Crédit Mutuel Arkéa banks on blockchain
French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has announced it has completed its first blockchain project with IBM. The goal is to help the bank verify customer identity.
This project is part of Crédit...
Under 30’s targeted in ID fraud
There has been a significant rise in Identity Theft among those under the age of 30 according to a fraud prevention service. Cifas claims to have seen numbers rise from 15,766...
CEO’s less prepared for cyber attack
Titled Now or Never, the KPMG 2016 Global CEO Outlook has been published. It shows some interesting if worrying trends that should prompt CEOs to take a long hard look at...
CryptXXX spawns another family member
Researchers at SentinelOne have warned of a new version of ransomware. It is a member of the CryptXXX family and is already spreading through spam and spear phishing campaigns. Unlike early...
Office 365 malware hits Australia
Check Point has detected a new ransomware attack targeting Australian users of Office 365. The malware takes advantage of a zero-day attack. It has not been disclosed which ransomware variant is involved.
In an...
McAfee to find new home?
Intel is apparently looking sell its security arm to concentrate on its core business according to the Financial Times. The divestment is likely to include McAfee, which it bought six years...
Bart ransomware raises the stakes
PhishMe has identified a new ransomware charging a whopping $2,000 to remove. The ransomware is called Bart and the ransom is a substantial hike over other ransomware which may well drive prices...
FedRAMP high baseline hurdled by AWS
Amazon Web Services have announced they have achieved the recently released FedRAMP high Authorisation accreditation. The accreditation only applies to AWS Gov Cloud in the US. There are 421 security controls in the...
Ransomware frozen with an IceBlock
Security vendor SECDO has launched an anti-ransomware solution. The technology called IceBlock seeks to detect and contain ransomware before it spreads through an organisation. In doing so, SECDO says it can stop...
Bitbucket Cloud gets more secure
Atlassian has released Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication for Bitbucket Cloud according to a blog by TJ Kells. This is based on the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance U2F standard. It...