Phil Muncaster A new cyber-incident categorization framework will help government agencies and law enforcers collaborate and respond to attacks more effectively, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced today.…
Month: April 2018
Cyber security remains barrier to fintech, banking sector partnerships in Asia Pacific: Fortinet
The general lack of cybersecurity safeguards in fintech companies has raised serious concerns around data protection and compliance, especially with the implementation of EU’s GDPR in May 2018. Fortinet called…
Ransomware tops malicious attack charts
Ransomware has become the most popular form of malware used in cyber-attacks, suggests a study. Almost 40% of all successful malware-based attacks involved ransomware suggests the annual Verizon data breach…
Amber Rudd earmarks £9m to fight 'dark web' criminals
The home secretary is to announce £9m of funding to help fight criminals who use the dark web. The hidden layer of the internet, accessed through specialist software, allows users…
Crypto-Mining Spikes 500% on Corporate Networks
Tara Seals The volume of crypto-mining transactions has grown, spiking almost 500% on corporate networks. Cybersecurity firm Zscaler has blocked more than 2.5 billion crypto-mining attempts in the last six months.…
Facebook: Cambridge Analytica data had private messages
By Leo Kelion Facebook has confirmed that private messages were included in data involved in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The social network said that about 0.5% of the 305,000 people…