Cyber security
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24 Oct
Personal cyber attack insurance: has it come to this?
Cyber insurance is now a requirement for businesses, yet the need for personal protection is growing and personal cyber attack insurance could become normal soon.
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20 Oct
The UK’s Data Protection Bill goes a long way, but businesses must solve the security crisis themselves
The unanimous support with which the Government’s Data Protection Bill passed through its second reading in parliament last week is promising news for cyber security in the UK.
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25 Sep
Comic Book Day: one university is teaching cyber-security with comics
When one thinks of comics they think of superheroes.
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20 Sep
Companies still aren’t taking cyber security seriously enough — so we’ve launched a magazine
Cyber security should be a company-wide concern, which is why we’re launching a cyber security magazine for managers.
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22 Aug
You might want to think twice before getting your phone screen repaired
If you crack your phone screen and take it to a high-street phone repair shop, there’s a chance that hackers may be able to access your information.
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8 Aug
UK firms with poor security could be fined up to £17m for cyber attacks
Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats facing governments and companies across the world and new UK legislation wants organisations to pay for bad security.
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7 Aug
Smart cars need to be protected from hackers, says UK government
The majority of cars in the UK are smart cars now, with features such as GPS tracking and wifi.
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10 Jul
The US and Russia impenetrable cyber security shield that failed before it even began
US president Donald Trump has rolled back on suggestions the US and Russia could work together to form what he called an “impenetrable cyber security shield” to prevent any future tampering by foreign powers in the country’s elections.
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30 Jun
Driverless cars: The time for strong cyber-policy is now
The UK government wants the country to be a leader in autonomous vehicle technology.
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29 Jun
IBM and Cisco Systems: these two tech titans could actually make a cyber security partnership work
Even the largest cyber security vendors can use all the help they can get.
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15 Jun
Heathrow Airport system failure: what do we know?
Heathrow Airport earlier warned passengers they might have to fly without their luggage today after a system failure.
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7 Jun
IoT: security still tops enterprise deployment challenges but that could be changing
If you ask enterprises, security remains the top IoT deployment challenge.
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31 May
China takes firm stance on cyber security by introducing new data protection laws
Cyber-security legislation banning the collection and sale of users’ personal information will come into force across China on Thursday.
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30 May
British Airways or Indian outsourcer? Who’s to blame for 300,000 stranded passengers
On Saturday morning, a power surge knocked British Airways’ data centre offline.
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18 May
WannaCry: physicians cannot cure this hospital virus
Following the ransomware cyber attacks on the NHS last week, the public has been reminded of the challenges to security that come with increased use of wireless devices and electronic medical records.
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16 May
WannaCry hack: North Korea could be behind the worldwide attack
There is evidence to link North Korean hackers with the massive WannaCry cyber attack that infiltrated the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and over 300,000 computers worldwide on Friday.
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15 May
Too many cyber security developers are masquerading as platform vendors
In enterprise cyber security, every vendor yearns to be a so-called platform vendor – one that sells all the software an organisation needs.
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12 May
The NHS has been hacked. Here’s what we know
This afternoon the UK’s National Health Service — known as the NHS — fell victim to a cyber attack in the form of malicious software used to ransom computer files.
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25 Apr
Russian hackers strike again – this time in the French presidential election
Fancy Bear, the Russian hacking group which targeted Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee during the US presidential election, has turned its focus to French politics.
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24 Apr
A house divided: executives and their IT staff don’t see eye to eye on cyber security
When it comes to corporate cyber security all stakeholders agree on one thing: data reigns supreme.
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22 Apr
Artificial intelligence and cyber security: a tech match made in heaven
We’re only a few months into 2017 and cyber attacks seem to be hitting the headlines even more regularly than last year.
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21 Apr
Cisco is its own worst enemy in enterprise security
There’s no doubt that security remains one of the biggest strategic and tactical concerns for every enterprise.
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13 Apr
Hackers in the cookers: consumer companies are great at innovation but terrible with technology
Highly-desired Aga cookers have joined the growing list of products that can be classed as cyber security risks.
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24 Feb
What happened at Cloudflare and how bad is the hack?
Firstly, to call it a hack is probably wrong.
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3 Feb
Cyber attacks from Russia are a very real threat – can the UK handle it?
A new Public Accounts Committee report has said the UK government faces “a real struggle” to fight the threats of cyber security.
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25 Jan
Cyber criminals: Can the villains of our connected world be stopped?
The value of total fraud in the UK — not limited to the cybersphere — surpassed £1bn for the first time since 2011, according to a report published yesterday by accountancy firm KPMG.
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20 Jan
Hacking health — Cyber security is a big concern for medical device makers
On 9 January, US medical device company St.
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17 Jan
Payments regulation is soon going to force us all to have a digital ID
A big question financial institutions and payment providers like Paypal are facing this year is how to authenticate users online while complying with regulatory requirements.