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British Airways suffers major customer data breach

British Airways (BA) has revealed that hundreds of thousands of its customers have had personal and payment-card details stolen from its website and mobile...

Critical security flaws found in popular medical records software

The world’s most widely-used open-source electronic health records solution OpenEMR has been found to contain 18 cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The software, employed by medical practices...

New study ranks US states by online data privacy protection

Internet of Business says A report by Comparitech has ranked the USA’s 50 states by the online privacy protections provided by local law, highlighting huge...

IoT security: Serious vulnerabilities found in Samsung SmartThings Hub

Cisco's cybersecurity arm Cisco Talos has discovered a number of vulnerabilities in the firmware of Samsung's SmartThings Hub. The device is designed to be controlled using a...

Cyber attack could cost bank half of its profits, warns IMF

Cyber risk has emerged as a significant threat to the financial system, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Although hardly...

Dixons Carphone suffers massive data breach

Electrical retailer and services company Dixons Carphone has admitted to a customer data breach on a huge scale. An ongoing investigation in the company...

Cybersecurity: UK most breached country in Europe – report

The UK is Europe’s most breached country in cybersecurity terms, according to a new report. Data security solutions provider Thales eSecurity revealed the findings in its...

Manufacturing security: Preventing and mitigating cyber attacks

Last month, a report revealed the extent to which the manufacturing sector is at risk of cyberattack. So what can be done to improve...

Nearly half of UK manufacturers victims of cybercrime

Nearly half (48 percent) of UK manufacturers have been victims of a cyber attack, according to a new report. As a result, the Cyber Security...

Facebook & Microsoft pledge not to aid government cyber attacks

Over 30 technology companies have signed a new accord, promising to protect all customers – citizens and businesses – from government or state agency...

IoT security: Half of IT departments don’t change default passwords

Almost half (47 percent) of CIOs and IT managers have allowed IoT devices onto their corporate network without changing the default passwords – even...

Korean security firm announces cryptocurrency hardware wallets

South Korea-based Penta Security has unveiled a range of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, which feature built-in encryption and authentication. Set to hit global markets in June,...
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