Three arrested over WireLurker development
Three people have been arrested by Beijing police, linked to developing the “WireLurker” malware. Local authorities arrested the three suspects on a tip from Chinese security company Qihoo 360...
View ArticleDofoil botnet returns with new features
A new version of the Dofoil botnet has been detected, which is deemed to be “much more dangerous and aggressive than before”. According to research by Fortinet, Dofoil, also known as Smoke Loader, is...
View ArticleLancope appoint enterprise and cloud expert as new CISO
Enterprise and cloud security expert Andrew Wild has joined Lancope as the company’s new CISO. With over 25 years developing effective, customer-driven information security, incident response,...
View ArticleBadUSB flaw extends to other devices
Virtually any USB device can be reprogrammed, while some might be reprogrammable under certain conditions. According to Kasten Nohl, of the 60 or so chip families it looked at from eight vendors, not...
View ArticleReform Surveillance Group pushes Senate for NSA curtailment
The Reform Government Surveillance coalition, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Apple, has added its support for the race to pass a bill through the US Senate to curb mass data...
View ArticleScotland Yard battles more than 200 cyber crime gangs
Police have revealed that they are battling more than 200 organised crime groups engaged in cyber fraud in London. A new Met cyber taskforce is investigating plots ranging from online dating fraud to...
View ArticleSpeculation on future of Intel Security
Intel is likely to sell off its enterprise security software division in the next few years. According to CBR, a source said that Intel is separating the security software components from its...
View ArticleA third of employees avoid IT because of slow decisions
38 per cent of employees deliberately went around IT in adopting applications because of IT approval process in their companies is reportedly to slow. According to research by CipherCloud, 81 per...
View ArticlePwC launched BreachAid to offer emergency help to victims under attack
PwC has launched a new service to give emergency help to organisations facing cyber attack. Named “BreachAid”, the service encompasses immediate help to organisations facing a security breach,...
View ArticleCyber Security Summit: Move to “built beyond” security model
Security is moving beyond being built in or bolted on, to being more agile in a “built beyond” model. Speaking at the Cyber Security Summit in London, Mark Brown, executive director of cyber security...
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