Phil Muncaster It’s shaping up to be a relatively light patch load for administrators this month, with just 15 critical vulnerabilities to fix out of a total of 75. The…
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NHS Digital adds £10m to prospective cyber security contract
By Owen Hughes NHS Digital has raised the value of a contract through which it hopes to procure the services of an external cyber security partner for its security operations…
Microsoft Vulnerabilities Accelerate in 2017
Tara Seals Microsoft vulnerabilities have more than doubled in the last five years, rising to 685 from 325 in 2013 – an 111% increase. This has not been at a…
Over 500,000 Windows Machines Infected with Monero Mining Software
Michael Hill More than 526,000 Windows hosts – mostly Windows servers – have been infected by a Monero miner known as Smominru, according to researchers at Proofpoint. In a blog on its website…
Windows 10 Hello face recognition can be fooled with photos
After you update, set it up again from scratch By Richard Chirgwin If you’ve skipped recent Windows 10 Creators Updates, here’s a reason to change your mind: its facial recognition…
NHS 'could have prevented' WannaCry ransomware attack
NHS trusts were left vulnerable in a major ransomware attack in May because cyber-security recommendations were not followed, a government report has said. More than a third of trusts in…