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Latest Cyber Security articles

Cyber-crime reports are 'just a snapshot', says GCHQ chief

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Professional services firms' client information is an attractive target, Lobban said
17 May 2013

E-Skills UK and employers team up to launch cyber security apprenticeship

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Degree-level qualification aims to boost the number of young people working in IT security
15 May 2013

US data breach exposes 160,000 social security numbers

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Vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion app server used to break into official system
13 May 2013

Teach engineers cyber security skills to protect critical national infrastructure, says IET

SMEs are at particular risk of losing IP because they don't think they are vulnerable
10 May 2013

Cyber-heist victim says 'no customers suffered loss' in suspected £29m bank robbery

Outdated credit card designs to blame, says Kaspersky
10 May 2013

£7.45m granted to universities to train cybersecurity experts

Royal Holloway and Oxford University selected to boost number of PhD graduates with cyber skills
09 May 2013

US government will take your data even without the Patriot Act

Cloud expert says that firms shouldn't worry about the Patriot Act, the US has other means if it decides it wants your data
08 May 2013

Washington media websites hit by cyber attacks

Hackers use waterhole attack to plant malware on websites of WTOP and Federal News Radio
08 May 2013

Pentagon accuses China of hacking US government computer systems

Department of Defense annual report to Congress points the finger directly at Beijing for the first time
07 May 2013

Twitter warns that hackers will continue to target the media

Social media site provides advice on how media can prevent Twitter profiles being hijacked
01 May 2013

Yahoo emails breached again while Guardian victim of Syrian hackers

Yahoo email accounts compromised by Russian hacker while attacks on the press continue to rise
30 Apr 2013

LivingSocial hacked – 50 million customers' data compromised

Customers' personal data gathered but credit card data hasn't been accessed
29 Apr 2013

Data Communications web snooping charter 'not going to happen', says Nick Clegg

'We have a commitment to end the storage of internet information' says deputy PM
26 Apr 2013

Infosec 2013: Incentivise staff to become aware of cyber risks

The Economist Group, HMRC and Field Fisher Waterhouse believe that firms needs to find innovative ways to educate their staff
25 Apr 2013

Firms lack cyber recovery plans for 'doomsday scenarios', says Bank of England

John Milne urges companies to check that their recovery solutions would work in worst-case situations
25 Apr 2013

H4cked Off: Why austerity shouldn't apply to cyber security

Stuart Sumner explains why failing to properly invest in cyber security isn't an economy, it's a gamble
25 Apr 2013

'We're not winning the war on cyber crime,' MPs told

RSA chairman Art Coviello argues war against cyber threats hasn't yet been lost or won
24 Apr 2013

'There is no info security risk; there is just risk' says Santander risk chief

Risk needs to be addressed by teams that boast a broad range of skills, says Paisley
24 Apr 2013

£650m investment 'underlines importance' of UK cyber security, says Cabinet Office

'Tight fiscal environment' responsible for figure, says minister Smith
23 Apr 2013

State-backed cyber attacks on the increase, says Verizon report

State-sponsored cyber espionage increased three-fold in 2012
23 Apr 2013

Cyber security bill could allow police to look through database without a warrant

CISPA has been passed by US House but could still be rejected by Senators
19 Apr 2013

Security education: Training to beat tomorrow's hackers

Computing visits Coventry University to find out how they're training the cyber-security experts of the future to beat hackers at their own game
19 Apr 2013

White House demands changes to cybersecurity bill to strengthen privacy

CISPA currently grants immunity to corporations for potential data breaches
18 Apr 2013

Cyber security: How Coventry University is training ethical hackers

Coventry University is training the cyber-security experts of the future in its ethical hacking laboratory. Danny Palmer speaks to senior lecturer Dr Siraj Shaikh to find out how
18 Apr 2013