Comedy fans may well recognize “have you tried turning it off and on again” from the British sitcom The IT Crowd. But what if the National Security Agency told all smartphone users to do it? And, more to the point, if you follow that advice, will you be safe from malware and spyware in 2024 […]
Cybersecurity teams are being left out of the development of policies governing the use of AI in their enterprises, new research published by ISACA during its 2024 Europe Conference has found. Just 35% of 1800 cybersecurity professionals surveyed said they are involved in development of such policies. Meanwhile, 45% reported no involvement in the development, […]
Four new badge activities have been launched for the Scouts, backed by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), to help young people learn how to stay safe online. The activities will form part of the Digital Citizen Badge and have been designed to teach children aged eight to 14 how to protect their devices and […]
For the past eight years, the Bugcrowd hacking platform has surveyed its users to produce a report called “Inside the Mind of a Hacker” which reveals the year-on-year evolution of the ethical hacker. From hacker community neurodiversity to the rise of the hacker as influencer, many surprising aspects of the hacking life have emerged. This […]
How do galaxies form? What happens when they collide? These are the kinds of questions Dr Leila Powell grappled with in her previous life as an astrophysicist. But in 2015 she put those galactic-sized questions to one side and moved into cyber-security. “The pursuit of understanding the universe is really important, but I got to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked with elite members of the U.S. intelligence establishment, IronNet promised it was going to revolutionize the way governments and corporations combat cyberattacks. Its pitch — combining the prowess of ex-government hackers with cutting-edge […]
Sellafield Ltd has been fined £332,500 ($437,440) for cybersecurity failings running the Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria, North-West England. The fine was issued by Westminster Magistrates Court following a prosecution brought by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the UK’s independent nuclear regulator. Sellafield Ltd has also been ordered to pay prosecution costs of £53,253.20 […]
If you are reading this, you are almost certainly doing so without realizing you could be leaving the door open to hackers. New research has revealed that an astonishing 86% of broadband users have little idea about cybersecurity, or at least the security of the device they use to connect to the internet. That’s the […]
Authorities charged Robert Westbrook on Friday with multiple counts of fraud after evidence showed he allegedly hacked the emails of senior executives from at least five U.S.-based companies and read their inboxes. Westbrook, 39, is accused of then trading ahead of the companies’ earnings results, reaping millions in illicit profits. According to a U.S. district […]
Wifi networks at a number of train stations across the UK have been suspended after a “cybersecurity incident”. Nineteen stations including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street had their wifi services suspended on Wednesday night after the incident. They were still down on Thursday morning. The Manchester Evening News reported that passengers accessing […]