Security
Warning over password managers that store passwords in plain text in memory
Passwords in password managers can be compromised using malware and memory forensics tools
Russian state-sponsored attackers take just 20 minutes to infiltrate networks, claims CrowdStrike
North Korean threat groups are the second fastest
Researchers observe cyber-attacks on Russian firms by North Korean APT group
Analysis of the tactics and tools used by the hackers suggests they were initiated by North Korean APT group Lazarus
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says the US won't crush his company
Ren Zhengfei insists that all criminal charges against Huawei are politically motivated
Revolut to recruit hackers to secure its own IT infrastructure from potential data breaches and cyber-attacks
New recruits will scour the dark web for potential threats and test the company's own cyber defences
Spectre bugs likely to 'haunt us for a long time' as software alone can't fix all of them, warn Google researchers
Spectre vulnerability affects microprocessors able to carry out branch prediction
NCSC believes risks associated with Huawei equipment use in 5G networks are manageable, claims report
Huawei faces pressure over claims its equipment could be used by Chinese government agencies to conduct espionage
Thousands of Android apps are tracking users through MAC address or Android ID
And they continue tracking users even when asked to stop
Peter Cochrane: Tackling fake news and propaganda with AI and machine learning
This year saw the first global 'datathon' to apply natural language processing to identify 'fake news'. Professor Peter Cochrane was there as an advisor
EU states consider coordinated response to cyber attacks by China-linked hackers
UK experts shared evidence of both hardware and software attacks with EU officials during a technical meeting
GreyEnergy malware uses junk code and anti-analysis techniques to evade detection
GreyEnergy is thought to be the successor of another Russia-linked hacking group called BlackEnergy
Amazon and Google accused of attempting smart home data grab
Internet giants want to know everything about people's smart homes from their lights and locks to (presumably) their CCTV cameras
Hackers wipe all of VFEmail's US customers' data in a 'catastrophic destruction'
Hackers wiped all of VFEmail's data, including backups, without even demanding a ransom payment
Russian government to 'cut off' the internet as part of cyber security readiness plan
Switch-off on 1st April intended to show that 'Runet' could function without a connection to the global internet
Does consolidating providers increase security?
Businesses accept that fewer vendor simplifies IT, but does it actually have a positive effect on security? Research says, 'Not really'
President Trump expected to sign order banning Huawei and ZTE from US networks
Executive order would ban Chinese telecoms equipment from US mobile network infrastructure
US government urged to investigate VPNs that are anything but private
Dolphin, Yandex and Opera named by US senators urging VPN investigation
Huawei open to supervision by European governments and customers
Huawei's EU vice president says the company is open to any system of supervision by European governments over 5G hardware
The Metro Bank SMS authentication hack shows the risk of relying on ancient protocols for security
The SS7 telephony protocols date back to 1975 - much has changed since then as hackers know
Mumsnet data breach enabled users to log-in to each others' accounts following platform upgrade
Popular website reports itself to ICO over platform upgrade data breach
Eskom denies its live customer database has been exposed online - but the security specialist who found it disagrees
MongoDB database 'does not belong to Eskom and is not hosted on our network', claims Eskom CIO
Android security flaw enables hackers to execute malicious code - just from a PNG image
Vulnerability in the Android operating system framework can be triggered simply by opening a PNG image
Norway's Visma the latest cloud computing company targeted by China-linked APT10 hacking group
Cloud companies targeted by group linked to China's security services as part of long-running 'Operation Cloudhopper'
Microsoft Windows 7 extended security support to double in price every year
Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 Pro to start at $50 per PC in year one
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