Latest Cyber Security News
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Breaches
Lloyds targeted in huge two-day DDoS attack
Lloyds Banking Group experienced a 48-hour distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack this month as cyber criminals attempted to block access to millions of accounts,...
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IoT
Connected cars ‘pose cyber security challenge’
The rapid development of connected cars poses a significant cyber security risk, a senior security expert says. David Emm from Kaspersky Lab was commenting on...
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News
France says it thwarted 24,000 cyber attacks in 2016
The French defence minister says the country successfully tackled 24,000 cyber attacks last year as he warned over 2017’s presidential elections. Jean-Yves Le Drian...
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News
Collective to protect activists from cyber crime launched
A new cyber security collective designed to help activists, journalists and human rights advocates protect themselves from online attacks has been launched. Security Without Borders...
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News
PCC warns over cyber crime
A Police and Crime Commissioner is urging people to stay safe online as they prepare to shop in the January sales. Paddy Tipping, PCC for...
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News
Up cyber security in financial services sector, Conservative MP says
Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie is calling on the UK’s intelligence services to prioritise cyber security in the financial services sector following a series of high...
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News
Cyber risks ‘underestimated’ by third of Britons
Many Britons believe they’re more likely to be burgled than fall victim to a digital crime, despite the chances of both types of crime happening...
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News
Internal threats ‘higher priority’ than external ones
Nearly half (49 per cent) of IT security professionals are more concerned about internal threats than they are external ones, according to a new study....
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News
Three-quarters of firms ‘neglecting cyber security’
About three-quarters of UK firms don’t think they’re doing enough to tackle the risks posed by cyber crime, according to a new poll. Research from...
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News
NHS patients ‘at risk’ because of poor online practices
NHS patients are being put at risk because trusts are not protecting their data online, an investigation by Sky News has found. It found a...