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Cybersecurity in the Age of Digital Development
Cybersecurity In the age of digital development, the challenge of cybersecurity bothers everyone – from a Tesla founder Elon Musk to the government of your country and the people who just browse online on a daily basis. The Internet is not a secure place from different perspectives, especially when it…
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Drunk Man Arrested for Attacking Robocop
A drunk man in California attempted to assault a crime prevention robot which called the police and reported its own assault during the incident. Jason Sylvain, whilst heavily intoxicated (and for reasons we’ve yet to determine) took offence to the crime fighting robot and decided to challenge it to fisticuffs. The…
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New Government Poll Reports Cyber Attacks at Significantly Higher Rate
A new government survey published today has reported that cyber crime may be significantly higher than previously thought. In a survey conducted over 1500 UK businesses, 46% reported that they had experienced a cyber attack of some description within the last year. This being significantly higher than previously reported. We…
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1 in 5 UK Businesses Have Been Attacked by Hackers
A recent survey has revealed that at least 1 in 5 UK businesses have been attacked or the victim of hackers/cyber crime. The research conducted also found that out of 1,200 companies, 42% of ‘big’ businesses fell victim to cybercrime, with smaller companies just 18% and of those affected, over…
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European Police Get New Cyber Powers
When it comes to cyber security there is a big problem, it’s not that it’s an underdeveloped and underappreciated area for law enforcement, those areas are being worked on with countries like Australia funding their cyber security projects. The problem is that cyber crime is borderless, there is no start…
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ISIS Getting Hit by Cyberbombs From The US
When it comes to cyber attacks, they’ve been coming up more and more affecting people, companies and countries altogether. The US are looking to escalate the status that they treat cyber threats by considering the elevation of the US Cybercommand unit to its own specialist unit. In its first reported action since…
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Australia is Spending Millions on Cyber-Security
In this day and age, cyber-security is a huge issue for countries and companies alike, and everyone wants to upgrade and protect their systems. The latest to join this barrage of countries if Australia who recently announced a new strategy in cyber-security. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull launched the new strategy in…
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Obama to Appoint Execs From Uber, Mastercard & Microsoft to Cybersecurity Panel
Cybersecurity is a big issue this year, with people becoming more and more aware of the steps that both governments and companies are making to gain access to or stop others accessing their data. After its recent attempt to get Apple to help bypass the security features on an iPhone,…
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Cyber Warfare Could Become A Specialist Combat Unit In The US
The saying goes that “to be prepared is half the victory”, this is never more the case in the modern day when everything can change in a split second. With the modern day battle happening months and even years before the first shot is fired, warfare happens every day on…
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Executives Feel Like Cyber-Security is Just an IT Problem
Cyber-security is a big issue, with people and companies finding out the hard way that their security is exposed when it turns up online for sale or they receive phone calls advertising features with details they never hand out. With big companies like TalkTalk and even the government being victims of hacks, people…
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Former CIA Director Thinks EU “Gets in the Way” of Security Services
Security is a big issue with companies and governments alike having issues raised when it comes to people’s data. With the UK soon to take part in a referendum, the EU is at the heart of debates about security, both digital and physical. It would seem that some think the EU…
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Steam Stealer Malware Targets Thousands of Gamers Each Month
The security company Kaspersky released a new report that clearly shows just how much of a problem the Steam Stealer malware is. Not only does the malware infect thousands of people each month, it is also very to easy to use and to cheap to purchase for criminals that want…
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Blackberry to Launch Cyber-Security Consulting Service
BlackBerry used to be a major name in the mobile phone industry. They used to be one of the go to companies if you were a business looking for smartphones but with recent reports that BlackBerry is looking to exit the smartphone industry and reports of layoffs looking to confirm this…
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TMZ Falls Victim to Malvertising Campaign
Malicious online activity in the form of hacks, malware and viruses have seen an exponential increase over the past 5 years, the rise in the number of consumers online coupled with a lax understanding concerning the dangers of the many cyber threats has led to more and more victims. Malvertising is…
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Air Force Cyberspace System is Fully Operational
I know it sounds like it comes straight out of a movie but I promise this is all really happening. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a part of the United States Air Force, focused mostly on supporting worldwide operations through digital means such as satellites or cyber tools. As…
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