ever before
In this feature we explore why mobile security is of the utmost importance for individuals and organizations. If smartphones and tablets not adequately protected, they are extremely vulnerable to being exploited.
Editor • 06 Nov 2015
Critical Infrastructure
UK and US banks to face transatlantic cyberattack test
Banks in the UK and US will be tested on how capable they are in coordinating a transatlantic response to a cyberattack.
Narinder Purba • 05 Nov 2015
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