Cloud computing: Why a major cyber-attack could be as costly as a hurricane
The economic costs of a large cyber-attack could be as large as the impact of a major natural disaster. The destructive […]
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Intel CEO Refuses To Answer Questions On Whether NSA Can Access Processors
During a Q&A in which he’d promised to answer any questions put to him, The CEO of computer chip company […]
Hacked and hacked off: without change this new data law will fail victims
The data protection bill must be amended so independent organisations acting in the public interest can help consumers to get […]
Tech companies can barely keep up huge security flaws
Security experts scrambled on Friday to try to reassure computer users worldwide that a newly discovered type of security flaw […]
Meltdown and Spectre – what should organisations be doing to protect people’s personal data?
This week Google’s Project Zero team published details of serious security flaws, Meltdown and Spectre, which affect almost every modern […]
Mailsploit – E-mail spoofing and code injection vulnerabilities
Mailsploit refers to a series of bugs found in e-mail clients that allow a potential attacker to spoof the e-mail […]
Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
Called Meltdown, the first and most urgent flaw affects nearly all microprocessors made by Intel. The second, Spectre, affects most […]
The 12 biggest hacks, breaches, and security threats of 2017
Security issues took a turn for the serious in 2017. This time around we still suffered the password breaches, malware […]
No boundaries for user identities: Web trackers exploit browser login managers
In this second installment of the No Boundaries series, we show how a long-known vulnerability in browsers’ built-in password managers […]
Security Education in Uncertain Times: 2017 in Review
It doesn’t work to drop into a roomful of people you’ve never met before and have no connection to, spend […]
A Cute Toy Just Brought a Hacker Into Your Home
Amid the holiday shopping season, cybersecurity researchers warn that new, interactive toys are vulnerable to many hacking threats. Source: A […]
Manipulated Data: The Worst Hack of All?
In the wake of many high profile data breaches, we may have been oblivious to the potentially greater danger posed […]