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Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a new version of the RAA ransomware, a malware written entirely on JScript. A new trojan delivers victims with a zip archive that contains a malicious .js file. The updated version can also perform offline encryption without the need to request a key from the command server. Kaspersky Lab experts believe that by using this version of the malware, fraudsters will focus more on targeting business victims. RAA ransomware appeared...

According to the research Corporate IT Security Risks 2016* conducted by Kaspersky Lab, last year, one cryptomalware attack cost small and medium businesses up to $99,000 on average. Despite the fact that cybercriminals do not guarantee the return of corporate data, 34 per cent of entrepreneurs admitted paying extortionists.  The total damage caused by a cryptomalware infection is a combination of a variety of factors: partial or complete suspension of operations (internal business processes, financial...

Dell Technologies today announced completion of the acquisition of EMC Corporation, creating a unique family of businesses that provides the essential infrastructure for organisations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their most important asset, information. This combination creates a $74 billion market leader with an expansive technology portfolio that solves complex problems for customers in the industry’s fast-growing areas of hybrid cloud, software-defined data centre, converged infrastructure, platform-as-a-service, data analytics, mobility and...

PwC has today been unveiled as the lead sponsor for the most sophisticated Cyber Security Challenge UK Masterclass event ever, to be staged on 2nd – 4th November 2016 in London. In addition, Cyber Security Challenge UK and PwC are offering two ‘golden ticket’ passes* to fast track winners to the Masterclass in a competition launched today. The 2016 Masterclass final promises to be the most immersive Cyber Security Challenge UK competition to date. The...

The second annual Security Serious Week, sponsored by Mimecast, Netskope and NETconsent, will take place during European Cyber Security Month in October and kicks off with a brand new conference hosted by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in London on the morning of 3rd October 2016. The one-off event will bring together some of the country’s brightest minds in cyber security and cover topics such as how the UK’s top CISOs tackle security awareness,...

Many people underestimate how many organisations currently hold sensitive information about them a new survey has found.  The research, commissioned by sensitive data experts, Ground Labs, would suggest that the average UK consumer is actually far more giving than they realise. When asked how many organisations they believed held their personal data, the majority (84%) of consumers guessed at fewer than twenty.  In fact, almost a third (28%) guessed that fewer than ten organisations hold...

The majority (74%) of UK organisations who haven’t experienced a ransomware attack remain bullish about the threat, claiming they would never pay up if infected. However, around two thirds (65%) of UK companies confronted with a ransomware situation do end up paying the ransom according to a new survey from cyber security firm Trend Micro. The survey also revealed only 45% of those infected got their data back upon paying the ransom, which means 1...

Huawei has released its Game Mean Opinion Score (gMOS) experience criteria for evaluating the subjective experience of mobile gaming. This is the first time in the industry that a unified and quantitative language has been released in this regard. This criteria provides clear quantitative counters and guidance for all participants in the mobile gaming ecosystem, including game developers, operators, and users. As mobile handsets become increasingly popular, more and more mobile games are being made,...

HEAT Endpoint Security, following evaluation by the CESG Commercial Product Assurance (CPA) Scheme, is the first solution to be approved for use at Foundation Grade against the security characteristic of software execution control. With CPA certification, the HEAT Endpoint Security solution is now recommended for all public sector and commercial organizations looking to bolster defenses, in accordance with CESG guidelines, to prevent the impact of all types of malware. CESG is the National Technical Authority...

The Acunetix annual Web Application Vulnerability Report 2016 has found that high-severity vulnerabilities are on the rise and are now present in the majority of websites globally. The report looked at 45,000 website and network scans done on 5,700 scan targets from April 2015 to March 2016. Results show that not only do 55% of websites have one or more high-severity vulnerabilities, but this has significantly deteriorated in just one year, growing by 9% over 2015’s report. In...