Cybercrime

Lock down your Wi-Fi network and find devices that are stealing your bandwidth – and, potentially, your data

http://www.itpro.co.uk/network-security/30466/secure-your-wi-fi-against-hackers-in-10-steps

The Europe, Middle East and Africa region accounts for more than half the world’s distributed denial of service attacks, a report from F5 Labs reveals

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252434746/Europe-in-the-firing-line-of-evolving-DDoS-attacks

Cyber risk management practices are not keeping up with rising cyber security concerns among senior executives around the world, a study shows

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435189/Few-organisations-managing-cyber-risk-survey-shows

Information security chiefs in the financial sector say cyber security awareness needs to be a top priority

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252434929/Cyber-security-awareness-top-priority-in-financial-sector

More data was lost or stolen in the first half of last year than in the whole of 2016, with the number of businesses that have been hit by a breach reaching an all-time high.

http://www.cityam.com/280375/cyber-security-job-chief-executives-not-just-team

With an anticipated increase in cyber-related fraud, anti-fraud professionals are also planning on using technology to prevent and investigate those frauds.

https://acfeinsights.squarespace.com/acfe-insights/2018/1/22/cyberattacks-and-cryptocurrency-predicted-to-be-among-largest-fraud-issues-in-2018

The Winter Olympics in South Korea was hit by a cyber-attack that affected internet and TV services, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252434847/PyeongChang-Winter-Games-hit-by-cyber-attack

A cyber-criminal who ran a product-testing service for hackers has been sentenced to 24 months in prison.

http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1290-cyber-crook-made-thousands-with-testing-site-for-hackers

Law enforcement agencies shut down international support network for a hacking tool that allowed cyber criminals to gain remote control of victims’ computers

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252434497/UK-leads-international-crackdown-on-Luminosity-spyware

Phishing represents a huge threat to everyone's online security, and the NCSC spends a lot of time combating it in different ways.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/announcing-ncscs-new-phishing-guidance