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Digital Security

The economics of cybersecurity for the undecided

The economics of cybersecurity for the undecided

Digital Security

The economics of cybersecurity for the undecided

How do you calculate the value at risk? Choosing between investing in antivirus software or doing nothing to prevent cybercrime is not black and white. We explore the grey areas of cybersecurity economics.

Guest Author22 Mar 2017


Cybercrime

US charges Russian FSB officials in connection with massive Yahoo security breach

US charges Russian FSB officials in connection with massive Yahoo security breach

Cybercrime

US charges Russian FSB officials in connection with massive Yahoo security breach

The United States has charged four men, including two officials of Russia's FSB intelligence agency, in connection with a hacking attack against Yahoo that saw the details of 500 million users stolen and the use of forged cookies to break into accounts.

Graham Cluley16 Mar 2017


Digital Security

Challenges and implications of cybersecurity legislation

Challenges and implications of cybersecurity legislation

Digital Security

Challenges and implications of cybersecurity legislation

Cybersecurity legislation: organization, collaboration and diffusion across the globe, and working towards the populization of cybersecurity culture

Miguel Ángel Mendoza13 Mar 2017


Mobile Security

Mobile security: The reality of malware … augmented

Mobile security: The reality of malware … augmented

Mobile Security

Mobile security: The reality of malware … augmented

What awaits us in terms of mobile security trends? Throughout this article, we will discuss how risks might develop in the near future.

Denise Giusto Bilić10 Mar 2017


Digital Security

Ways in which to plug the infosec talent gap

Ways in which to plug the infosec talent gap

Digital Security

Ways in which to plug the infosec talent gap

ESET's Lysa Myers looks at the shortage of qualified information security talent to fill positions, discussing ways in which to plug the infosec talent gap.

Lysa Myers09 Mar 2017


Digital Security

10 ways to ruin a cybercriminal’s day

10 ways to ruin a cybercriminal’s day

Digital Security

10 ways to ruin a cybercriminal’s day

Technology is affecting our relationships and changing our lives, but are we taking the necessary measures to protect ourselves online? Here's how to outsmart cybercriminals.

Lucas Paus06 Mar 2017


Internet of Things, Privacy

IoT of toys stranger than fiction: Cybersecurity and data privacy update

IoT of toys stranger than fiction: Cybersecurity and data privacy update

Internet of Things, Privacy

IoT of toys stranger than fiction: Cybersecurity and data privacy update

The Internet of Stranger Things came to life in the recent case of a cuddly connected toy, raising wider and deeper questions about cybersecurity, privacy, and the future of digital technology.

Stephen Cobb03 Mar 2017


Digital Security

Bletchley Park: Training the next generation of cybersecurity codebreakers

Bletchley Park: Training the next generation of cybersecurity codebreakers

Digital Security

Bletchley Park: Training the next generation of cybersecurity codebreakers

Bletchley Park, considered to be the birthplace of modern computing, is to train the generation of cybersecurity codebreakers.

Editor03 Mar 2017


Ransomware

Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Ransomware

Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Talking Android ransomware sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. It's not - it's very real, explains ESET's Lukas Stefanko.

Lukas Stefanko01 Mar 2017