Cybercrime

Using standard tactics, the operators of ProLock ransomware were able to deploy a large number of attacks over the past six months, averaging close to one target every day.

Open security will facilitate the interoperability and capabilities of cyber security tools while alleviating vendor lock-in for enterprises, says IBM

This joint advisory is the result of a collaborative research effort by the cybersecurity authorities of five nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It highlights technical approaches to uncovering malicious activity and includes mitigation steps according to best practices.

WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT arrested three alleged young hackers in the US and the UK last month, the story of the worst-known hack of Twitter's systems seemed to have drawn to a tidy close.

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla TSLA +2.8%, has confirmed the electric car-maker was targeted by a ransomware hacker demanding millions of dollars in bitcoin.

Some exams cancelled as university appoints external specialists to investigate incident

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252488497/Northumbria-University-suffers-major-disruption-after-cyber-attack

What is the cost of telecoms fraud? €29 billion a year, according to Europol, representing one of the largest sources of lost revenues for operators.

Large ransomware attacks on major enterprises have dominated the news, but security experts say there are other alarming trends.

The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the power of internet connectivity. Vint Cerf talks to Computer Weekly about the challenges the internet now faces

A cyber security firm has reported that a number of recent cyber attacks in Asia are the result of hackers using the Dharma ransomware.