Claims to be first time a security vendor has offered rewards for disclosures of vulnerabilities with its products
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
Ruckus Routers Found With Multiple Security Flaws
Tripwire research finds Ruckus routers are susceptible to intruders
Why Airbnb Users And Hosts Must Beware Of WiFi Risks
At Black Hat, a researcher details how both naive users and hosts of the popular accommodation sharing service could be at risk
Firefox 48 Improves Stability By Isolating Web Page Crashes
Firefox 48 will ensure one demanding web page doesn't freeze others, while Android gets better media support - even if support for 2.3 Gingerbread ends
Google Releases Customer-Supplied Encryption Keys For Cloud
Google's CSEK moves into GA, meaning all customers can now bring their own encryption keys for Compute Engine
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Targets UK With New S Pen And Iris Scanning
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will come to the UK with top of the range tech in a bid to capitalise on what it sees as phablet growth
Web Users Are Still Being Tracked By Their Smartphone’s Battery Status
Battery Status API in HTML5 is being used to track user activity, warn security researchers
Adblock Plus Comes To Windows 10 Edge Browser
Windows 10 Anniversary adds support for Edge extensions, including pop up gatekeeper Adblock Plus
Black Hat USA and DefCon: Finding Security Risks in All the Things
PREVIEW: The annual hacker gatherings will bring out new research in car, payment and internet protocol security
EE Outrage Shows Roaming Is No Longer An Optional Luxury
ANALYSIS: Few can travel without a smartphone in 2016, which is why EE roaming outage was such an issue for business travellers, tourists and even rockstars
IBM Drives Nanoscale Cancer Detection With Lab-On-A-Chip Breakthrough
IBM scientists develop new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale
Yahoo ‘Aware’ Of Data Breach Claim
Yahoo said it is investigating reports that 200 million users' data is being sold online
GlaxoSmithKline Teams With Alphabet To Create Galvani Bioelectronics
GSK is to draw on Alphabet's electronics and data analytics know-how for a new spinoff
EE Says Roaming Problems Are Now Fixed
EE says customers should be able to make calls, send texts and access data abroad. If not, turn it on and off again
Tablet Sales Fall Yet Again Despite Growth In Detachables
Latest figures show 12.3 slump in tablet sales as battle for detachable market enters first stages
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Update promises improved Task bar, Start Menu and Action Center, along with upgrades to the Cortana personal assistant
Opera 39 Improves Ad Blocker, VPN And Pop Up Video Player
Opera adds more features to the desktop version of its browser as it seeks to compete with Chrome, Firefox and Edge
GhostMail Ends Services ‘To Prevent Misuse’
GhostMail said it doesn't want its encrypted email service used by 'the wrong people'
Salesforce Buys Cloud-Based Word Processor Quip In £442m Deal
Salesforce splashes £442 million to add collaboration cloud services to its own portfolio
The Changes At GDS And HMRC Signal The Demise Of Digital In Whitehall
ANALYSIS: The departure of Stephen Foreshew-Cain and Mark Dearnley could mean the end of GDS as we know it
Amazon, Microsoft, IBM And Google Growing 30 Percent Faster Than Next 20 Cloud Providers
ANALYSIS: Amazon Web Services still remains "in a league of its own" though, according to latest Synergy Research Group statistics
GDS Chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain Leaves Government
GDS future questioned again as Stephen Foreshew-Cain leaves a year after being appointed
EE 4G Roaming Problem Leaves Travellers Unable To Call Or Text Home
EE confirms issue with text, calls and data services abroad and confirms it is working on a fix for roaming problems
Apple’s Swift Language ‘Levelling Off’
Swift has quickly become one of the most widely used programming languages, but has reached a plateau just behind Google's Go
IT Worker Jailed For Disabling Citibank Network
The Citibank employee admitted to intentionally taking down 90 percent of the company's network across North America
Uber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps Alternative
Uber's own mapping service will be part of self-driving car initiative, according to reports
BT Security CEO: We’ve Learned The Lessons From TalkTalk Hack
INTERVIEW: BT Security chief Mark Hughes explains how BT protects itself against attacks, how Brexit impacts skills gap and why firms should trust telcos
Poll: Are You Using Windows 10?
Windows 10 Anniversary Update is on its way, but do you have Windows 10 installed at home or work already?
WhatsApp ‘Doesn’t Fully Delete Messages’
Deleted WhatsApp messages could be easy to recover, with unencrypted copies stored on iCloud, a researcher finds
SwiftKey Stops Cloud Sync Following User Data Leak
SwiftKey users reported seeing other users' email addresses and autocorrect suggestions, prompting SwiftKey to shut down its cloud sync service