Naked Security Postings
Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 10:53AM
Bob Appleby in NakedSecurity, Security, Sophos

Deconstructing Petya: how it spreads and how to fight back

It's been 24 hours since the outbreak first hit: here's what we know now about how Petya behaves

Anthem to pay record $115m to settle lawsuits over massive breach

Attackers grabbed data including names, birthdates, taxpayer IDs and more from Anthem patients - a toolkit for identity theft

New Petya ransomware: everything you wanted to know (but were afraid to ask)

Your questions about the new Petya ransomware answered - and your chance to ask us more.

From floppy disks to deep freeze: what’s the best way to store data?

Still got a Zip drive? What about a CD? Are you sure you'll be able to access the data stored on those? We take a look at what's being done to keep information safe for future generations

News in brief: Wimbledon adds AI; four arrested over support scams; Russia threatens to block Telegram

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

Beer + bitter former field engineer = hacked smart water meters

The story of Adam Flanagan, who's been jailed for hacking, is a reminder to companies to revoke access to networks when they sack a disgruntled employee

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