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Cybercrime

Police force blames hacker after #CyberAware tweet sent out containing bogus security advice

Police force blames hacker after #CyberAware tweet sent out containing bogus security advice

Cybercrime

Police force blames hacker after #CyberAware tweet sent out containing bogus security advice

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

Graham Cluley23 Oct 2015


Digital Security

Is the cloud more secure for you? Only you hold the answer

Is the cloud more secure for you? Only you hold the answer

Digital Security

Is the cloud more secure for you? Only you hold the answer

Thinking of using the cloud, but have doubts whether it’s secure enough? You are not alone. Many enterprises hesitate to fully embrace it, fearing that their sensitive data might get compromised when stored online. But is the risk really high or can it be managed?

Ondrej Kubovič21 Oct 2015


Privacy

CIA director’s personal email account ‘breached by teen’

CIA director’s personal email account ‘breached by teen’

Privacy

CIA director’s personal email account ‘breached by teen’

It has been claimed that the director of the CIA has had his personal email account breached by a teenager, with social engineering playing a part in the hack.

Karl Thomas20 Oct 2015


Cybercrime

Adobe Flash is putting your computer at risk - and there's no patch yet

Adobe Flash is putting your computer at risk - and there's no patch yet

Cybercrime

Adobe Flash is putting your computer at risk - and there's no patch yet

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.

Graham Cluley15 Oct 2015


Digital Security

3 recommendations that can make your applications safer

3 recommendations that can make your applications safer

Digital Security

3 recommendations that can make your applications safer

Are you working on a new application? If so, consider these three recommendations that highlight the importance of thinking about information security.

Ondrej Kubovič12 Oct 2015


Cybercrime

Public Wi-Fi: Convenience trumps risks

Public Wi-Fi: Convenience trumps risks

Cybercrime

Public Wi-Fi: Convenience trumps risks

In the rush for convenience, we have overlooked security when it comes to public Wi-Fi. And, as this feature investigates, there are plenty of dangers.

Editor09 Oct 2015


Privacy

Webcam hacker spent up to 12 hours a day watching his victims

Webcam hacker spent up to 12 hours a day watching his victims

Privacy

Webcam hacker spent up to 12 hours a day watching his victims

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.

Graham Cluley09 Oct 2015


Digital Security

Business security: Is simpler better?

Business security: Is simpler better?

Digital Security

Business security: Is simpler better?

Staying safe and protected online as an enterprise is growing in importance and recognition. We look at whether business security needs to be simpler?

Ondrej Kubovič08 Oct 2015


Digital Security

Are healthcare organizations ready to get serious about security … now?

Are healthcare organizations ready to get serious about security … now?

Digital Security

Are healthcare organizations ready to get serious about security … now?

ESET security researcher Lysa Myers looks at a few of the questions she has been hearing more often about the recent surfeit of insurer breaches.

Lysa Myers07 Oct 2015