Dan Raywood Only 4% of common passwords would meet with official requirements on strength, new research from Okta has revealed. According to Okta’s global Businesses @ Work report, its requirement…
Month: January 2018
Intel tells users to stop installing chip patches
Software patches issued to fix serious security flaws on Intel chips should no longer be applied, the company has said. The patches tried to tackle flaws called Meltdown and Spectre…
UK’s Top Law Firms at Risk After 1m+ Credentials Found on Dark Web
Phil Muncaster The UK’s top law firms are at serious risk of unauthorized network intrusions after new research revealed over one million breached credentials on the dark web. RepKnight studied 620…
Hacker Alex Bessell jailed for cyber crime offences
A computer hacker has been jailed for two years for committing thousands of cyber crimes, including attacks on Google and Skype. Alex Bessell, 21, of Aigburth, Liverpool, was also convicted…
Fine Time: What GDPR Enforcement Could Look Like
Dan Raywood Some exclusive research recently landed with Infosecurity that promised to offer an insight into what GDPR fines could actually look like. Contained in a comprehensive Google Document, the…
MailChimp Found Leaking Email Addresses
Tara Seals MailChimp, the bulk email company responsible for sending millions of newsletters, promotional mail and other mass communiques every day, has been leaking respondents’ email addresses. Security researcher Terence…