The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a scheme, developed in partnership with security certification body Crest, that it hopes will play a key role in its strategy to enable the…
Month: January 2020
Internet of Things presents the next frontier of cyberattacks.
Today’s rapidly growing global network of the internet of things (IoT) devices brings with it new levels of convenience to the lives of everyday consumers. In late 2019, one survey…
Business disruption is now a bigger cyber-threat than theft.
A third of all reported incidents against businesses were caused by ransomware, destructive malware and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, according to cloud-delivered endpoint protection firm CrowdStrike. The company’s…
China looks to expand blockchain pilot
China is expanding its blockchain cross-border financing pilot, the country’s officials have said at a forum recently. Reuters has reported that Lu Lei, the country’s deputy head of the State Administration…
Malware that secretly replaces WhatsApp spreads to 25 million phones.
A new type of mobile malware that secretly replaces popular apps like WhatsApp on people’s phones has already infected more than 25 million devices, security researchers have revealed. Dubbed ‘Agent Smith’, the…
Summer Exit Planned for Head of UK's National Cyber Security Centre
After six and half years in the job, Ciaran Martin is to relinquish his role as head of UK cybersecurity. The 45-year-old has announced plans to surrender his title of…