Security
Russian-speaking hackers use 'MontysThree' toolset on industrial targets
The attacks have been ongoing since 2018
Parliamentary Defence Committee says there's evidence Huawei is colluding with Chinese government
Removal of Huawei equipment from UK infrastructure should be speeded up, report recommends
iland discusses how organisations are leverage the cloud during the ongoing pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen organisations accelerate their cloud strategies, with staff reluctant or unable to work from offices, data centres and many other locations. Computing recently caught up with Justin Augat, VP of Product Marketing at iland,...
Governmental mass surveillance is illegal, says top European court
National security concerns do not exclude the bloc's members from the need to abide by EU laws, says the EU Court of Justice
Kaspersky uncovers second-ever UEFI-based malware attacks
Because UEFI lives within a flash memory chip, any malware injected into it can survive reboots, formats and OS reinstalls
Iranian APT group actively exploiting ZeroLogon vulnerability
Microsoft is again urging IT admins to patch their systems to protect data from hackers
Previously unknown XDSpy hacker group has been stealing sensitive government data since 2011
It uses quite basic tools, but they are efficient enough to compromise the targets
How has ISO 27001 matched up to the remote working challenge?
Certified businesses will have been better equipped to cope with the new normal
Curbing the rise of fake domains and misinformation campaigns
A failure to curb the growing problem of misinformation could have serious repercussions for the Internet and for society as a whole
Blackbaud ransomware hackers could access unencrypted banking data and login credentials
Blackboard had originally claimed such data was protected
Ransomware incidents 'appeared to explode' in June: IBM
The number of ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2020 was around three times higher than in Q1
Over 247,000 Microsoft Exchange Servers remain unpatched for serious RCE bug
The CVE-2020-0688 flaw is being actively exploited in the wild, US federal agencies warned earlier this month
Windows XP source code leaked online
The source, going by the name billgates3, claimed that the source code has been circulating privately for many years
Cyber attacks against energy sector industrial control systems are on the rise
The same trend is seen with the building automation industry
Attackers are actively exploiting Zerologon Windows vulnerability, Microsoft warns
The flaw could allow an attacker with a foothold on the local network to instantly become a Domain Admin
More patches released to address Zerologon bug in systems not compatible with Microsoft's fix
The Zerologon micropatch is 'primarily targeted at Windows Server 2008 R2 users without Extended Security Updates'
Russian-speaking OldGremlin ransomware group targets Russian organisations
The group uses social engineering techniques to infect networks - but is only targetting Russian organisations, for now
How has the global pandemic changed identity management?
Cloud-first vendors are making big gains as the remote working trend accelerates
Six per cent of Google Cloud buckets are misconfigured and vulnerable to unauthorised access, research reveals
Finding exposed cloud databases on internet is not a difficult job, according to researchers
Facebook threatens to quit EU after spat with Irish regulator
Facebook has threatened to halt operations in Europe, after Ireland's data regulator told it to stop sending citizens' data to the USA
Owned by the C-suite: a new approach to security is needed as cyber risks multiply
Post-Covid-19, security is no longer an ‘IT issue’ – it’s a C-suite item and a fundamental strategic priority
User acceptance: the biggest I&AM hurdle
The holy grail of I&AM is to actually improve the user experience while making the business more secure, but most organisations are a long way from that
