New strategy not winning industry over. By Phil Muncaster Industry experts have criticized the government’s newly launched Digital Strategy for failing to address the chronic cybersecurity skills shortages experienced by…
Day: March 2, 2017
Ransomware for Dummies: Anyone Can Do It
Ransomware-as-a-service for just $400. Among today’s fastest-growing cybercrime epidemics is “ransomware,” malicious software that encrypts your computer files, photos, music and documents and then demands payment in Bitcoin to recover…
Yahoo Execs ‘Ignored’ Security Team Over 2014 Breach
Activity is now said to have exposed the accounts of 32 million users. By Phil Muncaster Yahoo’s board has blamed unnamed senior executives and its legal team for failing to…
Online shops plundered by bank card-stealing malware after bungling backend Aptos hacked
‘We were silenced by the Feds!’ By Shaun Nichols Shoppers of 40 online stores have had their bank card numbers and addresses slurped by a malware infection at backend provider…
Treating Ransomware in the Healthcare Sector
Experts predict that the healthcare sector will continue to remain a prime target for ransomware. By Peter Groucutt Ransomware is a serious problem across all industries, but increasingly the healthcare…