Cybercrime

Connected machines and objects in factories offer the potential for a 'fourth industrial revolution', and experts predict more than half of new businesses will run on the IoT by 2020.

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/internet-of-things-what-is-explained-iot

A major Snapchat cyber-attack saw the details of tens of thousands of users exposed on a public website

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/5609908/snapchat-hack-login-details-exposed-55000-users/

More than 52% of Britons aged 18-25 are using the same password for lots of online services, suggests a survey.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43128072

A charter on cyber security that identifies 10 action areas has been signed by nine organisations in the technology industry at the annual Munich Security Conference on international security policy that is attended by world leaders, foreign ministers and defence representatives

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435215/Tech-industry-signs-cyber-security-charter

Improving security one step at a time

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/not-perfect-better-improving-security-one-step-time

Organisations are facing the highest levels of cyber attacks in both number and sophistication as automated swarm attacks increase, a cyber threat report reveals

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435382/Businesses-face-unprecedented-volume-of-cyber-attacks

Businesses need to take the economic impact of cyber crime more seriously, say researchers, with the cost of cyber crime now up to 0.8% of global gross domestic product (GDP) or $600bn a year, a study has revealed.

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435439/Economic-impact-of-cyber-crime-is-significant-and-rising

Crown Prosecution Service gives undertaking to Lauri Love that it will not appeal against a court decision not to extradite him to the US – but prosecutors are seeking leave to appeal over part of the court ruling on extradition procedure

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435304/Lauri-Love-can-stay-in-UK-prosecutors-will-not-to-appeal-extradition-refusal

As cyber criminals concentrate on targeted, strategic, money-making attacks, they are likely to use GDPR fines as leverage to extort money from organisations

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435351/Strategic-cyber-criminals-likely-to-capitalise-on-GDPR

The UK has attributed to Russia the NotPetya malware that caused significant disruption globally, based on an assessment by the NCSC

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435114/UK-Foreign-Office-minister-condemns-Russia-for-NotPetya-attacks