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Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 2nd June   Information Security Researchers Demonstrate Android ‘Cloak And Dagger’ Attacks The attacks use ‘design shortcomings’ in Android to silently take over devices and steal credentials, say Georgia Tech and UC…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 26th May 2017 Information Security Newly discovered Samba software flaw prompts fears of WannaCry cyberattack repeat The US Department of Homeland Security announced the issue and warned system controllers to immediately apply…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 19th May 2017 Information Security Cyber attack ‘accidental hero’: I was just ‘doing my bit’ to stop hackers A young British computer expert hailed a hero for helping to shut down the…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 12th May 2017 Information Security Microsoft makes emergency security fix Microsoft has released an urgent update to stop hackers taking control of computers with a single email.   Customer account hacking soars…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 5th May 2017 Information Security Google Squashes Phishing Scam Aimed At Docs Users The scam appears to have affected but a few users yet was surprisingly sophisticated.   Greater Manchester Police fined…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 28th April 2017 Information Security Air Force Issues Challenge to “Hack the Air Force” The Air Force is inviting vetted computer security specialists from across the U.S. and select partner nations to…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 21st  April 2017 Information Security ‘One in five’ British businesses hacked by cyber criminals One in five British companies has been hacked by cyber criminals over the past year, a new survey…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 14th April 2017 Information Security Wifi-bug leaves Android & Iphone seriously Vulnerable to Hackers Apple and Google handsets have been patched, but other Android devices may still be vulnerable to the Broadcom…

Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 31st March 2017 Information Security Microsoft Boss states We will not help any government hack any customer anywhere The president of Microsoft has told ITV News there should be strict limits to…