UK organisations brace for another WannaCry type event
Security company Clearswift has uncovered changes in attitude to cyber security as a result of WannaCry. Organisations are now more concerned that they will suffer a cyber attack in the next...
RiskIQ looks at just one evil Internet minute
Threat management company RiskIQ has warned of the evil that happens every 60 seconds on the Internet. It has used data from insurance company Hiscox and an article in Forbes. The...
Information security risks continue to rise
NTT Security has published its Risk:Value 2017 report (registration required). The report looks at attitudes and spending on information security across enterprises in several countries. It also shows that the cost of...
Cisco warns of DeOS attacks
Cisco has published its 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR). The report runs to 90 pages. It looks at the shifting landscape of cyber attacks and the impact on organisations from the...
TSB adds iris biometrics to mobile app
TSB is to up the pressure on other banks by introducing iris recognition for mobile customers from September 2017. It joins fingerprint security which the bank rolled out last year. The...
IOActive issues warning over Segway/Ninebot MiniPRO Hoverboard
Imagine a scene in the next instalment of the Paul Blart: Mall Cop franchise. Criminals attack a bank and the mall cop races to save the day. As he comes around...
IBM z14 plays the trust card, but does it hold a winning hand?
It’s that time again, the time that most observers in the industry say will never happen. IBM is releasing the next generation of its z Systems mainframe products called the z14....
Comodo targets Symantec certificate business
Comodo has announced an upgrade programme for Symantec, Thawte and GeoTrust certificates. This programme is designed to take advantage of the problems facing Symantec's certificate business. Over the last three years...
RoughTed malvertising tops June malware chart
Security vendor Check Point has said RoughTed topped the malware charts in June. In a blog post it said that 28% of organisations globally were affected by the RoughTed malvertising campaign...
Ovidiy Stealer variants on the rise
Proofpoint has released a blog giving details of malware Ovidiy Stealer. This is a credential stealer that is being actively marketed and under constant development. It was originally detected in June...