Cybercrime

Business needs to get more proactive, collaborative, resilient and analytical to manage cyber risks posed by cyber criminals down to acceptable levels, says former Europol chief

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462604/Get-more-proactive-on-cyber-security-says-ex-Europol-chief

Study shows many organisations lack IT security and operations basics, including visibility across their IT operations

Police forces have taken down two prolific dark web marketplaces in simultaneous global operations supported by Europol.

Cheshire Constabulary is supporting the Get Safe Online cyber campaign encouraging people to Do The Right Thing and report cybercrime.

Modern cyber security challenges overshadow the information security successes of the past, but several positive trends are emerging as defenders come to grips with new threats, says Deloitte

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462693/Firms-urged-to-embrace-positive-security-trends-to-win-cyber-war

Bot fraud will fall to $5.8bn in 2019, when more attempts at this kind of deception will fail than succeed for the first time, according to a study from trade body the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and cybersecurity firm White Ops.

https://www.warc.com/NewsAndOpinion/News/42031

UK firms trail the leaders US and Germany in knowing the most about their partners’ cyber security practices, but most companies globally are in the dark about this growing source of vulnerabilities

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462476/Most-businesses-vulnerable-to-supply-chain-cyber-attacks

The UK plans to introduce measures to require that basic cyber security features are built into internet-connected devices

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462505/UK-gears-up-for-new-laws-on-IoT-security

Cybersecurity firm Flashpoint updated its threat intelligence platform to better address evolving techniques and practices on the dark web, such as encrypted chat usage.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252462215/Flashpoint-responds-to-evolving-dark-web-threats

The GCHQ director has outlined the agency’s cyber security mission in the third decade of the internet age at CyberUK, promising to scale up the sharing of declassified cyber intelligence with industry

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462141/NCSC-to-scale-up-intelligence-sharing-says-GCHQ-director