Graham Cluley

Although it's far from always possible to determine the perpetrators of a denial-of-service attack and bring them to justice, there are plenty of people who have been put behind bars because of this modern-day crime.

TalkTalk talks numbers - revealing that "only 4%" of its users were affected by the hacking attack on its systems.

Law enforcement agencies across Europe have searched homes this week, as part of an international crackdown against users of a notorious piece of Android malware known as DroidJack.

Organisations of all sizes need to do more to protect their social media accounts from being hijacked.

Sooner or later you are going to have to address the Flash problem on your computers. And there doesn't seem a better time with a zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited by an organised hacking gang.

A hacker who used the notorious Blackshades RAT malware to hijack webcams on computers, and secretly watch people engaged in sexual activity, has received a suspended prison sentence.

Good news - hackers hadn't hijacked Microsoft's Windows Update system. Bad news - users' confidence will have been shaken again by Microsoft's goof.

It's time to update Flash once again, and don't forget to reduce the attack surface by enabling "Click to Play"... or uninstall it altogether.

Be on the lookout for copycat social media accounts which may be attempting to lead your customers astray.