Information Security Threats Reports

How long does it take to get owned?
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RESEARCH CONTENT: A study to investigatethe amount of time that it takes for stolen credentials to be used by a hacker.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 23 Apr 2019

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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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Deep learning for countering energy theft – a hybrid long-short term memory approach
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RESEARCH CONTENT: Energy theft is a critical issue for power system operators and billions of pounds are lost to it every year. This article in our Royal Holloway security series describes a convolutional long short-term memory-based energy theft detection model to identify electricity thieves.
Posted: 26 Apr 2022 | Published: 26 Apr 2022

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How do you solve a problem like security training?
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EGUIDE: In this E-Guide, we will the tricky topic of security awareness training. Firstly, we try to answer the burning question of how to get employees to pay attention to training and take it seriously. Then, we take a look at some security awareness best practices that you can use to craft training your users will actually benefit from.
Posted: 17 May 2021 | Published: 17 May 2021

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MicroScope – February 2022: Spotting the hidden security dangers
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EZINE: In this security-focused issue, we take a closer look at the threats and security trends experts expect to increase and pop up over the course of 2022. Also read how proposed government regulations could spell eye-watering fines for MSPs, and how being green could be more difficult than anticipate
Posted: 03 Feb 2022 | Published: 04 Feb 2022

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BlackCat emerges as one of the top ransomware threats
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EBOOK: After several notable ransomware attacks against major enterprises, the BlackCat gang is drawing the attention of security researchers who have connected it to other groups.
Posted: 04 May 2022 | Published: 04 May 2022

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Mobile Payments Using Host Card Emulation with NFC
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RESEARCH CONTENT: In this article from our Royal Holloway security series, we present a set of risks associated with using smartphones for contactless payment transactions.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 11 May 2018

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CW APAC, July 2020: Trend Watch: Security
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EZINE: In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at what organisations in the Asia-Pacific region are doing to secure their systems, from adopting a DevSecOps approach, to preparing for cyber attacks and ensuring the privacy of Covid-19 contact-tracing app users.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 09 Jul 2020

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Preventing identity theft in a data breach
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EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we will explore the links between ransomware attacks, data breaches and identity theft. First, Nicholas Fearn investigates the phenomenon of the double extortion attack, and shares some insider advice on how to stop them, while we'll explore the top five ways data backups can protect against ransomware in the first place.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 20 Oct 2020

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How to Modernize Your Vulnerability Management Program
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EGUIDE: Attackers have changed their focus from servers to users. As a result, security professionals should refrain from security strategy complacency, especially when it comes to their vulnerability management programs. In this e-guide, learn how to modernize your vulnerability management program to protect your organization and users.
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 22 Oct 2019

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