March, 2015:

• FBI, Europol and MI6 gang up on tech firms over encryption
• UK Safari users able to sue Google over privacy
• Hacking group SEA takes down international web hosting servers
• Anonymous video threatens Israeli online systems
• PCI penetration test guidelines updated
• You think you've nothing to steal? Hackers don't agree.
• Accidental G20 breach exposed world leaders' personal data
• British Airways leak exposes outdated password systems
• UK firms at risk from attacks on crypto keys, digital certificates
• Interpol 'agents' detail virtual currency malware threat
• Pensioners' financial data sold without checks
• Prison escape via mobile phone highlights social engineering vulnerability
• Russian banks combat Tyupkin ATM malware gang
• Slack announces breach, unauthorised access to database
• WordPress plug-ins open to attack
• Fitness wearables vulnerable to data exfiltration
• New survey reveals businesses' failure to detect breaches quickly
• Report: enterprises still lack confidence in cloud
• New hacking group DDoS attacks Amazon's Twitch, US state websites
• ICYMI: OpenSSL bugs, stealthy DoS attacks and stealing Bitcoins
• Network visibility can prevent you from being the next cyber-security headline
• Installation app flaw affects half of all Android users
• Huawei cyber-security evaluation centre demonstrates sound practice
• Tor-fuelled Trojan gets stealthy with steganography
• Government organises cyber-security hackathon
• Five steps to creating a secure software defined environment
• East African cyber-security MSc launched
• Adobe Flash vulnerability persists despite patch
• Primary school achieves Cyber Essentials certification
• Hot and bothered air-gapped PCs open to Bitwhisper attack
• NCC Group to acquire Accumuli
• Over 700,000 home routers threaten enterprise security
• GCHQ 'Cyber First' scheme attempts to fill skills gap
• ECJ deliberates Facebook 'Safe Harbor' agreement
• Zero-day opens Cisco phones to eavesdropping
• Airbus to build virtual reality cyber-centre for MoD
• 'PoSeidon' point-of-sale malware targets payment card information
• Study: DDoS attacks more frequent and sophisticated
• Data breaches should be punishable by law, say security pros
• UK cyber-security research centre receives new funding
• PCI SSC moves quickly to patch XSS flaw
• Government bangs the drum for UK cyber-insurance
• Ghosts reappear (deep) inside the machine: BIOS bootkits & UEFI exploits
• Firewalls 20 years on: Gil Shwed interview
• Cloud app ecosystems and what they mean for enterprise data
• Rocket Kitten phishing with woollen goldfish & GHOLE
• Ethics and independent oversight of intelligence agencies called for
• Kaspersky Lab repudiates new Russian spy claims
• ICYMI: Freak flaws, 'smart' city questions and UK data breaches
• OpenSSL patches 'high severity' bug - but it's no Heartbleed
• China admits cyber-warfare capabilities
• Tor darknet closes, thieves make off with millions in Bitcoin
• Facebook photo sync flaw could leak user photos
• GCHQ surveillance powers greater than first thought
• New Google checks fail to protect apps from adware
• Wi-Fi car updates pose security risk
• Hackers route via Tor for stealthy 'slow-death' DoS attacks
• Austria, Estonia and Holland most cyber-secure countries in Europe
• N Korean accused of cyber-attack on South's nuclear programme
• Apple and Google freak out as SSL flaw hits thousands of apps
• Safari security flaw revealed in WebKit
• 11 million Premera Blue Cross records leaked
• Darktrace raises £12 million in new funding for global expansion
• Cyber snipers: are you the target?
• UK firms horribly unprepared for data breach response
• £200 black box cracks Apple iOS screenlock
• Microsoft blacklists spoofed Windows Live SSL certificate
• Pwn2Own hacking contest takes place this week
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists
• Eurovision voting app hit by suspected cyber-attack
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists: Round Seven
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists: Round Six
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists: Round Five
• End in sight for BYOD?
• Dirty Facebook worm cuts itself in half to evade detection
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists: Round Four
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists: Round Three
• OpenSSL to patch mystery "high severity" flaw
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists: Round Two
• 2015 SC Awards Europe Finalists: Round One
• Password-free logins adopted by Yahoo
• Make mass surveillance too difficult, says Snowden
• Authy patches after 2FA bypassed in POC hack
• Heartbeat recognition the future of ID technology?
• A global tour of data regulation
• BlackBerry turns sour over Freak vulnerability
• Google Apps flaw leaks personal details on domain holders
• Unsafe apps pose serious threat to businesses
• ICYMI: Facebook hijack, Rowhammer bug and Star Trek CISOs
• GCHQ spying 'legal and essential', rules parliament body
• Cyber Security Challenge UK finale the most realistic cyber-attack simulation yet
• Apple admits Siri shares data with third parties
• Under pressure: the stiff demands of fighting cyber-crime
• Smart home devices dumb on security
• Bristol launches 'smart' city amid privacy doubts
• Most Councils running outdated Java software
• Companies getting better at PCI DSS compliance, finds Verizon
• Dutch to dispose of telco/internet data
• 'Guarantees' given for online anonymity on Tor
• Dropbox flaw fixed
• Stuxnet flaw remained unpatched for four years
• Investment firm Bain Capital acquires Blue Coat for £1.6 billion
• Kaspersky discovers CAPTCHA-duping Podec malware
• Cyber security higher apprenticeships launched
• Security agencies - increase powers, tech and oversight
• Updated: Facebook Login hijacking tool offered to black hat hackers
• 'Rowhammer' hijack via hardware flaw hits half of laptops tested
• UK Parliament body keen to explore Tor partnership
• Force Majeure - insurance for cyber-warfare?
• Russia adopts quantum computing to counter foreign spyware and sabotaged cyber-imports
• Google Apps for work flaw discovered
• IT leaders concerned about managing IoT access
• Retail PoS devices remain vulnerable
• CIA to reorganise, create digital directorate
• TorrentLocker copycat CryptoFortress leads new wave of ransomware
• Casper surveillence malware linked to the French government
• Response to Freak flaw slammed
• UK NCA praised after arresting 57 suspected hackers
• Luxury hotel group, Mandarin Oriental, hacked
• ICYMI: Cyber skills gap, TalkTalk breach and hacking trading algorithms
• The second coming of DLP: Learning lessons from the past
• ISACA introduction course aims to bridge cyber-security skills gap
• Crime-as-a-service gathers pace in digital age
• UK bank ignored critical 2FA flaw months before Carbanak heist
• Keep your friends close... but your insiders closer
• Study shows marked decrease in financial Trojans in 2014
• UK phishing could be halved by acting on compromise data
• 'Freak' SSL flaw affects mobile browsers, thousands of websites
• Applications open for GCHQ cyber-security summer programme
• The future CISO: The next Captain Kirk?
• Hundreds attend SC Congress in London
• The true cost of false positives
• SC Congress: People are biggest risk in APT attacks
• SC Congress: Can we trust cloud security?
• Eurobarometer Cyber Security Survey reveals dangerous overconfidence
• Russia updates its IT security strategy in reaction to current tensions
• Wiping the flaws: Why it's time to get smarter about patch management
• Video nasty as Blu-ray malware routes identified
• THREAT OF THE MONTH: Blended spear phishing
• Debate: Should you pay a ransom
• Change management - security vulnerability or scapegoat?
• 2 minutes on... CISO: The balancing act?
• Case study: Securing the water supply
• Movers and makers: March - April 2015
• NATO: Defending against the known unknowns
• Fixing the UK's cyber-skills gap
• How do you solve a problem like mobile security?
• Hackers for hire
• Hackers target hedge funds to manipulate trading algorithms
• SC Exclusive: Cyber-security fails to make the grade at university
• Are digital loss prevention and signature-based anti-virus living on borrowed time?