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Heighten your organisation’s risk awareness at the SANS Security Awareness summit

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05 Nov 10:31

Cyber-crooks think small biz is easy prey. Here's a simple checklist to avoid becoming an easy victim

CommentMake sure you're spending your hard-earned cash on the 'right' IT security
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05 Nov 04:57

Google logins make JavaScript mandatory, Huawei China spy shock, Mac malware, Iran gets new Stuxnet, and more

RoundupPlus, SystemD gets system de-bugged, again
66 Comments
03 Nov 13:07

30 spies dead after Iran cracked CIA comms network with, er, Google search – new claim

Uncle Sam's snoops got sloppy with online chat, it seems
103 Comments
02 Nov 22:05

PortSmash attack blasts hole in Intel's Hyper-Threading CPUs, leaves with secret crypto keys

Malware already on machines can exploit SMT using side-channel techniques to snatch private info
25 Comments
02 Nov 20:18

Web domain owners paid EasyDNS to cloak their contact info from sight. It was blabbed via public Whois anyway

Registrar apologies as punters wait for spam tsunami
19 Comments
02 Nov 19:33

What's that? SSH can still use RC4? Not for much longer, promise

IETF hackathoners point the 'die-die-die' gun at another buggy cipher
02 Nov 11:20

BBC micro:bit vendor Kitronik says customers' deets nicked, fingers Magecart malware

We're one of 7,000 victims here, firm insists
02 Nov 09:30

I know what you're thinking: Outsource or in-source IT security? I've worked both sides, so here's my advice...

CommentThe pros and cons of using internal and external talent, or a mix of both
19 Comments
02 Nov 07:32

IT Wi-Fi kit bit by TI chip slip: Wireless gateways open to hijacking via BleedingBit chipset vuln

UpdatedFirmware security patches hit to fix critical holes in enterprise network access points
01 Nov 15:00

Welcome back, 'ping of death', it has been... a few months. Now it's Apple's turn to do the patching

Kernel-level ICMP buffer overrun quietly fixed as all eyes on this week's launchfest
20 Comments
01 Nov 10:56

£220k fines for dodgy dialling duo who didn't do due dil on data

Cold-calling home security firms slammed in watchdog's cooler
31 Comments
01 Nov 09:10
hub

This one weird trick turns your Google Home Hub into a doorstop

UpdatedSecret API leaves door open for remote commands from other gadgets sharing its Wi-Fi
56 Comments
31 Oct 22:34
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Nice work if you can get it: GandCrab ransomware nets millions even though it has been broken

As it turns out, crime pays incredibly well for some
31 Oct 19:47
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US government charges two Chinese spies over jet engine blueprint theft

China says case is full of hot air
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31 Oct 19:09

Opinion

I know what you're thinking: Outsource or in-source IT security? I've worked both sides, so here's my advice...

CommentThe pros and cons of using internal and external talent, or a mix of both
Blackmail

Sorry friends, I'm afraid I just can't quite afford the Bitcoin to stop that vid from leaking everywhere

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Those darn webcam hackers are at it again, maybe
199 Comments
26 Oct 09:43

Tick-tock, tick-tock. Oh, that's just the sound of compromised logins waiting to ruin your day

CommentNothing is secure, everything is hackable. Wisdom
27 Comments
17 Sep 08:42
Man holds hand over mouth as he looks at monitor in a worried manner

Prank 'Give me a raise!' email nearly lands sysadmin with dismissal

Who, Me?Staffer learns hard way: boss jokes don't mix well with infosec demos
94 Comments
13 Aug 09:45

News

Check this out: Radisson Hotel Group 'fesses up to 'security incident'

Loyalty card members deets exposed
31 Oct 10:58

Apple emits its much-anticipated updates to Mac, AppleTV, and iOS

Security updates. What did you think we were referring to?
11 Comments
30 Oct 22:51

Pain in the brain! Kaspersky warns of hackable brain implants

That furious clicking you hear is Charlie Brooker frantically writing his next script
25 Comments
29 Oct 20:15

Yahoo! $50m! hack! damages! bill!, Russian trolls menaced by Uncle Sam inaction, computer voting-machine UI confusion, and more

RoundupPlus, GSA shamed for glacial notification pace
29 Comments
27 Oct 13:19

The D in Systemd stands for 'Dammmmit!' A nasty DHCPv6 packet can pwn a vulnerable Linux box

Hole opens up remote-code execution to miscreants – or a crash, if you're lucky
125 Comments
26 Oct 20:52

How to build your own IT infosec holodeck: A blueprint for crafting a virtual enterprise to prod, test and hack

Massive hacker playground can be spun up on the cheap
12 Comments
26 Oct 19:27

Sorry friends, I'm afraid I just can't quite afford the Bitcoin to stop that vid from leaking everywhere

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Those darn webcam hackers are at it again, maybe
199 Comments
26 Oct 09:43

Belgium: Oi, Brits, explain why Belgacom hack IPs pointed at you and your GCHQ

State investigation finds non-Snowden proof of UK badness - local report
65 Comments
26 Oct 09:10

We asked 100 people to name a backdoored router. You said 'EE's 4GEE HH70'. Our survey says... Top answer!

UpdatedSSH hardcoded 'root' login found, patch incoming
32 Comments
26 Oct 05:06

British Airways: If you're feeling left out of our 380,000 passenger hack, then you may be one of another 185,000 victims

Names, billing addresses, email addresses, card info, CVV numbers in some case...
36 Comments
25 Oct 23:53

This two-year-old X.org give-me-root hole is so trivial to exploit, you can fit it in a single tweet

Overwrite arbitrary files? Load arbitrary code? As setuid root? Sure, why not!
48 Comments
25 Oct 22:02

Word up: Embedded vids in Office docs can hide embedded nasties, infosec bods warn

UpdatedXML twiddling can lead to lock-and-loading dodgy JavaScript, we're told
25 Oct 21:00
People working with a crane

What a crane in the ass: Bug leaves construction machinery vulnerable to evil command injection

Builders warned over Telecrane remote control radio vuln
10 Comments
25 Oct 18:52
Cathay Pacific jet airplane at Hong Kong International airport

Cathay Pacific hack: Personal data of up to 9.4 million airline passengers laid bare

Passport numbers, credit card info etc – combo of stuff leaked 'varies for each' poor sod
26 Comments
25 Oct 10:37

From 'WebEx' to 'WebExec' to 'WTF, my PC!' Cisco rapped in chat app security flap

Patch your vid conferencing software to stop malware, users nabbing admin rights
25 Oct 06:27
Oracle OpenWorld 2018 Intelligence Panel

Ex spy bosses: Cyber-warfare needs rules of engagement for nations to promptly ignore

OpenWorld'I think all of us would agree that cyber space is the new battle space'
26 Comments
24 Oct 21:10
burning laptop

Worrying Windows 10 wrecking-ball weapon weirdly wanders wildly on worldwide web

Zero-day crash'n'pwn exploit for Microsoft's latest OS disclosed, no official patch available (yet)
48 Comments
24 Oct 20:11
illustration showing russian president vladimir putin winking

That Saudi oil and gas plant that got hacked. You'll never guess who could... OK, it's Russia

FireEye reckons it's fingered the miscreants behind nasty cyber-infection at industrial complex
19 Comments
24 Oct 06:01
Flyswat

You patch my back(up) and I'll patch yours... Arcserve bugs burrow remotely exploited holes in UDP storage systems

Updates urged for serious web services vulnerabilities
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Morrisons supermarket: We're taking payroll leak liability fight to UK Supreme Court

Brit grocer says it shouldn't be held responsible for criminal actions of worker
84 Comments
23 Oct 10:31
Man going insane, grabbing the bars of his cell

'The inmates have taken over the asylum': DNS godfather blasts DNS over HTTPS adoption

Can those who need lookup privacy afford architectural purism?
97 Comments
23 Oct 09:59
Man has panic attack in front of computer

jQuery? More like preyQuery: File upload tool can be exploited to hijack at-risk websites

Flaw present for the past eight years, easy to exploit, and there are thousands of forks
13 Comments
22 Oct 23:16
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