By Ed Targett The London Digital Security Centre (LDSC) – a joint venture between the Mayor of London, the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police – today launched…
Month: March 2018
Insecure by design: What you need to know about defending critical infrastructure
Patching is useless most of the time, industrial control systems (ICS) security expert tells Senate committee. By J.M. Porup Patching security vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) is useless in…
Audit finds Department of Homeland Security's security is insecure
The agency that keeps America safe runs un-patched Flash, and worse besides By Thomas Claburn The United States’ Department of Homeland Security could do more to keep its IT systems…
Half of All Orgs Hit with Ransomware in 2017
Tara Seals About 55% of organizations in a recent survey were compromised by ransomware in 2017, down from 61% in 2016. According to Imperva’s CyberEdge Group’s fifth annual Cyberthreat Defense…
Smart device security guidelines 'need more teeth'
The UK government has announced guidelines to make internet-connected devices safer to use following a spate of security breaches. It includes moves to make sure passwords are unique and not…
New Cybersecurity Guide Reminds Small Charities That They Are Not Immune to Cybercrime
By David Bisson A new cybersecurity guide published by the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) emphasized the point that small charities are “not immune to cybercrime.” On March 1,…