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UK Cybercrime Falls but Attacks on Organizations Soar
UK Cybercrime Falls but Attacks on Organizations Soar
UK Cybercrime Falls But Attacks on Organizations Soar. Latest ONS stats reveal mixed picture
Jan. 26, 2018
ICO Fines Soared 69% in 2017
ICO Fines Soared 69% in 2017
ICO Fines Soar 69% in 2017. New figures show regulator is getting tough ahead of GDPR
Jan. 26, 2018
HMRC Fights Back Against the Smishers
HMRC Fights Back Against the Smishers
HMRC is Winning Against the Smishers. Tax man says its efforts to foil the fraudsters are working
Jan. 26, 2018
Cyberattacks Doubled in 2017
Cyberattacks Doubled in 2017
Ransomware attacks on businesses also doubled.
Jan. 26, 2018
Fraud Is a Quick-Growing Concern for Businesses
Fraud Is a Quick-Growing Concern for Businesses
The research also shows that businesses need to better identify their customers to help combat online fraud.
Jan. 26, 2018
London Football Exchange to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
London Football Exchange to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
Discussions are already underway with over 50 clubs, including Premier League Clubs in the UK and prominent teams in Europe, the US and Australia.
Jan. 26, 2018
Video: How to solve design problems through examining real sports
Video: How to solve design problems through examining real sports
In this 2013 GDC session, game designer Bennett Foddy discusses five different ways that real world sports have solved risk/reward problems in game design.
Jan. 26, 2018
Epic is closing down Paragon and offering refunds to players
Epic is closing down Paragon and offering refunds to players
Epic Games has announced that it is closing down its MOBA title Paragon, declaring the game unsustainable.
Jan. 26, 2018
Blizzard is monitoring YouTube videos to curb toxic Overwatch behavior
Blizzard is monitoring YouTube videos to curb toxic Overwatch behavior
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says that the team is making strides on better policing toxic and harmful in-game behavior, partially by being proactive outside the game itself.
Jan. 26, 2018
Shadowhand developer explains the cons of a long dev cycle
Shadowhand developer explains the cons of a long dev cycle
In a blog posted to his website today, Shadowhand developer Jake Birkett discusses the potential pitfalls of a long development cycle.
Jan. 26, 2018
How MidBoss encodes a player's game data in shareable 'death cards'
How MidBoss encodes a player's game data in shareable 'death cards'
Gamasutra speaks with MidBoss developer Emma "Eniko" Maassen about sharing save files via Twitter, steganographically encoded in an embedded image of the protagonist's grisly fate.
Jan. 26, 2018
Facebook announces new pilot program for 'gaming streamers'
Facebook announces new pilot program for 'gaming streamers'
Facebook announced the introduction of its gaming creator pilot program, a live streaming monetization service geared specifically toward "gaming streamers".
Jan. 26, 2018