Obama govt proposes 33% hike in cyber-security spending
The outgoing Obama administration has proposed increasing federal cyber-security spending by $5bn, or around a third, in the hope of reaching $19bn in 2017. Reuters reports that the Democrat...
View ArticleHow cybercrooks made $330K from ransomware without really trying
The small cybercrime ring behind the CryptoWall 3.0 ransomware was able to collect more than $330,607 in ransom from 670 victims, according to new research. The figures, published by security firm...
View ArticleBitcoiners are just like everybody else: They use rubbish passwords
Don't pretend you can invent a strong enough, memorable password to protect your Bitcoins: crypto-boffins can crack the so-called "brain wallet." In research published at the International Association...
View ArticleWhite House Budgets $19 Billion for New Cyber-Security Measures
The White House calls for more investment in protecting data and proposes to spend $19 billion this year on a variety of security initiatives, including educating consumers to use two-factor...
View ArticleMoscow raids could signal end of global Dyre bank trojan menace
One of the worst examples of financial malware appears to have fallen silent after operators were reportedly arrested in Moscow after a rare raid by the Federal Security Service of the Russian...
View ArticleGSMA outlines thoroughly sensible IoT security rules
About time: the GSM Association has released a bunch of guidelines to try and address the chronic insecurity of the Internet of Things. The significance of the initiative is that it's been agreed to by...
View ArticleFlash flushed as Google orders almost all ads to adopt HTML5
Google's getting serious about hastening the oh-so-timely demise of Adobe Flash, telling advertisers they've just under a year to move to HTML 5. The ad giant has given advertisers notice that from...
View ArticleGmail growls with more bad message flags to phoil phishers
Google's taking some of the user interface techniques it uses to flag insecure Web pages and applying them to email. The plan: to warn users of Gmail on the Web when they receive emails from people who...
View ArticleAre Industrial Control Systems the Latest Weapon in Modern Warfare?
By Barry Mattacott, marketing director, Wick Hill Group Are industrial control and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems the new frontier, not just for cyber-crime but also for...
View ArticleHouse bill would kill state, local bills that aim to weaken smartphone crypto
Bipartisan legislation likely to be thorn in law enforcement's "Going Dark" side.
View ArticleCrypto connoisseurs: Curl up with Princeton’s 300-page ode to Bitcoin
Bitcoin boffins have been gifted a 300-page treatise on the workings of their favourite crypto-currency as told by the academics of Princeton and Stanford universities. The first draft of the book...
View ArticleThenue Drives Digital Efficiencies With 1st Touch Mobile Working
Thenue Housing Association has introduced mobile workforce technology from 1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com). The software will be used to support the Association’s strategy to deliver more services...
View ArticleSAP plugs critical software flaw that could let hackers into factories
SAP has issued a critical software update that plugged 23 security holes on Tuesday, including a fix for security issues in its industrial manufacturing software. The manufacturing software patch...
View ArticleIRS website attack nets e-filing credentials for 101,000 taxpayers
Breach comes a year after a previous hack compromised 300,000 people.
View ArticleNew report contends mandatory crypto backdoors would be futile
With two-thirds of crypto developed abroad, crooks have plenty of non-US alternatives.
View ArticleSchool network manager wins £10,000 in NCC Group Cyber 10K challenge
The second edition of a business-development focused cyber security challenge, the Cyber 10K, has concluded – with the worthy winner receiving £10,000 to further develop an innovative security...
View ArticleMore Uber drivers file labor lawsuits: One claims he makes only $80 per week
Plaintiffs' lawyer: "The laws need to keep pace with the technology."
View ArticleCricket can get nasty: India v Pakistan rivalry boils over into cyber-war
The continuing rivalry between India and Pakistan has spilled over into cyberspace, with activity peaking around nationalist holidays and sports fixtures. A study of recent real-world events and...
View ArticleUK authorities sue Star Wars producer over Harrison Ford’s broken leg
Health and Safety Executive says Foodles Production created an unsafe workplace.
View ArticleNYPD used stingrays over 1,000 times without warrants since 2008
New York Civil Liberties Union: "The privacy of nearly all New Yorkers is at risk."
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