Newsletter October #5 2015

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Cyber Warfare: Regional Is Becoming Global

Today's small wars  are fought online & under the radar. Could they escalate into real wars? read more  At least one expert thinks cyber wars will not trigger a traditional war. read more.  Meanwhile, Chinese hackers are still trying to penetrate US companies, despite a pledge they would not do so.  read more

FBI Say ISIS Is Going After US Vulnerabilities

The big concern is a cyber attack on the power grid & other critical infrastructure. read more  Russian researchers are  working on computer software to locate potential ISIS recruiters online.  read more

Is The TalkTalk Hack A Jihadist Attack?

Rumours on social media say it was hacker gang Lulzsec but Islamic extremists have claimed responsibility for the hack on the UK broadband provider.  read more

Who Is responsible For Security In The Cloud?

Ponemon Institute Survey: Only one third of respondents are confident the Cloud meets their security objectives. read more

The Arrival of Algorithmic Business

In today's digital era, dynamic, digital algorithms are at the core of new customer interactions.  read more

Apple Removes Spy Apps

Apple recently removed several apps from its store that pose a security risk by exposing a person's Web traffic to untrusted sources.  read more

Hackers Compromise Cisco Web

Malicious, data stealing JavaScript injected in the Cisco Web VPN login page of targeted organizations is hosted on legitimate sites.  read more

IBM Gives China Access to Software Code

IBM is giving the Chinese government access to some software code to demonstrate the security of its products.  read more

Cybersecurity Firm Illusive Protects By Deception

Sometimes the best way to protect data is to make it appear as vulnerable as possible. read more

UK Cybercrime & Online Fraud on the Rise

The changing face of crime in Britain has been underlined by new official data showing the growing threat of cyber crime and online fraud.  read more

Germany Will Make Telecoms Companies  Disclose Data To Police

Despite two previous laws being ruled unconstitutional, data retention is back in Germany.  read more

Israel: The Cyber Power

Israel is a high tech epicenter built around Internet security, anti-virus software and other cyber defense technologies.  read more

African States Quick To Adopt Network Surveillance

Governments in Sudan, Nigeria, South Africa and Ethiopia are deploying sophisticated network eavesdropping tools against their citizens.  read more

Jobs Are Disappearing to the Digital Revolution

Gartner is forecasting some major changes in technology, especially in areas like 3D printing, machine learning and voice recognition.  read more

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