FREE TO VIEW News

« Back to News

2015-02-13

German Spy Agency is in on mass surveillance metadata

The Bundesnachrichtendienst, or BND, Germany's foreign intelligence agency, collects metadata on 220 million calls every day, with at least some of this data passed onto the NSA.

2015-02-11

Global shortage of skilled CyberSecurity professionals

A new global survey of more than 3,400 ISACA members shows that 46 percent of respondents expect their organization to face a cyberattack in 2015 and 83 percent believe cyberattacks are one of the top three threats facing organizations today.

2015-02-11

Snowden Reveals that China Stole Plans For New F-35

The documents leaked by Edward Snowden have uncovered a new large-scale industrial espionage campaign conducted by the Chinese Government. State-sponsored hackers have operated to steal sensitive information on advanced fighter aircraft, the US-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The Australian Government has ordered 72 F-35 jets that will be operational in 2020.

2015-02-11

UK Police: 'Innocent people' on unregulated photo database

Police forces in England and Wales have uploaded up to 18 million "mugshots" to a facial recognition database. This is despite a court ruling it could be unlawful. They include photos of people never charged, or others cleared of an offence, and were uploaded without Home Office approval.

2015-02-09

Anthem failed to encrypt data prior to cyber-attack

Despite myriad health information standards and a landmark law to protect patient privacy, it appears insurance giant Anthem (ANTM) apparently didn’t encrypt personal data of 80 million of its customers.

2015-02-05

US Military Is Building Advanced Military Drones

For the Pentagon, drones are cheaper to buy and to operate than regular fighter jets. An armed MQ-9 Reaper drone runs about $14 million, compared to $180 million or more for an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But unlike barrel-rolling a jet, the business of actually operating a unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, for the military is lonely, thankless, and incredibly difficult.

2015-02-05

Kaspersky Lab Presents a Forecast for 2045

About 30 years ago the personal computer began to make its way into regular use – and it went on to transform society and the way we live our lives. Kaspersky Lab's experts decided to mark that anniversary by looking further into the future and imagining how information technology might develop and change our lives in the new digital realities of 2045, 30 years from now.

2015-02-05

Apple iOS Backdoor: Snowden says iPhone is a Government Spy

Infamous former NSA contractor Edward Snowden thinks that Apple's iPhone has "unique computer software" that authorities can activate remotely to be in a position to gather information about the user.

2015-01-29

NSA Director on Sony Hack: ‘The Entire World is Watching’

National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers expressed support Thursday for the United States’ economic sanctions against North Korea in response to the hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, and called the attack against the movie studio a “game changer” for cybersecurity.

2015-01-27

Critical Infrasctructure: UK and US Power Grids - Under Cyber Attack Every Minute

The UK government is one step ahead of hackers trying to turn off the country’s lights, for now. The prospect of cyber-attacks on the nation’s power network is a major threat to the country’s security, according to James Arbuthnot, a member of parliament who chaired the Defense Select Committee until last year. He plans to visit National Grid Plc. (NG/) next month to discuss the issue.

2015-01-26

Snowden Says US Creates A Black Market for Digital Weapons

James Bamford, a journalist, who is working with NOVA on a new film about cyber warfare that will air in 2015, last summer sat down with Snowden in a Moscow hotel room for a lengthy interview, which has now been released. In it, Snowden sheds light on the surprising frequency with which cyber attacks occur, their potential for destruction, and what, exactly, he believes is at stake as governments and rogue elements rush to exploit weaknesses found on the internet, one of the most complex systems ever built by humans.

Real Attacks. Real Tools. Real Scenarios.
Schedule a demo

Training that transforms behaviours

Sign Up: Cyber Security Intelligence Newsletter

Directory of Suppliers

ZenGRC

ZenGRC - the first, easy-to-use, enterprise-grade information security solution for compliance and risk management - offers businesses efficient control tracking, testing, and enforcement.

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Harnessing the power of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Join our experts as they give the insights you need to power your Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).

IT Governance

IT Governance is a leading global provider of information security solutions. Download our free guide and find out how ISO 27001 can help protect your organisation's information.

Practice Labs

Practice Labs is an IT competency hub, where live-lab environments give access to real equipment for hands-on practice of essential cybersecurity skills.

DigitalStakeout

DigitalStakeout enables cyber security professionals to reduce cyber risk to their organization with proactive security solutions, providing immediate improvement in security posture and ROI.

National Cyber Security Centre Finland (NCSC-FI)

The NCSC-FI develops and monitors the operational reliability and security of communications networks and services in Finland.

L J Kushner & Associates

L.J. Kushner is a leading Information Security recruiting firm.

Global Station for Big Data & Cybersecurity (GSB)

GSB is an interdisciplinary research hub to cover big data, information networks, and cybersecurity.

Privitar

Privitar is leading the development and adoption of privacy engineering technology enabling our customers to innovate and leverage data with an uncompromising approach to data privacy.

Honeynet Project

The Honeynet Project is a leading international non-profit security research organization, dedicated to investigating the latest attacks and developing open source security tools.

IDnow

IDnow is the world’s fastest, most flexible and most secure identity verification platform, delivering instant verification of the identity documents used by 7 billion people.

i-Sprint Innovations

i-Sprint is a leader in Securing Identity and Transactions in the Cyber World for industries that are security sensitive.

Uniwan

Uniwan is an IT services company specializing in networking and security.

Zeusmark

Zeusmark are a digital brand security company. We enable companies to successfully defend their brands, revenue and consumers online.

Fortress Information Security

Fortress Information Security is one of the largest cyber security providers of supply chain risk management and vulnerability risk management in the US.

Stratosphere Networks

Stratosphere Networks offer managed cybersecurity services rooted in Managed Detection and Response and Security Operations Center services that our team can tailor to meet your needs.

Trianz

Trianz Cybersecurity Services are Powered by One of the World’s Largest Databases on Digital Transformation. We Understand Evolving Risks, Technologies and Best Practices.

iON United

iON United is a full-service IT security solutions provider and one of the most trusted names in cybersecurity in Canada.

Cynomi

Cynomi is a leading strategic cybersecurity operations platform that automates cybersecurity knowledge and expertise to empower teams with little to no in-house expertise.

Kiteworks

Kiteworks (formerly Accellion) creates a dedicated Private Content Network that ensures zero-trust private content protection and compliance.

PreVeil

We started PreVeil to bring radically better security to ordinary business and personal communication and information storage.