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Cybersecurity checkup: New Ponemon study reveals how healthcare sector is doing
Medical data breach leads to a record cash settlement
Privacy
And how do you protect your webcam?
The security review: Locky, Mumblehard takedown and Facebook scams
How secure is the healthcare ecosystem? Following a recent spate of breaches in the sector, we set out to determine the state of its cybersecurity.
Editor • 18 Apr 2016 • 3 min. read
California hospital pays the largest sum per plaintiff in history for its inability to secure the patients’ medical data.
Editor • 13 Apr 2016 • 2 min. read
Recently, FBI director James Comey revealed that he covers his webcam with tape to protect his privacy. It begs the question: How do you protect your webcam?
Editor • 12 Apr 2016 • 2 min. read
Welcome to this week’s security review, which includes an in-depth look at how the ransomware dubbed Locky is infiltrating computer systems.
Editor • 11 Apr 2016 • 3 min. read
Ransomware
Ransomware threat highlights why backing up data is essential
There has been a marked increase in ransomware attacks recently. We take a look at what this means and why backing up your data helps you combat this threat.
Editor • 31 Mar 2016 • 4 min. read
Twitter security noticeboard
As Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday, we take a look at things from a security point of view with our ‘noticeboard’ feature. Here’s to 10, 20, 30 and many more successful years of tweeting.
Editor • 21 Mar 2016 • 3 min. read
To pay or not to pay? What you should know about ransomware
Editor • 21 Mar 2016 • 0 min. read
The security review: What you need to know about Locky
Highlights from the past seven days in information security include the threat from Locky, the nuisance of Robocalls and another celeb-related iCloud breach.
Editor • 21 Mar 2016 • 2 min. read
The security review: Android banking trojan poses as Flash Player
Highlights from the past seven days in information security include an Android banking trojan that not only has the ability to pose as Flash Player, but can also bypass 2FA security as well.
Editor • 14 Mar 2016 • 3 min. read