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Cyber Security's Marketing Dilemma
2018-01-22 16:43

Cyber security has gone through many changes over the past decade. From being a niche sector, rarely taken seriously or understood, to underpinning national security, economic growth and the...

Red Hat Pulls Spectre Patches Due to Instability
2018-01-22 15:38

Red Hat has decided to pull microcode patches for one variant of the Spectre exploit after users complained that updates had caused their systems to stop booting. read more

Can Biometrics Solve the Authentication Problem?
2018-01-22 14:50

Are Biometrics as a Form of Authentication Over-hyped and Unreliable? read more

Dridex Banking Trojan Phishing Campaign Ties to Necurs
2018-01-22 14:33

Botnet Also Pushes Ransomware, Cryptocurrency, 'Virtual Kisses'The operators of the Necurs botnet continue to target victims with phishing campaigns designed to infect them with banking malware,...

Hardware Flaws Delay Smart Nation Projects in Singapore
2018-01-22 14:03

Security Experts Assess the Impact of Spectre and MeltdownSome projects related to Singapore's Smart Nation initiative have been postponed as a result of concerns about the Spectre and Meltdown...

Escape future ransomware attacks by leveraging the right technology
2018-01-22 13:30

Last year, multiple industry verticals saw the extreme effects of ransomware, with WannaCry and Petya leading the pack in terms of damage. To make matters worse, according to a report by...

GDPR: Whose problem is it anyway?
2018-01-22 13:00

With the GDPR deadline looming on May 25, 2018, every organization in the world that transmits data related to EU citizens is focused on achieving compliance. And for good reason. The ruling...

Dark Caracal: Global Espionage Malware from Lebanon
2018-01-22 12:38

The EFF and Lookout are reporting on a new piece of spyware operating out of Lebanon. It primarily targets mobile devices compromised by fake secure messaging clients like Signal and WhatsApp....

Big predictions for sensors in the global security and surveillance market
2018-01-22 12:30

The Internet of Things (IoT) is bringing about a new era of connectivity in the digital age, connecting critical business sectors through a network of secure data flow, analytics, and management....

Nearly Half of the Norway Population Exposed in HealthCare Data Breach
2018-01-22 09:33

Cybercriminals have stolen a massive trove of Norway's healthcare data in a recent data breach, which likely impacts more than half of the nation's population. An unknown hacker or group of...