February, 2016:

• Ransomware holds data hostage in two German hospitals
• Snapchat got whaled, employee payroll released
• San Bernardino police chief: iPhone may not contain anything of value
• Researchers confirm cases of ransomware encryption jumping devices via cloud apps
• ESET flagging sites as threats, fix in the works
• Netsparker: 2/3 of web applications are flawed
• 90% of SSL VPNs have outdated or insecure encryption
• US Gov confirms Ukraine power outages were caused by cyber-attack
• New report diagnoses healthcare bodies with poor cyber-security
• Video: Building blocks of IT security 4 - Through-Life Operation
• Norway officially accuses China of stealing military secrets
• Sony hackers ID'd by Operation Blockbuster security team
• Mozilla allows SHA1 exception to maintain 10,000 payment terminals
• ICYMI: Linux v malware, Microsoft v Microsoft, acid v iPhone
• New ISIS video threatens Facebook and Twitter CEOs
• SC Editorial Webcast: What mobile policy suits your organisation?
• Unlock the power of mobile as the new desktop
• Companies quicker to detect breaches, hackers more aggressive
• SC Editorial Webcast: Beyond the perimeter - Integrating mobile access to company data
• Would you know if your network is compromised?
• uKnowKids database error exposed info on 1700 children
• Apple vs FBI: Apple calls court order 'unconstitutional,' asks judge to toss
• UK citizens relaxed about government snooping, survey reports
• Instilling a culture of security
• NissanConnect EV taken offline after LEAF hack
• Alphabet now offering news sites DDoS mitigation
• Chinese clay clones at MWC can't give biometrics the finger
• The future of email security
• US DoD funds Carnegie Mellon project to hack Tor
• A quarter of UK companies hit by cyber-attack, industry unsurprised
• President Obama signs Judicial Redress Act into law
• Cylance exposes 'Dust Storm' APT attack on Japanese infrastructure
• BlackBerry buys UK cyber-security consultancy to fire up new services
• Webroot: 97 percent of observed malware in 2015 was unique to recipient
• Apple security trends: What's on the horizon?
• OPM CIO Seymour resigns, avoids testifying before Oversight panel
• Malicious Android apps downloaded 'over 2 billion times', report claims
• Microsoft security technology used to disable itself
• Peripheral security appears to be very much in periphery
• Baidu browser found to drip personal data in the clear
• Smoking Asus? FTC charges tech vendor for vulns in routers
• Silverlight exploit now used in Angler Exploit Kit
• Malicious outsiders accounted for 58% of data breaches in 2015
• Outbreak of Zika virus malware
• While hackers hit the headlines, insider threats should not be forgotten
• Russian bank employees received fake job offers in targeted email attack
• Kaspersky finds significant growth of mobile malware in 2015
• Apple vs FBI: high-risk hardware hack could unlock shooter's iPhone
• Bill Gates supports FBI over iPhone crack request
• French ministry of defence website hacked by Anonymous
• Poland's Digital Ministry to overhaul national cyber-security policy amid Russian fears
• ESET surveys reveal ages of unsupervised children surfing the web
• The wham-bam-thank-you-maam of all Trojans has been discovered
• Joomla targeted in WordPress campaign that delivers TeslaCrypt
• Acecard banking Trojan labeled 'extremely dangerous' by Kaspersky
• Why CISOs must act now to lock down third party risk
• Over ¼ UK CIOs 'not concerned' about breaches
• Encryption increasingly used to hide attacks, says new report
• Apple finds App store within an app on Chinese App Store
• Disney yanks castaway hacker from Davey Jones' locker
• Linux Mint operating system maliciously hacked
• prpl Foundation reveals secure SoC service for IoT
• Flashpoint reveals top deep, dark web threats of 2015
• Survey finds enterprises moving toward hybrid cloud model
• Instagram reportedly set to offer two-factor authentication
• Video: Building blocks of IT security 3 - Acceptance into service
• HSBC and First Direct rolling out biometrics to retail customers
• Vulnerabilities in healthcare devices show up woeful lack of security
• Extendoffice was dropping malware on thousands of users, says SpiderLabs
• 76 percent of IT pros hesitant to weaken or defeat security measures
• How to hack a DVR to pieces, according to Pen Test Partners
• ICYMI: Russian bank attack; UK CISO?; banks suspended; Crypto hack, hospital ransom
• 24% increase in DMARC adoption results in plummet of phishing attacks
• Twitter catches 24-hour bug: Brief password glitch potentially exposes user info
• Stop waiting and start hunting
• Businesses wary of IoT security says new report
• Trust in digital services is low - but is that a good thing for security?
• US planned possible cyber-attacks on Iranian critical infrastructure
• Apple is on wrong side of fight with FBI, experts say
• Preparing for Change: What does the new EU GDPR mean for Data Masking?
• 44% of ransomware victims in the UK have paid to recover their data
• Several bugs detected in IBM Java Runtime
• Greenwich University hit by data breach
• Stack-based buffer overflow bug found in glibc
• Skype targeted by T9000 backdoor trojan
• Does your MSSP have you covered?
• 'Boycott VTech', say Pen Test Partners
• Tripwire offers advice on how to teach teens about cyber-security
• FireEye flaw enabled attackers to whitelist malware files
• Only 10% of UK IT security pros feel breaches start with an email
• Legislation threatens security research and privacy, claims report
• Russian bank licences revoked for using hackers to withdraw funds
• Judge orders Apple to help access encrypted data on iPhone
• How Pawn Storm uses Fysbis as a Linux backdoor
• Shhhh, not in front of the TV...Samsung clarifies Smart TV privacy policy
• Sharing Data Securely
• Cloud security today
• Service with a smirk: PadCrypt ransomware first to offer live chat 'help'
• Cyber-criminals have evolved tactics, says ThreatMetrix report
• Discount third-party Netflix services are a 'House of Cards', warns cyber-security blog
• Biggest risks and GRC challenges for 2016 are disclosed
• Tel Aviv team first to steal high-level PC crypto - through a wall
• IT carries too much burden for cyber-security, says Palo Alto
• Sony hackers alive and well, say Kaspersky and AlienVault
• Beating 'defeat devices' in advanced malware
• Ransomware goes to Hollywood medical centre
• Cyber-criminals say it with flowers for Valentine's Day
• British teenager arrested over hacking US intelligence emails
• Russian police prevented massive banking sector cyber-attack
• Open letter to EU urges not to limit biz of sharing economy
• Mozilla fixes critical vulnerabilities in Firefox browser and Extended Support Release
• Cisco patches critical IKE vulnerability of ASA firewalls
• BlackEnergy evolving to attack new sectors
• Video: Building blocks of IT security 2 - Design and development
• India and Pakistan tensions go online
• Big cash prizes on offer as Pwn2Own turns difficulty setting up to eleven
• 'Right to be forgotten' extended to all Google domains in EU
• Insiders pose greater threat to businesses than outsiders
• IT pros lack key info to defend against cyber-attacks
• Updated: EU Privacy Shield soon to be finalised
• ICYMI: £4bn for NHS, Avast ye flaw, phishing in the Amazon, Word up, IP theft
• IBM: Phishing scams a major cause of bank breaches
• A data revolution in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Does the UK need a chief information security officer?
• See all the pics from SC Congress London 2016
• SC Congress: Responding to a breach
• Concerns remain over Investigatory Powers Bill
• Google tightens security in Gmail service
• US tax system hackers try to use stolen SSNs to generate E-file PINs
• SC Congress: Cooperation and preparation in the face of cyber-criminality.
• SC Congress: "flakey kettles and dolls that swear at you"
• Report: Pros urged to roll out IT projects before they are security-ready
• Why passwords will never die
• Safer Internet Day: protecting UK youth from online dangers
• Barclays and Interpol join forces to prevent cyber-crime
• SC Congress London: Are we on the verge of an armageddon?
• SC Congress: 'GDPR is a measure of just how seriously we take data'
• Cryptowall has been a cash bonanza for criminals, failure for cops
• VTech makes moves to take focus off insecurity
• iMessage moving to Android platform?
• Pro-Palestine hacktivist makes good on threat, posts data on FBI and DHS personnel
• Five cyber-security trends to watch
• AlienSpy returns as cross-platform backdoor
• Malware Museum opens
• Kaspersky confirms return of Carbanak and two more banking APT groups
• UK's most recession proof occupations are in technology
• Corcow Trojan manipulates currency rates
• Draft Investigatory Powers Bill draws fire from Parliamentary committee
• Dyre Trojan almost dead after 'takedown' by the Russians
• Remtasu trojan latest tactic: posing as malicious Facebook app
• Into the Mind of a RAT operator
• Cyber-attacks claim spot as top threat for businesses once again
• £4bn investment for NHS digital transformation
• Google researcher finds serious flaw in Avast secure browser
• Mutiny on the bug bounty
• Fake survey offer lures Amazon users in email phishing scam
• Brazilian companies being targeted by malicious spam campaign
• Video: Building blocks of IT security 1 - Establishing the requirement
• Robin Who? Dridex botnet replaced with antivirus software
• Google begins protecting against ads of dubious origin
• Clean house to keep WordPress infection from coming back again and again
• Report notes shift from individual cyber-crims to skilled adversaries
• Thunderstrike 2 creators join their one-time target Apple
• DayZed and confused: users' data purloined from zombie server
• ICYMI:; Backdoor concerns; TalkTalk losses; EBay exploit; Safe-Harbour 2; Malwarebytes flaw
• UK school awareness on secure logins is lacking
• IP theft is 'most damaging' cyber-crime for UK businesses
• Four key predictions for enterprise security in 2016
• UN panel: Assange in "arbitrary detention" in Ecuador's embassy
• DMA Locker's encryption may be weak but its flaws are dangerous
• Australian SMBs must comprehend cyber-security as much as finance
• Researchers spot bugs in toys that could expose personal data
• End of days: Are we on the verge of a DDoS Armageddon?
• Costs of TalkTalk breach amount to £60m
• Researchers spot trojan targeting dozens of Google Play games
• Russia to spend $250m strengthening cyber-offensive capabilities
• Secure Shell (SSH) the key to the post-password world
• Local government must be part of national cyber-security 'ecosystem'
• European business people take most risks with mobile security
• EC wants to crack down on virtual currency exchanges
• New security tool to mask your face available on Ashley Madison
• Researchers spot macro malware used to spread Neutrino
• New research reveals 71 percent of UK organisations not cyber-resilient
• Hackers claim to post 250gb of NASA data on the internet
• Security in the age of network virtualisation
• EU-US Safe Harbour agreed - for now
• Malwarebytes says sorry for multiple AV bugs, still unpatched
• Update: eBay 'cesspit' has 'no plans' to fix severe vulnerability
• Spies R Us - GCHQ trains next gen hackers
• Hanom1960 breaches and leaks data from Colombian government sites
• Linux and Windows impacted by new backdoor-installing malware
• What's all this then? America's largest police union hacked
• BlackEnergy now using Word documents
• Three things real-time DNS analysis can reveal about cyber-attacks and vulnerabilities
• Lincolnshire county council resolves ransomware restlessness
• Turkish hackers claim responsibility for LA hospital ransomware
• Enhancing Cloud Services for SMB
• Snap vulnerability in LG G3 Android phones leave users at risk of data theft
• Android ransomware threatens to expose browser histories
• Rough start of the week for the Home Office
• Phishing scheme mimics iCloud to activate stolen iPhones
• ISIS/Daesh 'Cyber-Caliphate' migrating to new communications platform
• TalkTalk's cyber-security lesson