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Following the global WannaCry outbreak, ransomware has been thrown into the public consciousness like never before
Read More »Google says ransomware ‘is here to stay’ as Microsoft offers huge bug bounty
Exertis strengthens ESET relationship, becomes MSP distributor
Company builds on pre-existing partnership with security organisation
Read More »Five for Friday (21/07/2017)
Five for Friday is a weekly feature to give a brief roundup of our top five stories from the week that you might have missed
Read More »Major cyber attack could cost global economies £40 billion
The Lloyd's of London report examines the hypothetical losses from hacking of a cloud service provider
Read More »Kaspersky punished for ‘geopolitical fight’ it never wanted with the US
While the Trump administration has concerns over Kaspersky’s links to the Russian government, Kaspersky has repeatedly said it has nothing to hide
Read More »G20 calls for tech firms to give access to encrypted messages
Led by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnball, G20 leaders agreed that technology companies needed to do more
Read More »John McAfee settles lawsuit against Intel over fight to use his name
Almost a year after filing a law suit against Intel for the use of his name, John McAfee and Intel have reached an out of court settlement
Read More »‘NotPetya’ malware attacks could spark retaliation cyber war
Part of Nato’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Tomáš Minárik believes that ‘retaliation’ could be warranted
Read More »Kaspersky sets worrying precedent by offering US government its code source
In the past few weeks governments around the world have been piling on the pressure for technology companies to hand over their trade secrets
Read More »Are mass cyber security attacks like WannaCry and Petya now the norm?
As the ‘Petya’ ransomware sweeps around the world, IT security experts are signalling the dawn of a new era
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