Cyber Security

More from this Special Report

• Academic ‘friendly hackers’ keep businesses on guard

  Community of researchers spot flaws before malicious hackers can take advantage

  
• Lawmakers and tech groups fight back against deepfakes

  Evolving technology prompts jump in online publication of AI manipulated videos

  
• Face off: the perils of sharing your biometric data 

  Greater use of artificial intelligence by companies fuels privacy concerns

  
• How to negotiate with hackers

  When your files are held to ransom, there are ways to get them back safely and securely

  
• US retirement accounts offer tempting target for cyber attacks

  Industry under pressure to bolster defences for nearly $6tn of 401(k) plans

  
• Does cyber security cross the line when crossing borders?

  Wider use of technology to screen travellers raises privacy and safety concerns

  
• Cyber fraud techniques evolve into confidence trick arms race

  Social engineering becomes more sophisticated in convincing victims to co-operate

  
• Hybrid warfare: the new face of global competition

  Businesses and governments targeted by cyber attacks, subversion and espionage

  
• A hacker’s paradise? 5G and cyber security

  Internet-connected devices using fifth-generation mobile networks offer prime targets for criminals

  
• Companies urged to bolster infrastructure cyber defences

  Experts say critical facilities present attractive targets for hackers

  
• Russia cyber aggression fuels tensions with west

  Experts say attacks have switched from information gathering to offensives and disruption

  
• Can your flight be hacked?

  Hack of a Boeing 757 has raised serious questions about aviation’s vulnerability to cyber attacks

  
• When fridges attack: why hackers could target the grid

  Household appliances offer path to sophisticated systems through the IoT

  
• How security experts manage their own ‘smart’ homes

  A look at lessons everyone can learn from the professionals

  
• Why you need to quantum-proof your cyber security now

  The quantum threat comes just as the internet of things and 5G mobile connectivity are arriving, with higher security requirements

  
• Manufacturers face tighter rules on devices

  ‘It’s going to take collective action to get the security outcomes we’re looking for’

  
• BlackBerry plans comeback as secure IoT hub

  Smartphone maker aims to use its reputation for privacy on smaller devices

  
• Machines ease cyber security industry talent crunch

  Finding staff who have the right skills in both AI and cyber security demands new thinking on hiring

  
• AI is not a ‘silver bullet’ against cyber attacks

  Machines do not yet cope well in adversarial situations

  
• Rethink needed over use of automated health records

  UK minister says patients must be reassured over risks of algorithms in accessing data

  
• US and China back AI bug-detecting projects

  Labs are preparing to roll out automated tools that find security flaws posed by faulty computer code

  
• Industry perspectives: Preventing malicious use of AI

  AI lowers the cost of a data breach more than hiring an information security officer

  
• Hackers expose frailty of robots

  Automatons without security safeguards can be weaponised

  
• Cyber attacks bought ‘as easily as online shopping’

  Online platforms are being used to buy and sell the tools to commit crime

  
• MBA courses start offering digital security skills

  Business schools add cyber to the curriculum as attacks become a boardroom matter

  
• Hackers target new cryptocurrency investors

  As exchanges increase security cyber crooks seek out new soft targets

  
• Why cyber space matters as much to Nato as land, sea and air defence

  Jens Stoltenberg on Article 5 and why cyber defence has become core to the alliance

  
• Yahoo’s $35m fine sends a message

  Group’s experience is the latest signal for companies to get their breach notification plans in place

  
• Cross-border investigations help take down hackers

  FBI and Europol increasingly co-operate with local crime units

  
• Hackers target cloud services

  Attackers spread malware through IT service providers