cyber security

CEO of Intercede Richard Parris believes UK tech companies can thrive outside the capital

Passwords for certain websites should be weak & widely re-used according to research by Microsoft

Hackers get to access and modify encrypted exchanges between iOS users and Google servers.

A third have said that they were targeted in the last 12 months.

Eastern European criminal gang Dragonfly responsible for cyber-espionage campaign against thousands of energy companies

BAE Systems reveals unnamed US hedge fund lost millions after cyber-attack

Voting website organiser said distributed denial-of-service attacks have overwhelmed the server

Sophos and Kaspersky Labs identified the cybercrime threats

The Turing Test may not have been passed, but it shows how criminals are leveraging AI technology to trick victims

McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies report reveals the cost of cyber attacks

US study reveals free-form shapes are more secure than traditional typed passwords.

Investigation claims hackers are selling eBay customer login details online - days after company admits massive security breach.

CSI 300 Information Technology Index in China rallies 5.5% since 19 May when US indicted five Chinese officials.

China will vet all technology products and services used by government, following US allegations of cyber spying.

Malware and cybercriminals may grab the headlines, but threats from rogue employees pose the biggest risk for companies

Chinese groups exploited Internet Explorer vulnerability to launch attacks on US and European companies

93,000 records stolen every hour as data thefts soar by 200% in first three months of 2014

Spam has evolved and become worse because of technological advances

UK employees are downloading without prior consent, which could lead to data breaches.

A Verizon report found that cyber spy incidents have tripled in the last year.

Zurich warns that companies need to avoid a global shock similar to the 2008 financial crisis

BoE will oversee more than 20 banks and financials in an exercise to test their resilience

The recent Heartbleed security bug highlighted how vulnerable governments, organisations and citizens are to hackers.

Over half of IT personnel don't tell their bosses about cyber threats until it is 'serious'

Over 50% of enterprises feel defenceless against cyber attacks.

Denials follow Bloomberg report that US intelligence agency used bug to harvest passwords.

Christmas is coming, and in the build-up millions of people across the UK will be shopping for presents online. But the Met Police has warned web users it's a time when many could also become the victims of fraud.

Many of the compromised accounts were used by hackers to make online purchases.

Half of FTSE100 companies have cyber security concerns and issues

The Economist Intelligence Unit report claims companies can use cyber crime as a business opportunity