Yearly Archives: 2018

/2018

Cyber security – why you need to be one step ahead

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THE well-publicised cyber breaches of 2017 prompted forward-thinking chief executives to build cyber security into their board level conversations and make it a key pillar of their future decision making.

They have had to because the threat has increased to an unprecedented […]

By |January 30th, 2018|Cyber News|

Fines up to £17m launched for firms with poor cyber-security

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Energy, transport, water and health companies are expected to have “the most robust safeguards”.

Regulators will be able to inspect cyber-security at such companies, under a new government directive.

In August last year, former Digital Minister Matt Hancock said imposing the fines would be […]

By |January 30th, 2018|Cyber News|

Keylogger found on thousands of WordPress-based sites, stealing every keypress as you type

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A new report from researchers at Sucuri reveals that websites are once again being found infected by cryptomining code – stealing the resources of visiting computers to mine for the Monero cryptocurrency.

Many web surfers almost certainly don’t realise that the reason […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|

Lenovo’s craptastic fingerprint scanner has a hardcoded password

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Lenovo wants ThinkPad owners to update their machines after its Fingerprint Manager Pro software was found to contain serious security vulnerabilities.

Among the glaring flaws cited: a hardcoded password. In the fingerprint scanner. To log into the computer.

“Sensitive data stored by […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|

US may build secure 5G network to guard against Chinese cyber threat

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The US is in talks with private companies to build a secure 5G network amid concerns about China and cybersecurity, said two administration officials familiar with the plans.Talks are preliminary, and key decisions over funding and control haven’t been reached, said the people, […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|

Britain’s first Bitcoin heist as trader forced at gunpoint to transfer cyber currency

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Armed robbers broke into the family home of a city financier turned Bitcoin trader and forced him to transfer the digital currency at gunpoint, in what is believed to be the first heist of its kind in the UK.

Four robbers in balaclavas […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|

New cyber unit to go beyond investigating online crimes

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The cyber cell of Delhi Police is going to be restructured and made into an individual unit in the force. In a few days, it will move out of the economic offences wing and function independently under an officer of the rank of special […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|

National security threats in year one of Trump administration: Cyber security, lone wolves

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National security experts say while the threat has relatively stayed the same since President Trump first took office in 2017, lone actors and attacks on the country’s cyber security systems currently pose as the greatest threats to the homeland. These issues […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|

British industry bosses warned to boost cyber security or face hefty fines

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Britain’s most critical industries will face fines of up to 24 million U.S. dollars if they do not have effective cyber security measures, the government announced Sunday.

The hefty penalties will apply to energy, transport, water and health firms if they fail […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|

Reliance Jio Coin: Beware of this fake website

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With Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio reportedly planning a move to launch its own cryptocurrency, an alleged fake website has come to the fore.

The website – which comes with URL reliance-jiocoin.com – has also been named as such that it looks […]

By |January 29th, 2018|Cyber News|