X-Force’s top four cyber threat trends also names upper management’s increasing interest in infosec. Sara Peters Ransomware and malicious insiders are on the rise, upper management is showing greater interest…
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Most Small UK Businesses Have No Security Oversight
Report says the average cost of a data breach for a small UK company can be up to £115,000 By Tara Seals Smaller UK businesses typically dont assign an employee…
Millions of sensitive records exposed by mobile apps leaking back-end credentials
Developers have hard-coded credentials for back-end services into thousands of mobile apps, researchers found. By Lucian Constantin Thousands of mobile applications, including popular ones, implement cloud-based, back-end services in a…
Boy, 15, charged over cyber attacks
No information on which companies were targeted. A boy has been charged over cyber attacks on international websites and bomb hoaxes on US airlines, police have confirmed. The 15-year-old, from…
Islamic State is plotting deadly cyber-attacks - George Osborne
Islamic State militants are trying to develop the ability to launch deadly cyber-attacks on UK targets such as air traffic control or hospitals, Chancellor George Osborne has said. He is…