Lincolnshire County Council has successfully thwarted attempts by cybercriminals to extort money out them and brought most of its systems back online, almost one week on from the ransomware attack. The post UK council ‘thwarts ransomware attack’ appeared first on We Live Security.

Highlights from the last seven days in information security include the return of the BlackEnergy trojan and security insights from CES 2016. The post The security review: BlackEnergy, CES 2016 and Windows 10 appeared first on We Live Security.

Car security is rising to the fore here at CES 2016, which is not altogether surprising as 2015 was the year when car hacking really crossed over into the mainstream. The post CES 2016: Day 2 – making smarter cars appeared first on We Live Security.

A new ransomware named Ransom32 poses as Google Chrome and is distinguished from similar threats by its weight. The post Ransom32, a new Filecoder in sight appeared first on We Live Security.

The app-based taxi company Uber has agreed to pay a $20,000 penalty for poor data security practices and to reform its privacy policies. The post Uber agrees to $20,000 penalty over poor data security practices appeared first on We Live Security.

It has been almost half a year since Microsoft released Windows 10, and the decision whether or not to migrate computers to this latest release of Microsoft’s flagship operating system is going to be on the minds of administrators for 2016, says ESET’s Aryeh Goretsky. The post Should I stay or should I go … […]

As ever, ESET is once again in attendance at CES in Las Vegas, offering you expert insight into all the security aspects of this year’s show, which, from what have seen so far, is a key focus for CES in 2016. The post CES 2016: Day 1 – surviving the swarm appeared first on We […]

Time Warner Cable, one of the biggest cable telecommunications companies in the US, has revealed that some of its customer data ‘may have been compromised’. The post Time Warner Cable: Customer data ‘may have been compromised’ appeared first on We Live Security.

Data breaches got bigger, brasher and more devastating in 2015. In this feature, we look at how some of the biggest came about and the impact they had. The post 5 of the most devastating data breaches of 2015 appeared first on We Live Security.

Once described as ‘Britain’s greatest online fraudster’, reformed Tony Sales has been hired by West Midlands Police in the UK to help tackle ongoing cybercrime. The post UK police force hire ‘Britain’s greatest fraudster’ to help tackle cybercrime appeared first on We Live Security.

Deniss Calovskis, one of the men found to be responsible for the Gozi trojan, is free to return home to Latvia after being sentenced to time served. The post Gozi trojan coder free after being sentenced to time served appeared first on We Live Security.

Corporations will take a much tougher approach to insider security threats by penalizing employees who “invite a data breach”, according to a new survey. The post Employees face penalties for ‘misinterpreting security policies’ appeared first on We Live Security.

European countries have joined the fight against DD4BC, as part of a global response against the cybercriminal organization, resulting in arrests. The post Global operation against DD4BC results in arrests appeared first on We Live Security.

Critical security patches have been released for Microsoft and Adobe products. Have you installed them yet? The post Security holes found in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Adobe… Start patching now! appeared first on We Live Security.

Data thieves need to receive tougher sentences, says Christopher Graham, the UK’s information commissioner, as this will be a more effective deterrent. The post Data thieves ‘need to be handed tougher sentences’ appeared first on We Live Security.

Reid Wightman, a security researcher, has discovered that internet-connected operational technology can ‘easily’ be attacked and damaged. The post Operational technology ‘susceptible to remote attacks’ appeared first on We Live Security.

Wearable activity tracking devices like those made by Fitbit were one of the hottest gifts this past holiday season and it appears criminal hackers were paying attention, ESET’s Stephen Cobb reports. The post What does Fitbit hacking mean for wearables and IoT? appeared first on We Live Security.

With more of a whimper than a bang, Microsoft has followed up on its August 2014 promise to end support for older versions of Internet Explorer. As of today (January 12th, 2016), Microsoft will end support and security updates for several versions of Internet Explorer running on various versions of Windows. The post Microsoft ends […]

Wearable devices bring us a whole world of technological innovation, yet at the same time it appears as though they also bring with them a serious security risk. The post Your smartwatch may be revealing your card’s PIN code appeared first on We Live Security.

Robert Lipovsky, a senior malware researcher at ESET, offers his expert insight into the recent discovery of BlackEnergy malware in Ukrainian energy distribution companies. The post BlackEnergy and the Ukrainian power outage: What we really know appeared first on We Live Security.

The final instalment in Cameron Camp’s security-focused coverage of CES 2016, looks at the future of drones. It’s all about augmented reality. The post CES 2016: Day 3 – the drones are back (but with augmented reality) appeared first on We Live Security.