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Much greater collaboration between governments, industry and academics will be needed to counter the next generation of cyber security threats, a reception for the Cyber Growth Partnership was told at RSA Conference this week. The event was attended by some of the world’s foremost security experts from the public and private sector, including representatives from Microsoft, ARM, BAE Systems and the Director of the UK Office of Cyber Security James Quinault. Speaking at the reception,...

Researchers at US cyber security firm, Hold Security LLC, have discovered stolen credentials from 360 million accounts that are available for sale on cyber black markets. Alex Holden, chief information security officer of Hold Security LLC, said in a statement that his firm obtained the data over the past three weeks, meaning an unprecedented amount of stolen credentials is available for sale underground. 'The sheer volume is overwhelming,' said Holden, whose firm last year also...

More than 1,000 secondary school pupils have said they are inspired to consider a career in cyber security after participating in a series of careers workshops and online learning activities delivered by employers and supported by e-skills UK. The workshops, part of the Secure Futures programme, have two aims: they teach young people how to stay secure online; and they make the link between techniques used to ensure students’ own safety, and those used by...

Could it be the end for Bitcoin- a mere five years after its conception? In latest developments, it appears that the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, MtGox, has simply disappeared along with the CEO, Mark Kepeles who resigned this week. Furthermore, a leaked crisis strategy draft for MtGox, reveals that large amounts of Bitcoin have gone missing. "At this point 744,408 BTC are missing due to malleability-related theft which went unnoticed for several years....

Kaspersky Lab experts have published the results of their analysis of the mobile threat landscape in 2013 this week. The analysis has revealed that over 100,000 new malicious programs for mobile devices were detected in 2013, which is more than double the previous year’s figure of 40,059 samples. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Android was the most exploited with 98.1 per cent of all mobile malware detected in 2013 targeting Android devices; and approximately 4 million malicious applications...

Mobile World Congress is now underway and here is a round-up of the latest security news: It's no surprise that with the Snowden revelations and snooping allegations that have come to light, mobile security will be somewhat of a hot topic at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Enter Blackphone, which runs on a customised version of Google's Android software and encrypts texts, voice calls and video chats. It will tap into the market...

The agenda for CRESTCon & IISP Congress, which takes place on 19th March 2014 at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, has been announced. Speakers at the event include: Ray Stanton, Executive Vice President at BT Global Services; Penny Allen, Head of Incident Response at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence; Julian Meyrick, Director, Security Services Europe at IBM; James Campbell, Cyber Threat Detection & Response at PwC; Stephanie Daman, CEO at Cyber Security Challenge and...

On Friday, Apple  released a patch for quite a substantial security vulnerability in its iOS operating system that meant hackers could read an modify encrypted communications on iPhone, iPad and other iOS devices. In an email to IT Security Guru, Mark Bower, VP at Voltage Security answers some important questions about what users should be aware of. What's the meaning of the flaw and what do users need to do now? The flaw basically means...

Zscaler, the global security cloud for the mobile enterprise, today announced a strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., to provide the industry’s first enterprise-ready mobile security solution. The deep integration of the Zscaler security cloud with Samsung KNOX, a secure Android platform for enterprise mobility, provides a streamlined, enterprise-ready solution for both Samsung and Zscaler customers. This enterprise-grade mobile security solution from Zscaler and Samsung is made possible by extending the security and compliance...

An analysis of security vulnerabilities in Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless routers carried out by Tripwire shows that critical security vulnerabilities are endemic across the entire SOHO wireless router market.  The research, that surveyed 653 IT and security professionals and 1,009 employees who work remotely in the U.S. and U.K showed that a surprising number of IT professionals  and employees who work remotely do not use basic security controls to protect their wireless routers. Tripwire’s...