Security News > 2018 > September

Aligning security policy with business practices is generally considered to be a key imperative for a successful company. This must necessarily start with security teams understanding the...

Ah, the old bcc blunder, classic Data breaches at organisations that 'fess up to the UK's data protection watchdog are about seven times more likely to be caused by human error than hackers.…

More Proof Cryptojacking Is Thriving: Crypto-Locking Malware Doubles as MinerRansomware creators, having already created "themes" for their crypto-locking malware ranging from Pokemon and horror...

New apps and technologies present payment providers with new types of threats.

Dutch tech company Phillips has fixed several serious security flaws in Philips e-Alert, a tool that helps magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems work as intended. About Philips e-Alert Philips...


A suspect will be jailed for 14 months for refusing to hand over his Facebook password to detectives investigating a 13-year-old's murder.

A decades-old alliance of national intelligence partners promised to get at encrypted data last week, whether tech companies helped them or not.

While large-scale attacks such as WannaCry make headlines, ransomware attacks are just as likely to happen among small businesses as they are large enterprises. According to Datto’s 2017...

Nearly a year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro zeroed in on a new sign of trouble: a group of suspect websites. read more