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Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans escorts Russian warship through English Channel

Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans was recently seen shadowing a Russian warship through the English Channel.

The Portsmouth-based Type 23 frigate is currently tasked with protecting UK waters and has been activated to keep watch on Russian Slava-class cruiser Marshall Ustinov.

The Russian unit – accompanied by an auxiliary ship and tug – recently left the Mediterranean and was tracked by allied French naval warships through the Bay of Biscay.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Monday, 19 November 2018 20:39

Security expert offers insight into recent data breach

European online contact lens supplier Vision Direct has revealed a data breach which compromised full credit card details for a number of its customers, as well as personal information. Compromised data includes full name, billing address, email address, password, telephone number and payment card information, including card number, expiry date and CVV.

: Craig Young, security researcher, Tripwire's; Talking Point; Posted On Monday, 19 November 2018 20:34

Security experts react as NIST partners with IBM to use AI

two cybersecurity experts in response to recent news that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the US Department of Commerce, has partnered with IBM to use AI to rate the severity of publicly reported cyber vulnerabilities.

: SECURITY EXPERTS; Talking Point; Posted On Monday, 19 November 2018 20:23

The 4 Essential Mobile APP Security Tips for banks, FIs and the payment ecosystem

Here's a potentially handy "Mobile App Security Check List" to help banks, financial institutions, merchants and the payments ecosystem prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, from a OneSpan cyber security expert.