Security

Study Claims HMTL5 Isn’t Much More Secure Than Flash

Flash not so bad? New report casts doubts on HTML5 adverts being safer than Adobe Flash

8 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Cybersecurity In 2016

Test your mettle with our quiz and see how much you know about the cybersecurity world this year

8 years ago

Cisco Warns Of Libarchive File Compression Flaw

Patch it now! Popular open source file compression tool libarchive contains wide reaching vulnerabilities

8 years ago

Unknown Connections On LinkedIn Can Compromise Enterprise Security

Intel Security says employees are not being educated about the risks of adding people they don't know on LinkedIn amid…

8 years ago

iOS 10 Developer Preview Has An Unencrypted Kernel

The suggestion is that Apple has negelected to encrypt iOS 10 kernel in bid to encourage hackers to find security…

8 years ago

New Ransomware Streamlines Attacks With JavaScript

A newly discovered ransomware variant does away with downloading a malicious file, carrying out the dirty work itself

8 years ago

Apple Patches ‘Critical’ AirPort Router Bug

The flaw could allow attackers to take over users' entire networks, say security researchers

8 years ago

Will MPs’ TalkTalk Hack Recommendations Make The UK More Secure?

INDUSTRY VIEW: Security experts examine parliamentary select committee's proposals for data breach compliance, enforcement and awareness

8 years ago

Google Dishes Out £376k In Android Bug Bounties

Top researcher pockets £52,000 as Google uses Android vulnerabilities to secure Android N

8 years ago

Apple Cranks iOS Encryption In Face Of FBI Flak

All iOS applications will be required to use Secure HTTP by the end of this year, with a few exceptions

8 years ago

GoToMYPC Resets Passwords After ‘Sophisticated’ Attack

The Citrix-run remote desktop service said it was targeted by a 'very sophisticated password attack'

8 years ago

UK Will Be ‘More Vulnerable’ To Cyber Attacks If It Leaves The EU

InfoSec poll reveals security professionals thing UK will suffer from lack of information sharing if it decides to leave the…

8 years ago

Adobe Patches Zero-Day Flaw ‘Exploited In The Wild’

The Flash bug has been deployed since March by a criminal gang against particular targets

8 years ago

Acer Security Flaw Exposed Customer Data For 11 Months

Acer is preparing to alert customers to a data breach that affected Acer's e-commerce site from May 2015 to April…

8 years ago

BadTunnel Security Flaw Affected All Windows Versions For 20 Years

Discovery of serious Windows vulnerability, dubbed BadTunnel, earns researcher top bug bounty reward

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: IoT Security Needs A Serious Shake-Up, Says Sophos

Sophos researcher tells us why flaws in the toys of today could cause major security worries in the future

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Businesses, Beware The Ransomware Threat, Says Rik Ferguson

More co-operation between industry and government is also needed to tackle growing threats, Trend Micro VP tells TechWeekEurope

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Watch Out For The Professional Cybercriminal, Warns Mikko Hyppönen

F-Secure's Mikko Hyppönen tells us why businesses need to be aware of increasingly professional cyber-criminals

8 years ago

GitHub Accounts Compromised In Password Attack

Fallout from LinkedIn breach seems to continue as GitHub admits some accounts were accessed by attacker

8 years ago

Criminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-Attacks

Fancy a DDoS attack? Cybercrime marketplace offers access to compromised third party servers for just £4.23

8 years ago

Cisco Creates £8m Cyber-Security Scholarship Program

The scholarship program and improved certifications are aimed at growing the number of skilled cyber-security experts, officials say

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday Tackles Browser Flaws Amid Another Adobe Zero-Day

Fixes for Edge and Internet Explorer, but admins warned to pay attention to serious Adobe Flash zero day

8 years ago

Donald Trump Data Pilfered After Democrat Hack By Russians

Democrat computer hacked by Russian intelligence agencies and lifted opposition data on 'The Donald'

8 years ago

Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline

A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns

8 years ago

McAfee: ‘App Collusion’ Latest Mobile Security Risk

McAfee identifies common apps that could be commandeered by attackers to steal information or carry out financial transactions

8 years ago

Infosec 2016: Two Thirds Of Security Pros Say Brexit Won’t Hurt UK’s Cyber Defence

If the UK decides to leave the EU, there will be no change in UK’s ability to protect itself, think…

8 years ago

Symantec Buys Blue Coat For £3.3bn To Strengthen Enterprise Security Credentials

Symantec pays almost double what Blue Coat was worth last year as it attempts to improve enterprise security credibility and…

8 years ago

Critical Attack Flaw Found In Google Chrome

An easy-to-exploit bug in Chrome's default PDF reader could allow attackers to take over a system

8 years ago

Euro 2016: What Are The Biggest Security Threats?

Malware, social engineering and dodgy ticket sites. Here are the security threats you should be looking out for during Euro…

8 years ago

Malicious Documents Use New Tricks To Evade Detection, Warns Zscaler

Attackers utilise social engineering to lure MS Word users to enable macros in order to avoid cyber detection

8 years ago