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Harness machine data, that’s how. by Joe Goldberg, Chief Security Evangelist at Splunk As organisations across the world embrace online channels to market, the bad guys of the internet are being rewarded with more avenues in which to breach businesses. Open networks, online payment portals and even Point-of-Sale devices are leaving organisations open to more advanced and persistent threats. Such threats are coming from hacktivists, cybercriminals, malicious insiders, and nation states. Aided by speed, persistence...

In today's news: 32 people are facing charges in the US after authorities investigated an alleged international hacking and insider trading ring. The group's members, operating in the US and Ukraine, allegedly netter more than $100m (£64m) in illegal profits. More IT security news at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

On the anniversary of this infamous crime, we ask - how would it be investigated if it happened in 2015? By Martyn Ruks, Technical Director of MWR InfoSecurity. 52 years ago today, on a quiet piece of track somewhere in Buckinghamshire, a Royal mail train was held up by a gang of 15 men, robbing it of the large quantity of cash it was hauling to London. After a successful raid, they made off with...

In today's news: The Carphone Warehouse has suffered a data breach which may have compromised the personal details of over 2 million customers. The investigation continues and Dixons Carphone has upped its security measures in response. More IT Security News at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: The US Government has been hacked again, with unclassified email networks at the pentagon being broken into by what is reportedly a 'state actor'. Some sources are putting the blame on Russia, but as of yet we're uncertain. more at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: Researchers have contended that Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, better known as Slavik, was using the Gameover ZeuS banking trojan for political espionage. More IT security news at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: Wild man of Infosec John McAfee was arrested in the US state of Tennessee over the weekend on charges of driving under the influence and unlawful possession of a firearm. More IT security news at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: US firm Medial Informatics Engineering has been hacked, with criminals absconding with almost 4 million personal records. More IT Security news at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru

WikiLeaks reveals documents showing alleged cyber-espionage operations of the NSA in Japan. @IT_SecGuru

In today's news: The Ukrainian government has been under covert attacks for the past 5 years from hackers utilising the Win32/Potao malware family. More IT security news at www.itsecurityguru.org @IT_SecGuru