Security

Trident ‘Could Be Rendered Useless By Cyber Threat’

The government must assure Parliament the £31bn Trident system is protected from cyber-attackers, according to former defence secretary Lord Browne

9 years ago

Dell Helps PC Owners Remove ‘Superfish-Like’ Rogue Certificate

Dell confirms it installed certificate but says it was to help customer service, nohing malicious

9 years ago

The New Normal: Rebalancing The Cyber-Threat Challenge

Darktrace's Dave Palmer tells us what organisations can do to avoid cyber-attacks

9 years ago

Spear-Phishing Emails Pose As Attack Alerts

The malicious emails aim to infect targeted companies with a remote access Trojan

9 years ago

Starwood Hotels Admits Payment System Breach

The hotel chain said 54 North American locations were compromised by point-of-sale malware

9 years ago

Superfish-Like Rogue Certificates ‘Found Pre-installed’ On Dell PCs

A number of Dell users say they found self-signed root certificates on their laptops and want to know why and…

9 years ago

One In Five Brits Have Been Hit By Cybercrime This Year

Personal details and bank accounts among information stolen by criminals, Deloitte survey finds

9 years ago

All Aboard! HackTrain Event Aims To Use Data To Solve Rail Industry’s Problems

Teams of developers and designers on a weekend train journey will work on innovative railway projects to improve the rail…

9 years ago

How To Secure Data With Hosted Desktops Without Breaking The Bank

Joseph Blass, CEO at cloud services firm WorkPlaceLive, explains how you can protect data physically and online, economically and to…

9 years ago

University Denies Tor Accusation Of FBI Cash For Attacks

Carnegie Mellon denies Tor allegation the FBI outsourced cyber attack in return for cash payment

9 years ago

BlackBerry Hints It Is Open To Government Encryption Backdoor

BlackBerry COO reportedly suggests it believes in a 'balanced' approach to encryption

9 years ago

Telegram Closes Down Islamic State Propaganda Channels

German message service Telegram has begun deleting channels being used by terrorists Islamic State

9 years ago

Amazon Adds Two Factor Authentication For Online Shopping

Users can now opt for two-factor authentication to help protect themselves against fraud

9 years ago

New York DA Targets Smartphone Encryption

Manhattan District Attorney on collision course with tech giants after call for weaker encryption

9 years ago

EU Plans Cryptocurrency Clampdown Following Paris Attacks

Bitcoin could come under scrutiny following concerns about terrorism funding

9 years ago

Anonymous Offers ‘Noob Guide’ To Hack ISIS

Payback on ISIS. New guide offers ways to hack Islamic State following terrorist attacks in Paris

9 years ago

Government Urges Free Cyber Health Check For British Firms

Top UK businesses are being urged by the Government to take part in a free Cyber Health Check

9 years ago

Nadella: Microsoft Is Uniquely Positioned To Combat Cyber Threats

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says cloud-first Microsoft's scope means it can help make IT more secure, but industry collaboration is…

9 years ago

US Restaurant Chain Chipotle Security Gaffe Exposes Emails

The lapse allowed a job applicant to read emails sent to restaurant chain Chipotle

9 years ago

Government To Invest £1.9bn In Cyber-Security

The funds will go in part toward establishing a National Cyber Centre aimed at countering cyber-threats to critical infrastructure

9 years ago

ViaSat To Demo 100Gbps Ethernet Encryption

ViaSat says industry-first technology will allow security-conscious firms and public sector to upgrade bandwidth without need to change equipment

9 years ago

UK To Help Set Up India Cyber-Security Centre

The two governments agreed on cyber-security and business deals during Prime Minister Modi's first visit to the UK

9 years ago

Anonymous Declares War On ISIS Following Paris Attacks

Hacker collective vows to 'hunt down’ ISIS and begins shutting down Twitter accounts professing support for Islamic State

9 years ago

Google To Introduce Warnings For Unencrypted Emails

Email encryption has risen dramatically since the reports of US mass Internet surveillance two years ago, Google has found

9 years ago

Spam Targets Lonely Hearts And Tourists, Warns Kaspersky

Lonely tonight? Or fancy jetting off somewhere for free? Then beware of being duped by spam says Kaspersky

9 years ago

UK, US Wargame Tests Financial Response To Cyber Attack

War games. British and American tests the responses of their financial centres to a major cyber attack

9 years ago

Avast Reveals How Criminals Could Hack Smart TVs To Gain Control Of Homes

Avast researchers exposed an IoT security flaw by hacking a Vizio Smart TV to gain access to a home WiFi…

9 years ago

Tor Accuses FBI Of Financing University Attack

Did the FBI really outsource a cyber attack on the dark net? Tor alleges the Feds paid a US university…

9 years ago

Why Online Retailers Must Prepare For Barrage Of Cybercrime This Christmas

E-tailers stopped 45 million attempted online attacks in the past three months, but more is on its way

9 years ago