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A new report has explored the impact of data breaches on a company’s reputation and share value, and come up with some interesting conclusions.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
Continue reading Get hacked, and watch your company’s share price plummet
But more and more organisations are actually welcoming attempts to test their security, in the hope that vulnerabilities will be reported to them responsibly before a malicious hacker exploits a weakness to inflict damage.
Read more in my article on th… Continue reading How to get away with hacking the Department of Homeland Security
Many businesses live in fear of having their systems hacked. After all, who wants their customers’ data to spill out onto the internet or have their confidential plans and intellectual property stolen by online criminals? But more and more organizations like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are actually welcoming attempts to test their security in the […]… Read More
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In this latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast, the team are joined by Paul Ducklin to discuss bizarre biometrics, Mac malware, emails sent to the Bank of England, Jane Austen and The Bangles.
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Continue reading Smashing Security #22: Walk this way… to defeat biometrics
For all the excitement and buzz around the Internet of Things, spurred on by connected gadgets being sold in great numbers both online and on the high street, there is no denying that it has a serious problem.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender… Continue reading EU security body calls for a security trust mark for IoT devices
If their numbers are to believed, half a million braindead bozos are signing up for the Ashley Madison website each month.
If their numbers are to be believed.
Continue reading Ashley Madison claims to be gaining 500,000 new members each month
ACDC bill would give green light for firms to launch counterattacks against hackers. But is that really a good idea?
Continue reading US politicians think companies should be allowed to ‘hack back’ after WannaCry
Some security researchers have found similarities between WannaCry and malware previously written by a hacking group linked to North Korea.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading North Korea denies link to WannaCry ransomware attack
Restaurant search website Zomato has announced that it has suffered a major security breach, resulting in the theft of a user database containing 17 million users’ names, email addresses and passwords.
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Restaurant search website Zomato has announced that it has suffered a major security breach, resulting in the theft of a user database containing 17 million users’ names, email addresses and passwords. The news comes as it is reported that a hacker calling themselves “nclay” is claiming to offer the database for sale on the dark […]… Read More
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