information security (InfoSec)
Australia announces $1.35 billion investment in cyber security

Australia announces $1.35 billion investment in cyber security
Country will spend $1.35B to enhance cyber security capabilities over the next decade
30 Jun 2020
Twitter alerts business customers after flagging data breach

Twitter alerts business customers after flagging data breach
The company has apologised for an error that meant third-parties may have had local access to personal data
23 Jun 2020
Cisco releases SecureX platform free-of-charge for existing customers

Cisco releases SecureX platform free-of-charge for existing customers
The enterprise security platform will be integrated into all Cisco products from 30 June
16 Jun 2020
UK gov awards £10 million to cutting-edge security-by-design projects

UK gov awards £10 million to cutting-edge security-by-design projects
Research teams are given the green light to build security systems using new microprocessor technology
11 Jun 2020
Babylon Health admits to leak of GP video consultations 

Babylon Health admits to leak of GP video consultations
Patients were given access to the video consultations of others, with one user able to access more than 50 recordings
10 Jun 2020
Apple releases open source tools for password manager developers

Apple releases open source tools for password manager developers
Developers can incorporate known password rules and change password URLs to improve the standard of common platforms
8 Jun 2020
All bets off as children’s data is leaked

All bets off as children’s data is leaked
Department of Education data leak to betting firms may be start of wider scandal
10 Mar 2020
Panel Profile: Just Eat CISO Kevin Fielder

Panel Profile: Just Eat CISO Kevin Fielder
We get face-to-face with one of the IT Pro Panellists
24 Feb 2020
The IT Pro Podcast: Breaking out of the security bubble

The IT Pro Podcast: Breaking out of the security bubble
Just Eat CISO says Infosec professionals need to stop preaching to the choir
14 Feb 2020
Trend Micro insider sells customer data to scammers

Trend Micro insider sells customer data to scammers
Scammers used stolen data to make fraudulent phishing calls
6 Nov 2019
View from the airport: (ISC)2 Security Congress 2019

View from the airport: (ISC)2 Security Congress 2019
Cyber attacks may be heading to into space, but much greater threats to the industry are afoot
1 Nov 2019
Is cyber security about to go interstellar?

Is cyber security about to go interstellar?
When we think about the cyber attacks of the future, we may have to think bigger
30 Oct 2019
IoT botnets are on the rise and 5G isn’t helping anything

IoT botnets are on the rise and 5G isn’t helping anything
Botnets are more common and coming in more diverse strains than ever before
29 Oct 2019
Big expansion unveiled for girls' cyber security competition

Big expansion unveiled for girls' cyber security competition
Originally launched in 2017, the hugely popular competition has gone from strength to strength
16 Oct 2019
UK and US plead with Mark Zuckerberg to bin encryption plans

UK and US plead with Mark Zuckerberg to bin encryption plans
Home secretary pens open letter to the Facebook chief as the nations strike historic data-access agreement
4 Oct 2019
Building trust in your information and security
Building trust in your information and security
Measuring the confidence of IT leaders in their data and security practices
27 Sep 2019
NHS staff issued with fresh cyber security guidance

NHS staff issued with fresh cyber security guidance
New campaign focuses on password security, phishing, social engineering, and on-site 'tailgating'
23 Sep 2019
Modern cyber security bears 'great resemblance to Titanic'

Modern cyber security bears 'great resemblance to Titanic'
The security head likens the maritime disaster to cyber security blunders and gives his thoughts on how to move forward
19 Sep 2019
Deepfake ransomware among experts’ list of cyber fears

Deepfake ransomware among experts’ list of cyber fears
Trend Micro's future threat researchers explain how hackers of the future will cause chaos
18 Sep 2019
Decision on Huawei's UK presence faces further delays

Decision on Huawei's UK presence faces further delays
Uncertainty around the permanence of the US trade ban is halting the government's progress
23 Jul 2019
Turning the leaf on the password as its creator dies at 93

Turning the leaf on the password as its creator dies at 93
This legend of computing was a pioneering great but his analogue invention doesn’t sit well in a digital age
16 Jul 2019
Panel Profile: William Hill Group CISO Killian Faughnan

Panel Profile: William Hill Group CISO Killian Faughnan
We get face-to-face with one of the IT Pro Panellists
4 Jul 2019
Capita warns schools to stop using its data-sharing platform

Capita warns schools to stop using its data-sharing platform
Embattled outsourcing firm says the glitch in its data-transfer mechanism is only "very low-level"
4 Apr 2019
Service takes itself offline after 800m records exposed

Service takes itself offline after 800m records exposed
Researchers find a non-protected MongoDB instance amounting to 150GB of unique data
8 Mar 2019