Kyle Ellison

Kyle Ellison

Independent Correspondent



107 articles by Kyle Ellison

Cybercrime

UK businesses are unprepared for potential data breaches

UK businesses are unprepared for potential data breaches

Cybercrime

UK businesses are unprepared for potential data breaches

Many UK businesses are unequipped to respond to potential data breaches, according to two new independent reports published this week.

Kyle Ellison20 Mar 20151 min. read


Malware

Google Play security tightened with human screening process

Google Play security tightened with human screening process

Malware

Google Play security tightened with human screening process

Google is taking additional security measures to shut out malware from its app store by introducing a human screening process.

Kyle Ellison19 Mar 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

Dark Purple's 'killer USB' will fry your computer's circuit board

Dark Purple's 'killer USB' will fry your computer's circuit board

Cybercrime

Dark Purple's 'killer USB' will fry your computer's circuit board

USB drives have been known to carry viruses and malware, but a Russian electronics expert has now created a thumb drive that will literally fry your computer's circuit board with a high voltage surge.

Kyle Ellison18 Mar 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

9-year-old cybersecurity expert hacks Android smartphone in minutes

9-year-old cybersecurity expert hacks Android smartphone in minutes

Cybercrime

9-year-old cybersecurity expert hacks Android smartphone in minutes

Wondering how secure your Android smartphone is? Well, a 9-year-old cybersecurity expert has demonstrated how hackers could steal contacts, call logs and messages within just 15 minutes.

Kyle Ellison17 Mar 20151 min. read


Digital Security

Hacker holds South Korean nuclear plant to ransom

Hacker holds South Korean nuclear plant to ransom

Digital Security

Hacker holds South Korean nuclear plant to ransom

A hacker who claims to have stolen sensitive data belonging to South Korea’s nuclear power plants is demanding money to keep the information private.

Kyle Ellison16 Mar 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

Obama administration seeks more power to tackle botnets

Obama administration seeks more power to tackle botnets

Cybercrime

Obama administration seeks more power to tackle botnets

The Obama administration wants greater power to shut down botnets, responding to the growing threat of cybercrime and increasingly complex, modern techniques.

Kyle Ellison13 Mar 20151 min. read


Scams

Hackers phish for data with fake Apple Watch giveaway

Hackers phish for data with fake Apple Watch giveaway

Scams

Hackers phish for data with fake Apple Watch giveaway

Apple fans keen to get their hands on the Apple Watch are advised to think before they click, after hackers exploited a wave of enthusiasm around the launch with a phishing scam linked to a fake giveaway.

Kyle Ellison12 Mar 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

80 percent of global merchants fail card data security tests

80 percent of global merchants fail card data security tests

Cybercrime

80 percent of global merchants fail card data security tests

Around 80 percent of global merchants including retailers, financial institutions and hospitality firms have failed interim tests which show they are not in compliance with card data security standards.

Kyle Ellison11 Mar 20151 min. read


Privacy

US lawmakers want taxi apps to check driver fingerprints

US lawmakers want taxi apps to check driver fingerprints

Privacy

US lawmakers want taxi apps to check driver fingerprints

Ride-sharing taxi apps Uber, Lyft and Sidecar have been asked by US lawmakers to adopt fingerprint-based background checks for their drivers,

Kyle Ellison10 Mar 20151 min. read