Security
CCleaner malware: Tech companies targeted by second stage payload
Domains of high-profile tech firms including Microsoft, Google and Samsung were targeted
Darktrace: Security teams are too busy battling internal complexity to fight off hackers
Dave Palmer, director of technology at Darktrace, explains how machine learning can help complex enterprises combat threats before they do serious damage
GDPR: Privacy must be designed in to every system, says Chef
Chef encourages IT leaders to automate GDPR automation, and break the cycle of ensuring compliance at the time of every audit, and forgetting about it the rest of the time
Avast: Cisco Talos didn't discover CCleaner compromise first
Avast claims Morphisec uncovered malware before Cisco and that the compromise began before its acquisition of Piriform
Equifax was victim of hack five months earlier than disclosed
Company was breached in March by the same attackers, claim sources
Avast's CCleaner compromised to deliver malware to unsuspecting users in August and September, warns Cisco Talos
Anti-virus firm Avast compromised in suspected supply-chain attack
Equifax: 400,000 Brits caught up in US data breach
Equifax finally admits security breach affected some UK accounts
Eugene Kaspersky to go to Washington to testify before Congress
Kaspersky accepts invitation to testify before the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
ExpensiveWall: Android users pay the price for downloading poisoned apps
The malware could have infected more than 4 million devices before being discovered
The market can't - and won't - deal with IT security, it must be regulated, argues Bruce Schneier
Regulate the security practices of companies that store data, fine them if they fail to comply and let people sue if companies spill personal information, argues Schneier
Equifax CEO called to testify to Congress as the company is likened to Enron
Equifax facing multiple investigations
Equifax confirms unpatched Apache Struts flaw was exploited in massive data breach
Apache Struts patch released two months before hackers struck
Department of Homeland Security orders all Kaspersky products to be purged from government within 90 days
No evidence cited - order based on "concerns"
GDPR: Organisations ignoring paper-based risks, warns Xenith MD Justin Milligan
Lost and stolen documents a bigger source of data breaches than email, yet UK organisations are ignoring paper in their GDPR compliance strategies
Can more be done to combat the rise and apparent success of ransomware attacks?
What is behind the rising ransomware threat, and what can businesses do to combat it?
Google Chrome to warn users when application tries to hijack internet connection
Users will be alerted when a 'man-in-the-middle' attack is attempted
EU anti-piracy plan would introduce internet surveillance and 'ancillary copyright', claim campaigners
Proposals would contradict eCommerce Directive and ECJ court judgements
EU tests cyber defences with fake attack
Simulation involved drone hijacking, network viruses and a total loss of communications with naval forces
143 million credit records of US citizens exposed in Equifax hack
Equifax mega-breach provides everything an identity thief needs
Voice assistants like Alexa and Siri vulnerable to DolphinAttack 'silent' hacks
Voice assistants can respond to orders inaudible to the human ear, claim researchers at Zhejiang University
Darrell Stein out at Reckitt Benckiser
Reckitt Benckiser CIO Stein carries the can for July's NotPetya outbreak
Transparent and secure with unified endpoint management
Managing the IT landscape is crucial to staying secure, says Sean Herbert of Baramundi Software AG
The importance of secure communication in the workplace
Wire's Alan Duric on the necessity of end-to-end encryption
99 per cent of law firms vulnerable to email fraud, finds report
A new report reveals that only one firm out of 100 examined has the right measures in place to protect against email fraud
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