Rob Waugh

An Israeli security researcher has found another way round Apple’s Fingerprint ID security system - this time via a two-step lock-screen glitch which works with the new iOS update 7.0.2.

Spear-phishing attacks on energy companies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, an expert has warned - and all it takes is one lucky strike to cause devastating damage to the power grid, or to companies which supply oil and gas.

A new cyber defense force is being set up in the UK to protect critical private and government computer networks from attack - “if necessary, to strike in cyberspace,” Britain’s Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

Spear-phishing is creating a new era of cybercrime, according to Chris Dixon, a partner at venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz - and in terms of its threat to enterprise, it’s comparable to a “super strain of bacteria.”

One day, your smartphone might “recognise” you by the way you walk, the way your fingers tap on a touchscreen - or even simply where you go during the day. Habits such as your walk can be as distinctive as a fingerprint, researchers claim.

Small businesses will be able to buy “cyber assurance” packages to protect against possible losses from cyber attacks - with a British insurance firm offering packages starting at £500 ($800).

An “identity theft service” which specialises in selling personal details gained access to some of the biggest consumer data firms, including Lexis Nexis and Kroll - and has had access to their computer systems “for months”. Stars such as Beyonce (pictured) had personal details leaked.

New hi-tech cyber attacks could threaten energy supplies, “wearable” computers - and even medical implants, according to a study conducted by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA).

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