Cyberattacks stories - Page 78

Cyber war has exploded and is now quite literally on our doorstep - despite this an expert claims Britain's defences are severely underfunded.

Alphabet has unveiled Chronicle, a new cybersecurity firm aimed at detecting and stopping attacks using advanced analytics and Google's vast infrastructure.

Ciaran Martin says the UK has been ‘fortunate’ to avoid an attack that could cause devastating disruption to elections or critical infrastructure.

How can existing IT infrastructure cope with the unprecedented influx of data and demanding business applications?.

A bolt-on approach to security is not only inadequate, but might also cause immense, irreparable damage to an organization’s operations & reputation.

McAfee released a report that revealed cybercriminals have targeted organisations involved in fast approaching Winter Olympics held in South Korea.

Over the past year, compromises of payment card data, network intrusions, and cyberattacks using hotel Wi-Fi have plagued the hospitality industry.

It’s essential for businesses to be aware of these trends and understand how they can ensure their networks are properly architected and secured.

​Canalys has released its latest predictions surrounding the global IT security market’s performance over the third quarter in 2017.

​Back in the day it was not uncommon for people to ransack stagecoaches and rob armoured trucks, but now they’re robbing servers.

What will 2018 bring? We’ve brought together a line-up of cybersecurity heavyweights to provide their opinions on various topics for the year ahead.

Gartner has predicted security spending to total US$96.3b in 2018, an increase of 8% from 2017 with some segments performing better than others.

Watson for Cyber Security has already analysed more than one million security documents and is now tackling an additional 15,000 per day.

​Thought 2017 was bad? Well according to cybersecurity expert Huntsman Security, it’s going to get a whole worse.

Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence now seem to go hand in hand as complementary weapons against crime, but what lies ahead?.

The predictions for the new year include both good news and bad news, like the biggest data breach settlement of all time and increased awareness.

Human-focused phishing defence provider PhishMe now has a local distribution partner in New Zealand after teaming up with MPA.

Machine learning and AI are becoming indispensable in cybersecurity, promising reduced human effort and quicker incident response.

According to the company, it uses a proprietary neural network that is inspired by the brain’s natural ability to learn.

Cyberthreats have changed significantly in 2017 - Bitdefender's annual report shows one in six spam emails now contain some form of ransomware.