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Graham Cluley • 29 Apr 2017 • 3 min. read
Cybercrime
Cybercriminal holds Netflix to ransom over 'Orange is the New Black'
Digital Security
Is cybersecurity now as important as health and safety?
Hack the US Air Force, and make cash... legally!
A hacker claims to have released the new series of the hit prison TV show “Orange is the New Black” onto the internet, after Netflix failed to agree to pay an undisclosed ransom.
Graham Cluley • 29 Apr 2017
World Day for Safety and Health at Work takes place on April 28th 2017. You should use this as an opportunity to improve your cybersecurity posture.
Editor • 28 Apr 2017
Humans make mistakes, and vulnerabilities can creep into projects unspotted. The more trusted eyes checking a service - with the approval of the systems' owners - the better.
Graham Cluley • 27 Apr 2017
Scams
Scam calls: Can you hear me, mother?
David Harley discusses a scam that has been making the rounds where, it's reported, cold-calling scammers ask the victim 'Can you hear me?'.
David Harley • 26 Apr 2017
Will cybercrime and other cybersecurity issues undermine the digital economy?
ESET's Stephen Cobb looks at whether or not cybercrime and other cybersecurity issues will undermine the digital economy.
Stephen Cobb • 26 Apr 2017
Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers
Machine learning alone is not enough to protect endpoints and predicting an attacker's next moves. Other security solutions and human input are needed.
Ondrej Kubovič • 25 Apr 2017
US court hits Russian PoS hacker with record 27 year jail sentence
Russian hacker receives the longest sentence ever handed down for hacking-related charges in the United States.
Graham Cluley • 22 Apr 2017
When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity
Machine learning (ML) is routinely cited by post-truth vendors as their biggest selling point, their main advantage. But ML – if it’s done properly – comes with problems and limitations.
Ondrej Kubovič • 18 Apr 2017
Women in cybersecurity: Slowly but surely, change is coming
Only 11% of positions in the global cybersecurity workforce are occupied by women. We take a look at why and what is being done to change this.
Editor • 17 Apr 2017