Cybercrime

John McAfee has said his Twitter account was hacked and used to promote lesser-known crypto-currencies.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42502770

New research released by SplashData reveals that many people are still making woefully poor decisions when it comes to the passwords they use to secure their online accounts.

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2017/12/27/worst-passwords-year-revealed/

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Are-employees-cyber-pawns-or-cyber-heroes

Although WannaCry dominated the cybercrime landscape in 2017, the attack was not without significance for anyone responsible for IT security within organisations.

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450431782/Top-10-IT-security-stories-of-2017

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Four-simple-ways-of-blocking-cyber-attackers

Facebook Messenger is the launching pad for a new Monero-cryptocurrency mining bot called Digmine that so far is hitting only a small sampling of nations around the world.

https://www.scmagazine.com/digmine-cryptocurrency-botnet-spreading-through-facebook-messenger/article/720451/