Karl Thomas

Independent Correspondent



148 articles by Karl Thomas

IT workers ‘the riskiest users of technology’

IT workers ‘the riskiest users of technology’

IT workers ‘the riskiest users of technology’

A new report finds that in the world of business, it is in fact IT workers who are the riskiest users of technology.

Karl Thomas24 Oct 20152 min. read


TalkTalk ‘receives ransom demand’ for cyberattack

TalkTalk ‘receives ransom demand’ for cyberattack

TalkTalk ‘receives ransom demand’ for cyberattack

TalkTalk’s chief executive has confirmed that she has received a ransom demand from an individual or group claiming responsibility for the cyberattack.

Karl Thomas23 Oct 20152 min. read


TalkTalk experiences ‘significant and sustained cyberattack’

TalkTalk experiences ‘significant and sustained cyberattack’

TalkTalk experiences ‘significant and sustained cyberattack’

It has been revealed that TalkTalk has been subject to a “significant and sustained cyberattack”, with criminals likely to have accessed personal and banking details belonging to its customers.

Karl Thomas23 Oct 20152 min. read


'Collaboration needed' to combat low-impact cybercrime

'Collaboration needed' to combat low-impact cybercrime

'Collaboration needed' to combat low-impact cybercrime

Greater collaboration between the UK’s technology industry and police forces is essential to successfully tackle “high-volume, low-impact cybercrime”, a new report advises.

Karl Thomas22 Oct 20152 min. read


Apple: It is impossible to access encrypted data on iPhones

Apple: It is impossible to access encrypted data on iPhones

Apple: It is impossible to access encrypted data on iPhones

Apple has once again reiterated its claim that it is technically impossible for it to access encrypted data on iPhones that are running iOS 8 or higher and even if it was possible, it would be apprehensive to perform such an action.

Karl Thomas22 Oct 20153 min. read


Sony agrees to $8 million settlement over 2014 data breach

Sony agrees to $8 million settlement over 2014 data breach

Sony agrees to $8 million settlement over 2014 data breach

Sony Pictures Entertainment says that it will pay out $8 million to its employees, over a data breach last year. The studio was attacked by cybercriminals over the release of the movie The Interview.

Karl Thomas21 Oct 20151 min. read


Privacy

CIA director’s personal email account ‘breached by teen’

CIA director’s personal email account ‘breached by teen’

Privacy

CIA director’s personal email account ‘breached by teen’

It has been claimed that the director of the CIA has had his personal email account breached by a teenager, with social engineering playing a part in the hack.

Karl Thomas20 Oct 20152 min. read


LTE vulnerabilities puts Android devices at risk of attack

LTE vulnerabilities puts Android devices at risk of attack

LTE vulnerabilities puts Android devices at risk of attack

Vulnerabilities that have been found in LTE networks leave Android devices open to a DDoS attack, according to the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT/CC) at Carnegie Mellon University.

Karl Thomas19 Oct 20151 min. read


Facebook to alert users to state-sponsored cyberattacks

Facebook to alert users to state-sponsored cyberattacks

Facebook to alert users to state-sponsored cyberattacks

Facebook has revealed that it will let its users know if their accounts have been subject to state-sponsored cyberattacks.

Karl Thomas19 Oct 20152 min. read