By Mark Ward Security researchers have posted “friendly warnings” to users of Amazon’s cloud data storage service whose private content has been made public, the BBC has learned. The BBC…
Month: February 2018
North Korean Threat Widens to Target Multinationals
Tara Seals The North Korean–linked hacking group known as Reaper is expanding its operations in both scope and sophistication, and it has now graduated to the level of an advanced…
GDPR Extortion Warning as Cyber-Criminals Get Smart in 2018
Phil Muncaster The forthcoming GDPR could offer cyber-criminals new opportunities to extort money from their victims, according to Trend Micro. The security vendor claimed that we could see hackers breach a…
Councils 'unprepared' for cyber-attacks, report says
More than 25% of UK councils have had their computer systems breached in the past five years, campaigners say. A report by privacy group Big Brother Watch based on freedom…
Malware Spikes Coincided with 2017 Geopolitical Incidents
Phil Muncaster A new report has linked outbreaks of malware activity to geopolitical events and tensions. Comodo Threat Research Labs’ Global Malware Report 2017 was compiled by former NSA analyst, Kenneth…
Physician, protect thyself: healthcare cybersecurity circling the drain
by Jovi Umawing No one knows you better than you do. But thanks to technology advances and the continued digitization of healthcare data accumulation and sharing processes, we can also…