Proactive defence: SOCs and threat hunters
Current and emerging cyber threats and strategies to defeat them
It's been a busy year for those involved in cyber security and, more broadly, data governance. While 2018 has (so far) lacked the pyrotechnics of 2017's ransomware spectaculars, it has seen the introduction...
Security
Temporary patch issued to cover IE 11 security flaw being actively exploited in the wild
Third-party 'Micropatch' will provide protection for out-of-support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 r2 users
Apple U-turned on iCloud end-to-end encryption plan following FBI complaints
Apple backed down to avoid further disputes with law enforcement and over fears customers could be completely locked out of accounts, say sources
Emotet malware operators now using new spam template to demand $50 extortion from potential targets
Phishing emails falsely tell recipients their machines have been hacked, telling them to open an attached document if they want to rescue their data...
GDPR claims €114m in fines in under two years - with more to come this year
European data protection authorities have received more than 160,000 data-breach notifications since GDPR came into force in May 2018
Technical glitch prevents several LastPass users from accessing accounts
Nothing to see here, LastPass claims on Twitter