Security

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

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 AttackTor Accuses FBI Of Financing University Attack

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 ChristmasWhy Online Retailers Must Prepare For Barrage Of Cybercrime This Christmas

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
InstaAgent Removed From iTunes, Google Play For Data TheftInstaAgent Removed From iTunes, Google Play For Data Theft

InstaAgent Removed From iTunes, Google Play For Data Theft

Top ranking Instagram client removed from iTunes and Google Play after user data theft discovery

9 years ago
Biometrics – Where Technology And Storytelling MeetBiometrics – Where Technology And Storytelling Meet

Biometrics – Where Technology And Storytelling Meet

Matthew Maxwell, associate creative director at marketing firm SapientNitro, discusses the art of identity technology

9 years ago
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Highlights Edge’s Security CredentialsMicrosoft Patch Tuesday Highlights Edge’s Security Credentials

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Highlights Edge’s Security Credentials

Business as usual as Microsoft issues 12 bulletins after last month's modest security update

9 years ago
Ad Blockers Are Used By 18 Percent Of UK Web UsersAd Blockers Are Used By 18 Percent Of UK Web Users

Ad Blockers Are Used By 18 Percent Of UK Web Users

Publishers should have less invasive adverts and make users aware of the consequences of ad blocking, industry body says

9 years ago
Shoppers Could Soon Use Their Veins To Authenticate PaymentsShoppers Could Soon Use Their Veins To Authenticate Payments

Shoppers Could Soon Use Their Veins To Authenticate Payments

Fingopay from Visa Europe Collab uses finger vein pattern authentication technology to provide more secure authentication

9 years ago
TalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m CyberattackTalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m Cyberattack

TalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m Cyberattack

TalkTalk says it wants to recognise the uncertainty following last month's major cyberattack and has put a figure on the…

9 years ago
A Short Guide To Cyber-Attacks For SMBsA Short Guide To Cyber-Attacks For SMBs

A Short Guide To Cyber-Attacks For SMBs

How can your business protect itself from attack? Here are some top tips from Towergate Insurance

9 years ago
7 Ways To Keep Your Business As Secure As MI67 Ways To Keep Your Business As Secure As MI6

7 Ways To Keep Your Business As Secure As MI6

Ryan Barrett, VP of privacy and security, Intermedia, shares top security tips that even James Bond could do with

9 years ago
How Scammers Are Trying To Use Your Computer To Steal Your CashHow Scammers Are Trying To Use Your Computer To Steal Your Cash

How Scammers Are Trying To Use Your Computer To Steal Your Cash

Cyber criminals want to hijack your computer for financial gain. But how does the scam work and how can you…

9 years ago
Facebook Ordered To Stop Tracking Non-Users Or Face Daily £178,000 FineFacebook Ordered To Stop Tracking Non-Users Or Face Daily £178,000 Fine

Facebook Ordered To Stop Tracking Non-Users Or Face Daily £178,000 Fine

Belgian Privacy Commissioner says Facebook must get user consent to track non-users, but social network will appeal

9 years ago
Schoolboy Arrested In TalkTalk Probe Sues Google, TwitterSchoolboy Arrested In TalkTalk Probe Sues Google, Twitter

Schoolboy Arrested In TalkTalk Probe Sues Google, Twitter

The Northern Ireland boy alleges the Internet companies and three national newspapers disclosed his identity

9 years ago

Norwich Airport Website Hacked ‘In Two Minutes’

Hacker called 'His Royal Gingerness' breached website 'to see if he could'

9 years ago

GCHQ Launches £6.5m CyberInvest Security Research Scheme

Taxpayers foot multimillion pound GCHQ bill for better protecting the UK in cyberspace

9 years ago

Non-Removable Android Malware Hijacks Popular Apps

Security researchers found infected versions of Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and others

9 years ago

EC Tells US To Sort Out Safe Harbour Deal

'Over to you', as European Commission tells the US to sort out the Safe Harbour data sharing agreement

9 years ago

Anonymous Publishes Names Of Ku Klux Klan Members

Hacker collective names and shames 1,000 alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan

9 years ago

TalkTalk Admits 157,000 Customer Details Were Hacked

Hack compromised the details of 'only' 157,000 customers, not four million as originally thought

9 years ago

UK Employees ‘Would Sell Corporate Data For £100’

Clearswift survey finds many workers also don’t realise that losing critical data could affect their company

9 years ago

Symantec Offers Tailored Threat Intelligence For Businesses

Know thy enemy. Symantec service gives businesses answers to specific questions to improve cyber defences

9 years ago

British Spies Collected Phone Data For 14 Years

Theresa May admits British spooks have been bulk collecting phone data and email records since 2001

9 years ago

Google Exposes 11 Severe Security Flaws In The Galaxy S6 Edge

Samsung flagship came with many vulnerabilities, according to Google’s Project Zero

9 years ago

British Workers Fear Data Theft More Than Home Intruders

Citrix survey finds privacy becoming more important to younger workers in particular

9 years ago

Firefox 42 Brings Private Browsing, Halts Online Trackers

Latest Firefox provides web surfers with a more private browsing experience with Tracking Protection

9 years ago

DDoS Attacks ‘Keep Getting Stronger’

Kaspersky report includes one DDoS attack lasting 320 hours

9 years ago

Avast Unveils The Next-Generation PC & Mobile Security Offerings

Self-generating passwords and better mobile malware protection now on offer

9 years ago