

David Emm
Principal Security Researcher feature_status*/ ?>
Kaspersky
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December 11, 2020
We want to encourage everyone to be cyber safe when they’re out and about this festive season.
Quick Response (QR) codes have fast become a feature in everyday life across the UK, not least as a result of track and trace system requirements in shops, restaurants, and businesses. They make information easy to access and provide quick, contactless check-in procedures, but with that simplicity comes a certain risk.
One of the dangers of QR codes is that people can’t read or understand the information on the image without scanning it, which could expose their device to malicious files or.....Read More

November 25, 2020
It is vital that consumers be made aware of these vulnerabilities and take all necessary precautions to keep themselves and their homes safe.
The ongoing development of smart doorbells has introduced a new wave of cybersecurity risks. With research today showing flaws in the common models that people are purchasing and installing in their homes, namely around weak password policies and lack of data encryption, these seemingly harmless devices could become literal keys to peoples’ lives. If hacked, the doorbells could give criminals access to entire home networks and other smart devices, which hold huge swathes of potentially.....Read More

September 30, 2020
The key lies in how the data is being encrypted and stored.
The new Amazon One payment sounds very convenient: you just hold your palm above the reader and it charges your card automatically – no swiping, no PIN, nothing. But to do this, they’re taking biometric data - in this case, a palm - and storing it in the cloud correlated with payment data. Amazon says the data will be encrypted. If we want to bring on the future securely, we must ensure it’s well encrypted, because Amazon One combines identification, authentication and authorisation into .....Read More

September 04, 2020
It is more important than ever to protect work devices that are no longer connected to a secure company network
Remote working has presented increased cybersecurity risks for businesses. With more of us working from home due to the pandemic – perhaps for the foreseeable future – it is more important than ever to protect work devices that are no longer connected to a secure company network. Research conducted by Kaspersky shows that nearly a quarter (23%) of desktops and 17% of laptops supplied by UK employers lack security software – leaving those devices potentially vulnerable to cyberthreats......Read More

April 30, 2020
Privacy concerns are critical to an app’s success and in this instance, the data should be handled in a balanced way.
New forms of technology, such as the NHS contact tracking app, are currently being implemented in order to help manage the country’s response to the pandemic and to help save lives. With the prospect of the government using the app to collect sensitive health data about the population on a mass scale, it’s of vital importance that this information is managed correctly, and is properly secured and encrypted to keep it safe.
A key concern regarding the NHS contact tracking app is that the.....Read More

February 24, 2020
A third of businesses (31%) and charities (32%) in the UK have carried out a cybersecurity risk assessment.
The news that a US Government agency has been breached highlights that no organisation, authoritative body, business or individual is immune from cyberattacks. And with our recent research showing that less than a third of businesses (31%) and charities (32%) in the UK have carried out a cybersecurity risk assessment in the last 12 months, this should serve as a stark wake-up call. There are ways that cybersecurity practices and policies can be strengthened and implemented to prevent.....Read More

February 03, 2020
The fact Social Captain – or indeed any online service – stores login credentials in plain text is of great concern.
While it’s understandable that people might want to boost their Instagram following, this shouldn’t be at the expense of their online security. The fact Social Captain – or indeed any online service – stores login credentials in plain text is of great concern. In this particular case it’s even scarier to think that someone else could view these credentials without even having to log in to the Social Captain site. Anyone who has signed up to Social Captain should change their.....Read More

January 08, 2020
The ongoing impact of this security breach serves as a stark reminder for businesses.
The ongoing impact of this security breach serves as a stark reminder for businesses to adopt and maintain robust cybersecurity policies and procedures – given that sustained attacks of this nature seriously drain a company’s resources and profits, and the amount of work involved to get a company back up and running. Even if a company on the receiving end of a ransomware attack declines to pay a ransom, cleaning up its systems, restoring data and ensuring business continuity is an involved.....Read More

November 08, 2019
Businesses should take a step back and re-evaluate their IT security strategy.
Cyber-attacks, of the sort impacting Billabong and Quiksilver, should seriously worry all retailers, especially as they ramp up for this year’s busiest shopping season – an attack of this proportion has the potential to cripple a business. With the sheer volume of shoppers turning to online retailers around Black Friday and Christmas, retailers need to be on red alert. This is effectively hunting season for cybercriminals now, and they are on the prowl for unprotected systems – to steal.....Read More

October 13, 2019
Websites like Hookers.nl hold an awful lot of valuable data – and there could have serious consequences if information leaked.
If people want to use legal services of this nature, they have the right to do so, and they have the right to rest assured their data is stored safely. The personal nature of this website means the people using it would not want their information public, so this data Is especially sensitive and could lead victims of the breach open to extortion and blackmail. Two years ago there was a similar breach with the website Ashley Madison whereof the advertised 37 million members, only about 12,000.....Read More
