Security
Security skills hard to find because industry is focusing on the wrong things, says panel
A panel of security experts at Computing's recent Enterprise Security and Risk Management event says looking for computer science degrees won't necessarily find you the right people for the job
Companies must deal with the growing problem of the security skills gap
The rate of technology change is accelerating, but people are struggling to learn new skills fast enough to keep up
Stop blaming the user for cybersecurity failings
Panellists look at ways of instilling an organisation-wide security culture
University of Birmingham CISO: "I have severe doubts about the security of Facebook, and LinkedIn is going the same way"
The University of Birmingham faces security challenges from the local to the international level
Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event
The Security Excellence Awards 2018 were a roaring success, full of glitz, glamour and glass - trophies, that is. Check out this gallery of the top photos from the night
Opt-in to a safer business: a spotlight on privacy rights
Emma Stevens, Associate Solicitor - Dispute Resolution, Coffin Mew, discusses the risks to businesses of privacy violations
Linux servers running Hadoop targeted by variation of Mirai malware
First sighting of Mirai malware targeting enterprise systems
Amazon admits to data breach that spilt customer names and email addresses
Company blames 'technical error' for the data spillage
Here are the winners of the Security Excellence Awards
It was a hotly-contested year - here are the companies that made it big on the night
Profile of an ex-hacker: Mike Koss, head of IT security and risk, N-Brown Group
Former black hat hacker discusses his career hacking enterprises, and how he turned himself into a force for good (mostly)
Nine out of 10 reported cyber incidents never reach court
Whether it is because of legal risks, reputational damage or concerns over business continuity, reporting cyber incidents is rare and pursuing them legally is even more so
Need board support for IT security investments? Think about who they really are first, advises Kier CIO Duncan Stott
Understanding board members can help when making IT security pitches to them, says Stott
How clean is your software supply chain?
With malware now pervasive and high-profile organisations being breached every day, Computing invites IT leaders to a networking dinner for sharing best practise
Proactive defence: SOCs and threat hunters
Current and emerging cyber threats and strategies to defeat them
TalkTalk hackers jailed over 2015 data breach that affected 1.6 million customers
Matthew Hanley and Connor Allsopp sentenced to 12 months and eight months respectively
How artificial intelligence is disrupting cyber crime
Mariana Pereira, director at Darktrace, discusses how AI and machine learning technologies are changing the ways cyber criminals seek to attack enterprises and steal their data
BlackBerry to acquire Cylance in $1.4bn deal
Biggest-ever acquisition for BlackBerry reflects shift towards security software and services
The IT director and the board must be aligned on cyber protection (video)
Communication between the board and IT cannot be solely one way
Nine out of ten VPNs riddled with privacy flaws
And more than half route data via servers in China - despite Chinese government clampdown on VPNs
Microsoft facing GDPR fine over Office 365 telemetry
25,000 'events' Office 365 recorded and shared among 30 engineering teams at Microsoft
Government to extend age-verification to social media
Culture secretary Margot James admits plans to extend adult website age verification to social media websites
Security researcher scoops $25,000 reward for discovering Steam 'free games' exploit
Exploit could have been use to generate free game keys by the thousand
Germany considers ban on Huawei hardware in 5G networks
Officials in Germany push for Huawei ban amid national security concerns, according to Reuters
Flaw in WordPress GDPR plugin exposes multiple sites to attack
Security researchers claim over 100,000 sites potentially affected, with the vulnerability available for attacks for weeks
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