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Royal Holloway: The Computer Misuse Act and the characteristics of convicted hackers
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RESEARCH CONTENT: In this Royal Holloway article, the authors go beyond the perpetuated stereotypes often found in media surrounding hackers by analysing the characteristics of real-life convicted hackers in the UK, who were charged under the Computer Misuse Act
Posted: 01 Apr 2021 | Published: 07 Apr 2021

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Royal Holloway: Testing antivirus efficacy in Linux
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EZINE: Antivirus software plays an important part in protecting users and networks from malware, so installing and keeping it up-to-date is essential in securing computing devices. Yet Linux users believe this OS can only be marginally affected by malicious software. In this Royal Holloway article, we evaluate the effectiveness of some antivirus products.
Posted: 25 Mar 2021 | Published: 25 Mar 2021

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Top 10 IT security stories of 2018
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EGUIDE: The discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre microprocessor vulnerabilities, and several similar vulnerabilities in the months that followed, were probably the single most challenging developments for enterprise IT security teams in 2018. Here's a look back over Computer Weekly's top 10 IT Security stories of 2018.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 09 Jan 2019

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Computer Weekly – 14 August 2018: Infrastructure under attack
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EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we look how a honeypot designed to look like an electricity substation was sold on the dark web to infiltrate a secure operational system. We also take a look at how Google is finding a way into the enterprise cloud and we investigate why simulation models need to co-exist with AI-based models. Read the issue now.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 10 Aug 2018

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MicroScope – October 2019: What's next for the channel?
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EZINE: The fourth quarter is the busiest in the channel, and we get an idea of which technologies should be selling strongly
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 04 Sep 2019

MicroScope

Security Think Tank: Biden's Cyber Security Plan
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EGUIDE: As Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber security, what aspects of cyber policy Biden would be best advised to focus on, and asks how the industry can better make its voice heard.
Posted: 22 Apr 2021 | Published: 22 Apr 2021

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Protecting the End User
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WHITE PAPER: Today's threat landscape requires a fresh mindset and new strategy, one that focuses on protecting people. In this white paper, explore the factors that play into end-user risk and how to mitigate these factors. Also, find concrete steps that your organization can take to build a people-centric defense.
Posted: 16 May 2024 | Published: 31 Jan 2019

Proofpoint

Cyber threat on the rise: Why enterprises need to be on red alert with text and mobile phishing
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EGUIDE: Last year's Verizon data breaches report found that 80% of all cyber security attacks started with a phishing email. In this e-guide, we take a look at how phishing can affect an enterprise, why text-based phishing is a growing threat and how to prevent and minimize mobile phishing attacks.
Posted: 06 Apr 2022 | Published: 06 Apr 2022

TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com

CW Nordics August 2018
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EZINE: In April 2017, the Swedish capital Stockholm was the scene of a terrorist attack which saw a truck used as a weapon on a pedestrianised street. It left five people dead and 14 seriously injured.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 23 Aug 2018

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Ponemon - Costs and Consequences of Gaps in Vulnerability Response
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WHITE PAPER: Ponemon Institute surveyed almost 3,000 IT security professionals across the globe to understand how organizations are responding to vulnerabilities. This paper presents the findings of the most recent report and compares it to the 2018 study – read on for the complete results.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 06 Aug 2020

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