Carmen Reinicke Hackers are no match for human error. Employee negligence is the main cause of data breaches, according to a state of the industry report by Shred-it, an information…
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WannaCry is back! (Psych. It's just phisher folk doing what they do)
Spamming scum fire out phishing frighteners By Richard Speed An unusually large wave of phishing emails was spewed out this morning, with recipients warned that all their devices had been…
Attackers Spy and Steal from Financial Firms
Kacy Zurkus In an attempt to steal sensitive data, cyber-criminals have been targeting financial firms by building hidden tunnels in order to break into networks. According to a report released…
Small Businesses That Ignore Lessons from Cyber Attack Likely to Suffer Another: Hiscox
While 47 percent of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, only 35 percent of them took action following a cyber security incident to mitigate…
Younger Employees Identified as 'Main Culprits' of Security Breaches
Michael Hill New research from Centrify has assessed managerial attitudes towards younger employees (18-24-year-olds) and their security, privacy and online behaviors at work. Released at a press launch event in…
Olympic Destroyer Malware is Back to Wreak Havoc
Phil Muncaster The notorious Olympic Destroyer malware which disrupted the last Winter Games has resurfaced, targeting several countries in Europe as well as Russia and Ukraine, according to Kaspersky Lab.…