‘Reactive Redundancy for Data Destruction Protection’ stops the likes of Shamoon and Stonedrill before they hit ‘erase’ By Richard Chirgwin Purdue University researchers reckon they’ve cracked how to protect data…
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Android Banking Trojan Fakebank Adds Vishing Dimension
Tara Seals Symantec has warned of a new variant of the Fakebank Android malware family that adds a “vishing” (voice phishing) angle: Once installed, the malware will intercept mobile calls…
Cybersecurity Spring Cleaning: 3 Must-Dos for 2018
Paul Martini Why ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown,’ GDPR, and the Internet of Things are three areas security teams should declutter and prioritize in the coming months. With each successive data breach,…
Hansa down, this is cool: How Dutch cops snatched the wheel of dark web charabanc
Presumably while singing ‘takedowns from Amsterdam’ By Iain Thomson The takedown of the Hansa dark web marketplace, done live on national TV by Dutch police, was possible because officers had…
UK Launches pilot of first police-backed cyber security certificate
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…
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…