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IT services provider Transputec will provide security for Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) aviation cargo and ground handling operations, it has been announced. Under the agreement, Transputec will work with ThreatSpike Labs to ensure WFS has the technology and services most relevant to its...

The development of an Internet of Things (IoT) threat hunting framework enabled the discovery of over a billion attacks. Speaking at Black Hat Europe, TXOne threat researchers Mars Cheng and Patrick Kuo discussed the threat hunting framework they had developed for IoT malware. They explained...

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced its annual CyberFirst Girls Competition is now open for registrations, with a mission to inspire the next generation of young women to pursue a career in the industry. Although set-up as an off-shoot of GCHQ to advise and protect UK...

Operational technology (OT) security company Claroty has announced the appointments of Adi Weisz as VP of engineering and Brian Dunphy as VP of product management as the firm looks to continue its growth and innovation in the field of industrial cybersecurity. Weisz joins Claroty from Lusha and...

Rights groups have expressed serious concerns over reports that a UK supermarket chain recently completed a trial of controversial facial recognition technology. The Southern Co-operative, whose stores cover 10 counties across the south of England, revealed the trial in a little noticed update...

Angela McLaren has been announced as the new assistant commissioner of the City of London Police, with responsibility for economic and cybercrime. McLaren joins from Police Scotland, where she was the executive lead for organized crime, counter terrorism and intelligence. “I feel privileged to...

Norwegian police have blamed Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group Fancy Bear for the summer cyber-attack on Norway's single-chamber parliament, the Storting. In what was described as "a significant attack" by the parliament's director, Marianne Andreassen, unauthorized individuals...

A Kosovan hacker, imprisoned in the United States for stealing personal data belonging to US military and government personnel and sending it to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has been granted compassionate release. Ardit Ferizi was sentenced to 20 years in prison in September...

Just over three-quarters of cybersecurity professionals have said they expect to see an increase in DNS-related security threats over the next few weeks. In preparation, three in five (59%) have altered their DNS security methods in the run up to the holiday season, according to a new report...

A California man who admitted hacking into the computer system of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo and leaking proprietary data has been sentenced to three years in prison. Palmdale resident Ryan S. Hernandez, now aged 21, was still a minor when he and an associate used a phishing technique to...

Norwegian police have blamed Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group Fancy Bear for the summer cyber-attack on Norway's single-chamber parliament, the Storting. In what was described as "a significant attack" by the parliament's director, Marianne Andreassen, unauthorized individuals...

The company at the center of revelations over a widespread Russian information-stealing campaign has said that fewer than 18,000 of its global customers were affected. SolarWinds produces popular software that helps organizations manage their IT networks and infrastructure. However, it was...

The UK government will introduce an Online Safety Bill next year which could result in fines higher than the GDPR for companies that allow illegal content to be posted on their platforms. The plans are nominally aimed at protecting children online by banning things like terrorist content, child...

Spotify has been forced to issue a password reset for users after admitting that their information was exposed to some of the firm’s third-party business partners. The music streaming giant said in a customer data breach notification sent to the California attorney general that the privacy...

Current and likely future cyber-attack trends were highlighted by Sarah Armstrong-Smith, chief security advisor, Microsoft Cybersecurity Solutions Group (UK) during the BankSec 2020 virtual conference. Through its analysis, Microsoft found that phishing and business email compromise (BEC)...

Government agencies have issued warnings about the fresh spate of attacks, apparently from nation-state actors against major security vendors. Last week FireEye disclosed that it had spotted an attack from nation state actors looking for data on government clients, where attackers were able to...

Over 45 million medical imaging files are freely accessible on unprotected servers, according to a new investigation by CybelAngel. The researchers discovered that a huge range of sensitive medical images, including X-rays and CT scans, can be accessed without the requirement for a username...

Cybercrime is becoming increasingly dangerous to organizations and individuals alike, according to Chief Supt. Andrew Gould, national cybercrime programme lead at the National Police Chiefs’ Council speaking during the BankSec 2020 virtual conference. One reason for this is that cybercrime is...

Almost three-quarters of businesses admit that tracking of customer data happens, but without consent. According to research from Zoho Corp, a survey of 1400 business leaders about third party ad tracking found 100% of respondents said their companies allow it, and 57% are “comfortable” or...

Twitter has been fined over half a million dollars for violating European Union data protection laws in the first EU-wide privacy case. The EU's chief data watchdog today announced that it has issued an administrative fine of 450,000 euros ($547,000) to the social media titan for being too...