The Queen was shown how hackers could target the UK's electricity supply as she opened a centre to protect the nation from cyber attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre - part of intelligence agency GCHQ - started work in October as part of a £1.9bn five-year...
RSA Conference – BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, and Symantec, the world’s leading cyber security company, today announced the integration of Symantec’s latest technology into BT’s portfolio of managed security services. With this new agreement, BT customers will benefit...
Apple's iOS 10 has some great new features and while it's great to send ‘invisible ink’ messages to your friends on Messenger and be able to autocorrect words with emojis, the new Apple software has been beset with security issues. If you're concerned about your data...
Private and public sector step up efforts to close the cyber security skills gap in the face of a global skills shortage The UK cyber security workforce has grown by 163% in the past five years to 58,000, according to a research report by the Tech...
The Electronics Division saw strong growth but the Asset Protection arm has been hit hard by reduced sales to the Post Office. In what was a tough half-year period for Newmark Security PLC (LON:NWT), the reception given to two new products has provided some cheer. Read...
Global rollout of biometric smartphones is gaining traction driven by demands for mobile application security, according to recent research from Acuity Market Intelligence. According to the research consultancy’s 2017 edition of the Biometric Smartphone Update, 87 smartphone vendors introduced 346 biometric smartphones in the past year....
Over a dozen security vulnerabilities are described in Apple's iOS 10.2.1 release These flaws include allowing malicious apps to take control over the device Many Apple users might feel wary of updating their software when a new update is released straight away, for fear of new glitches. But...
Under an anti-terror law enforced by the UK government, students at King's College London (KCL) have been told their email activity on campus computer systems is "monitored and recorded" as part of a scheme to help prevent radicalisation. Critics of the law – including the National...
Information security is a growing concern for utilities in Europe, as they deal with myriad data from their smart meters, operations, customers and the power grid. Technology and data have completely transformed the power and utilities sector, allowing companies to use information to improve and expand...
Does your ISP promise security and protection? As a network or connection to the Internet will, on average, be attacked from at least 240 different locations within each 24-hour period, you need to know. Common threats like DoS attacks, brute-force attacks and port scanning can...
