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| Oct 5, 2022 | Computing welcomes new Editor | I am delighted to introduce myself to you as the new editor of Computing, taking over from the inestimable Stuart Sumner.
It doesn't seem that long ago that I was taking my first steps into the tech industry, but in fact more than than a de... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Part 2 of the CyberSecurity Festival is coming this November | As the number of sophisticated, engineered, and automated attacks continues in their millions every week, organisations across public and private sectors must maintain stringent defences to protect their systems and data. However, a purely ... |
| Jun 10, 2022 | All software is vulnerable so lock it by default, ThreatLocker | Many exploits take advantage of functionality that has little real world-utility in the first place, according to Ben Jenkins, director of cybersecurity at ThreatLocker.
Take the recent Follina vulnerability, in which opening a corrupted Mi... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | The good, the bad and the weird: Ciaran Martin discusses where the pandemic has left cyber security | You may not have noticed but 2020 was actually a good year, for cyber security at least.
That's according to Ciaran Martin, former head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), speaking at Computing's Cyber Security Festival 2022.... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | It's almost time! Join us for CyberSecurity Festival 2022 | This year's CyberSecurity Festival starts with an exclusive in-person extravaganza on Thursday 9th June at the IET Savoy Place in London, where our delegates and expert speakers will look at prevention through cleaning up the cyber environm... |
| May 27, 2022 | DCMS opens public consultation on cloud and data centre security | The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation to gather feedback on ways to improve the security and resilience of UK data centres and online cloud platforms.
Experts are invited to participate in t... |
| May 27, 2022 | Critical vulnerabilities found in OAS industrial automation software | Two critical vulnerabilities have been found in the widely used OAS Platform industrial automation software that could leave it open to remote code execution (RCE) and unauthorised access attacks.
Other flaws could disclose sensitive data o... |
| May 27, 2022 | Cyber Security: How to do more with less | Organisations of all kinds are at risk from ever-evolving cyber threats, but that doesn't mean that cyber budgets grow commensurately. Security and technology leaders are therefore continually challenged to do more with less.
In this panel ... |
| May 19, 2022 | SQL Server vulnerability - hackers using legitimate utility for fileless persistence | Microsoft researchers have discovered a malicious campaign targeting Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Server that exploits a built-in PowerShell utility to achieve persistence on compromised machines.
The cyber actors behind the campaign are using bru... |
| May 19, 2022 | Tesla cars can be unlocked using inexpensive Bluetooth devices, researchers warn | Security researchers at UK-based NCC Group have demonstrated a new Bluetooth relay attack that can be used to remotely unlock and operate select Tesla cars after bypassing all existing authentication measures on the vehicle.
The flaw lies i... |
| May 19, 2022 | VMware fixes two new vulnerabilities, CISA orders federal agencies to patch immediately | VMware has released patches to address two security flaws that impact Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and other VMware products and could be used to compromise enterprise networks.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Ag... |
| May 18, 2022 | Microsoft: Sysrv-K botnet targeting Windows and Linux | The malware is a variant of the Sysrv botnet, which works by exploiting security flaws in the Spring Framework and WordPress plugins.
Known as Sysrv-K, the new strain has been enhanced with additional features. These include the ability to ... |
| May 17, 2022 | Hackers can exploit iPhones' low-power mode to run malware even when device is off, researchers warn | Researchers from the Technical University (TU) of Darmstadt's Secure Mobile Networking Lab examined the low-power mode (LPM) implementation on iPhones and discovered that it poses major security risks, even allowing attackers to operate mal... |
| May 13, 2022 | Former Lulzsec and Anonymous hacktivist 'Topiary' discusses his criminal past | Jake Davis, former hacktivist and leading member of hacking collectives 'Lulzsec' and 'Anonymous' discussed his criminal past at Computing's Cyber Security Summit 2021.
He opened up about various hacks committed by the groups he belonged to... |
| May 12, 2022 | AI in security: who are the top vendors and products? | With threats ever-evolving and organisations of all sizes under constant attack, many turn to AI and automation to help defend their systems and data.
But the available tools and buzz-words are expanding almost as fast as the threats, and w... |
| May 10, 2022 | This year's hybrid CyberSecurity Festival kicks off in four weeks | There are just over four weeks left until this year's CyberSecurity Festival takes place; a three-day hybrid event bringing IT professionals together to learn, collaborate and tackle the biggest technology security challenges.
Day 1 takes p... |
| May 6, 2022 | Social engineering, exfiltration and espionage activities by Chinese hackers unveiled | Chinese hackers are known for their ability to hide in systems while silently exfiltrating data, and for their speed in exploiting new vulnerabilities and topical events.
These characteristics are in evidence in a slew of recent reports fro... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Nominate yourself or a colleague for Computing's IT Leaders 100 2022! | Computing is now gathering submissions for its IT Leaders 100, the UK's definitive list of senior IT professionals.
The list is open to IT professionals from all sectors, and every size of organisation, from start-ups to enterprises.
It wil... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Russian websites down as Ukraine asks hacking groups for help | Several Russian government websites, including the official Kremlin site, were intermittently unavailable to users in Russia and other parts of the world on Thursday.
The websites went down just hours after Russian troops invaded Ukraine an... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | UK cyber security sector sets new records for revenue and job creation | The UK's cyber security sector continued to grow last year, with revenue up 14 per cent and new job creation rising by more than 6,000, according to the Government's Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2022 report, released last week.
Since 20... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | It's back! Join us for the CyberSecurity Festival in June | Following two years of virtual backgrounds and "You're on mute!", we are excited to announce our plans for our first-ever hybrid event: the CyberSecurity Festival 2022, coming in June!
Day one takes place on Wednesday 9th June, LI... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | The future is in AI, DevSecOps and zero trust, say Cybersecurity Festival speakers | The final day of the Cybersecurity Festival covered a wealth of subjects, with the main takeaway - seemingly shared by every speaker and delegate - being that we must all work together to combat the rise of increasingly professional cyber a... |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Is your email vulnerable? Join us to find out | Email is an important business tool, but it's also ground zero for a huge number of cyber attacks. As a major touch point with the outside world, your email is vulnerable - and the criminals know it.
The majority of cyber intrusions start w... |
| Ivanti VPN malware can survive a factory reset, warns CISA | Attackers can also evade detection by Ivanti's Integrity Checker Tool.
The agency is urging users of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure VPN appliances to take urgent measures to mitigate the threat, and to consider replacing the... |
| One week to go to the Cybersecurity Festival | Are you concerned about the security of your systems and data? Do you want to talk to other IT leaders about defence and protection? Then don't wait - register for the Cybersecurity Festival today.
Returning in-person on 10th and 11th May a... |
| Fortinet addresses critical vulnerability in FortiClientLinux | On Tuesday, Fortinet announced the release of patches for several security bugs affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiClientMac, FortiSandbox, and most notably, FortiClientLinux.
The critical RCE flaw, identified as CVE-2023-45590 with a CVSS... |
| Microsoft's chief security advisor joins Cybersecurity Festival 2024 | In a world marked by rapid digital transformation, our response to cyber threats must evolve in tandem.
No-one knows this better than the newest speaker to join this year's Cybersecurity Festival: Sarah Armstrong-Smith, chief security advis... |
| UK business falling short on cybersecurity warns government report | According to the survey, approximately 50% of businesses and 32% of charities reported experiencing some form of cybersecurity breach or attack in the last 12 months.
Medium and large businesses, along with high-income charities earning £50... |
| UK joins allies in action against mercenary hackers | The UK and France are leading a two-day conference in London where states and companies - including Apple, Microsoft and Google - are discussing how to address the market for malicious tools.
Vendors of intrusion tools will also be represen... |
| Ex-Uber CSO avoids time behind bars | Joe Sullivan, Uber's former chief security officer who was charged with a covering up a massive hack in 2016, has avoided jail time for his role in the debacle.
Sullivan was found guilty of the charges against him last year, when a San Fran... |
| Two zero-days fixed in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update | While it was another relatively quiet month for critical bugs, the update still contains plenty of issues for security teams to address.
Microsoft has issued patches for three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-29053, ... |
| Multiple China-linked groups attacking Ivanti vulnerabilities | According to Mandiant, eight threat groups, including UNC5221, UNC5266, UNC5291, UNC5325, UNC5330, UNC5337, and the previously identified UNC3886, have been exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities, notably CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887, and CV... |
| Qualys announces service to help organisations comply with UK NCSC cyber guidance | The NCSC, in its guidelines released in February, advises organisations to patch bugs in internet-facing software and services within five days of a fix being released, and non-external-facing vulnerabilities within seven days. However, acc... |
| Former Head of Police National Cyber Crime Unit joins Cybersecurity Festival | We're delighted to announce Charlie McMurdie, former head of the Police National Cyber Crime Unit and senior crime advisor to PwC, as a keynote speaker at Computing's Cybersecurity Festival, taking place in Surrey on 10th & 11th May.
Th... |
| Leicester Council confirms ransomware attack | The confirmation comes after the criminals responsible for the attack uploaded stolen documents to their dark web site, prompting concerns over data security and user privacy.
INC Ransom, the group that has claimed responsibility, is notori... |
| Hugging Face AI platform infested with 100 malicious code-execution models, researchers warn | Hugging Face is a prominent collaborative platform for sharing AI models, datasets and applications.
Although Hugging Face implements several security measures, including malware scanning and pickle scanning, it does not block or restrict t... |
| Microsoft's lax security blasted by investigators after serious breach | The attack, which took place in summer 2023, saw China-linked threat actor Storm-0558 access the Microsoft Exchange Online mailboxes of 22 organisations and more than 500 individuals, including several government officials.
"This intru... |
| Securing tomorrow: Register now for the Cybersecurity Festival 2024 | In an era where cyber threats have become increasingly sophisticated, Computing's Cybersecurity Festival on 2nd May promises a unique opportunity for CIOs, CISOs and other IT leaders to re-imagine cybersecurity in a changed world.
As organi... |
| What is cyber's 'ultimate weapon'? | As the world becomes increasingly digitised, cybersecurity's importance cannot be overstated.
The rise in sophisticated and targeted cyber attacks on both public and private sectors poses a grave threat - which is why Computing is hosting t... |