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Analysis 

Red Hat Summit 2018 security reprise

May 29, 2018May 30, 2018 Davey Winder 1371 Views Linux, open source, Red Hat, report

Security was absent from the Red Hat Summit keynote stage; which isn’t to say that Red Hat doesn’t take security seriously

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Analysis 

Enter boardroom, set hair on fire. How not to tackle incident response

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Davey Winder 2788 Views incident response, report

Event anomalies can be an indicator of attack, but they can also rather commonly just be an IT problem too…

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Analysis 

Special Report: Cybersecurity and the NHS

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 Davey Winder 1770 Views Health, NHS, report

What strategic cybersecurity steps are being taken by NHS organisations right now, and are they enough to prevent future attacks?

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Analysis 

DigitalHealth Cyber Security Advisory Series 1, 2017

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 Davey Winder 2538 Views Health, NHS, report

Davey Winder kicks off Digital Health Intelligence’s new quarterly cyber security advisory series with a network security health check report

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Analysis 

All AppSec vulnerabilities are not equal, but why do some seem so much more equal than others?

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Davey Winder 1354 Views Analysis, appsec, News, report, vulnerabilities

Which vulnerability do you fix first, the quickest one to fix or the one that can cause the most damage?

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Analysis 

UK ‘too attractive’ to DDoS attackers

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 Davey Winder 1557 Views DDoS, Mitigation, report, Research

New research shows that DDoS attacks against UK-based businesses now make it the second most targeted country behind the USA

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Cybercrime 

Security industry responds to NCA report

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 Davey Winder 1696 Views Analysis, crime, industry, NCA, report

NCA report doesn’t criticise itself for cyber crime failings, but gives business a kicking; what does the security industry think?

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News 

Zero-days double as report reveals 75 per cent of websites have unpatched vulnerabilities

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Davey Winder 1486 Views 0day, News, report, Threatscape

Zero-day vulnerabilities have doubled year on year from 2014 to 2015, equating to a new one being discovered every week

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Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
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How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
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Windows 10 Warning For 800 Million Users: Microsoft Says Install THIS Update First

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Davey Winder
New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Davey Winder
Ransomware Gang Demands $50 Million For Apple Watch And MacBook Pro Blueprints

Ransomware Gang Demands $50 Million For Apple Watch And MacBook Pro Blueprints

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Davey Winder
EU Banking Authority Hacked As Microsoft Exchange Attacks Continue

EU Banking Authority Hacked As Microsoft Exchange Attacks Continue

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Davey Winder
Should You Stop Using Amazon Alexa After Security Probe Of 90,194 Skills?

Should You Stop Using Amazon Alexa After Security Probe Of 90,194 Skills?

March 7, 2021 Davey Winder
Warning: ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Microsoft Servers Hacked In Ongoing Attack

Warning: ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Microsoft Servers Hacked In Ongoing Attack

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Davey Winder
Microsoft Exchange Attacks Are Declared An Emergency By Homeland Security

Microsoft Exchange Attacks Are Declared An Emergency By Homeland Security

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Davey Winder
Microsoft Issues Critical Update Warning As Chinese Hackers Attack Exchange Servers

Microsoft Issues Critical Update Warning As Chinese Hackers Attack Exchange Servers

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Davey Winder
How to build security into pensions

How to build security into pensions

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Davey Winder
How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Davey Winder
Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Davey Winder
Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Davey Winder
Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Davey Winder
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Cybersecurity Pros Mistake Rappers For Malware

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
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