Google Play Protect to scan Android apps for malware even after installation
Google has introduced Play Protect, a malware tracker that keeps a constant vigil on apps that have been downloaded from the Play Store. Google Play...
IoT
CAV industry calls for cyber security framework for connected cars
An Insurance and Legal Report released by insurance company AXA and law firm Burges Salmon has warned that connected cars in the UK will require new cyber security and data...
Routers to toys, is the smart home really just an unsafe home?
It is a well-known fact that smart home devices, despite being dubbed as flag-bearers of next-generation technology, fare poorly when it comes to warding off hackers and protecting consumers' privacy....
Cloud is the answer to the cybersecurity question
Brian Kelly, Chief Security Officer at Rackspace retired from the military in 1995, after 21 years of service. This was around the time that Kevin Mitnick was making waves in...
The Nigerian Prince in exile story has evolved…
Remember the scam phishing emails you would get in the early-noughties presumably from a Nigerian prince in exile? The gist of it was that they had a trillion dollars squirrelled...
Current Affairs
Sensitive details of 2.2 million Dow Jones customers exposed on unprotected cloud storage
A database uploaded to Amazon's S3 cloud server by Dow Jones and configured to allow semi-public access exposed sensitive data...
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Not just a ransomware attack: Petya cyber-attack was ...
Features
Telegram says it will remove terrorist-related content in Indonesia, but concerns remain
Telegram has agreed to remove "radical and terrorist propaganda" in Indonesia following a public warning issued by the Indonesian government. Telegram is increasingly being used by terrorists and ISIS sympathisers...
Who owns your data?
It isn't oil anymore that's the most valuable resource; it is data, screamed a recent issue of The Economist. Apparently, profits from the 'Big 4' (Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft) are...
What is a file-less attack?
In December last year, the CIA disclosed how suspected Russian hackers conducted cyber-attacks on computer networks of both the Republican National Committee as well as the Democratic National Committee. While...
The three-dimensional data security problem
With #WannaCry, the Republican Voter data breach and bigger and more brazen ones that will be forthcoming in the future, the topic of data security and encryption will continue to...
Threats
Hackers successfully breached the UK’s industrial control systems, confirms NCSC
A leaked report from the NCSC has confirmed that several industrial control systems and service organisations in the UK have...
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NotPetya hackers obtained source code of accounting software ... -
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Data belonging to all Fortune 500 Companies available ...
