Security News

Call of Duty swatting killer pleads guilty to 47 criminal charges
2018-11-14 02:42

Another two awaiting trial over sad death of Andrew Finch One of three people charged over the December 2017 “swatting” death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch has entered a guilty plea.…

Learn the tricks of the cyber criminals' trade at SANS Dublin training event
2018-11-09 13:40

Strengthen your defences against marauding data thieves Promo The internet is full of powerful hacking tools and the cyber criminals are devising ever more ingenious ways of using them. Keeping...

Cracking Down on Criminals' Use of Encrypted Communications
2018-11-09 11:18

An analysis of a crackdown on criminals' use of encrypted communications leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also: a preview of ISMG's Healthcare Security and Legal & Compliance...

How the FBI weighs cybersecurity risks against other criminal threats
2018-10-29 19:24

Leo Taddeo, chief information security officer at Cyxtera Technologies, discusses the continuous challenge of balancing incoming cyber threats with CNET's Dan Patterson.

Analysis of North Korea's Internet Traffic Shows a Nation Run Like a Criminal Syndicate
2018-10-27 19:42

Recorded Future has published a series of analyses on North Korea's most senior leadership's use of the internet. As the last report of the series, it demonstrates how adaptable this leadership...

Criminals' Cryptocurrency Addiction Continues
2018-10-12 18:48

Cryptojacking Attacks Are Reshaping Today's Threat LandscapeCryptojacking - the hidden mining of virtual currencies - continues to be a focus for online attackers. As the detection of...

FitMetrix Exposes Millions of Customer Details, Accessed by Criminals
2018-10-11 21:11

Gym customer data, including contact information, birth dates and height/weight data, opens the door to convincing follow-on social-engineering attacks.

Bristol airport pulls flight info system offline following attack by 'online criminals'
2018-09-17 12:28

No flight delays, miraculously* Bristol Airport deliberately yanked its flight screens offline for two days over the weekend in response to a cyberattack.…

How to improve security without treating your users like criminals
2018-08-27 14:51

Strong security controls will protect your organization, but they may also hinder or annoy users. Here's how to walk the line between security and user accessibility.

Criminals a bit less interested in nicking Brits' identities this year
2018-08-15 08:41

ID fraud drops to four-year low New figures reveal UK identity fraud dropped during the first six months of 2018 to reach a four-year low.…