Security

UK Businesses Feel Financial Crunch From Data Protection ChangesUK Businesses Feel Financial Crunch From Data Protection Changes

UK Businesses Feel Financial Crunch From Data Protection Changes

Upcoming changes to EU data protection regulation are imposing a significant financial burden on organisations, finds a new study

10 years ago
Microsoft Responds To Windows 10 Privacy CriticismMicrosoft Responds To Windows 10 Privacy Criticism

Microsoft Responds To Windows 10 Privacy Criticism

The company said it will modify Windows 10's default child settings in response to user privacy concerns

10 years ago
At The Tip Of The Spear: How To Make The Right IT Security Solution Choice For Your BusinessAt The Tip Of The Spear: How To Make The Right IT Security Solution Choice For Your Business

At The Tip Of The Spear: How To Make The Right IT Security Solution Choice For Your Business

Konstantin Voronokov from Kasperksy Lab tells us why SMBs need to understand and invest in security now more than ever

10 years ago
EU Data Protection Head Criticises Flight Data BillEU Data Protection Head Criticises Flight Data Bill

EU Data Protection Head Criticises Flight Data Bill

Contentious ruling would allow security services to access flight details on all passengers flying into or out of the EU

10 years ago
Hilton Investigates Major Card Security Breach ClaimsHilton Investigates Major Card Security Breach Claims

Hilton Investigates Major Card Security Breach Claims

Hilton Worldwide said it is investigating claims that is the latest hotel chain to be affected by a credit card…

10 years ago
Zettabox Surprised At Lack Of Cloud Data AwarenessZettabox Surprised At Lack Of Cloud Data Awareness

Zettabox Surprised At Lack Of Cloud Data Awareness

Where do you store your cloud data, and can the US government access it? Many executives simply unaware, says Zettabox's…

10 years ago
US And China Agree To Work Together To Fight CybercrimeUS And China Agree To Work Together To Fight Cybercrime

US And China Agree To Work Together To Fight Cybercrime

Agreement comes on last day of Chinese President Xi Jingping’s visit to US

10 years ago
IT Security Spending To Reach £50bn, But Human Error Is Still Main Cause Of Data LossIT Security Spending To Reach £50bn, But Human Error Is Still Main Cause Of Data Loss

IT Security Spending To Reach £50bn, But Human Error Is Still Main Cause Of Data Loss

Spending on security set to grow, but pesky humans still main reason for data losses in organisations

10 years ago
Many NHS Health Apps Leak Data, Study FindsMany NHS Health Apps Leak Data, Study Finds

Many NHS Health Apps Leak Data, Study Finds

Many NHS-accredited health apps have poor privacy standards and don't secure customer data, study finds

10 years ago
Malvertising Attack Targets Xhamster Porn SiteMalvertising Attack Targets Xhamster Porn Site

Malvertising Attack Targets Xhamster Porn Site

Malvertising attack targets adult sites including xhamster and even checks to see if users are genuine to save time and…

10 years ago
More Than Five Million Fingerprints Stolen In US Government HackMore Than Five Million Fingerprints Stolen In US Government Hack

More Than Five Million Fingerprints Stolen In US Government Hack

Office of Personnel Management hack stole over five million fingerprint records of US government staff

10 years ago
iOS 9 PIN Code Bypass Bug Exposes Contact And PhotosiOS 9 PIN Code Bypass Bug Exposes Contact And Photos

iOS 9 PIN Code Bypass Bug Exposes Contact And Photos

Only way to protect against flaw that make four and six digit passcodes useless is to disable Siri on lockscreen

10 years ago
Barclays Launches Biometric Banking HubBarclays Launches Biometric Banking Hub

Barclays Launches Biometric Banking Hub

iPortal will allow corporate customers access all to of Barclays’ business services by using a Barclays Biometric Reader

10 years ago
As A Society, We Don’t “Do” Passwords WellAs A Society, We Don’t “Do” Passwords Well

As A Society, We Don’t “Do” Passwords Well

Rob Coombs from ARM tells us some top tips to improve our use of passwords

10 years ago
Mimecast Back To Normal After Cyber AttackMimecast Back To Normal After Cyber Attack

Mimecast Back To Normal After Cyber Attack

Customer access to Mimecast in the US resumes, after cloud firm was attacked with malicious traffic

10 years ago

Forbes Readers Suffer Malvertising Attack

Malvertising attack redirects users to malicious webpages as doubts about security of online advertising networks increase

10 years ago

Advocate General To Advise On EU, US Data Sharing Agreement

Legal expert to offer his opinion on whether EU Safe Habour data sharing agreement is binding

10 years ago

Government Warns UK Businesses To Invest More In Staying Safe Online

DCMS report warns about growing risk of cyber-attacks

10 years ago

The Role Of Smart Security In The Smart Home

Yale's David Herbert tells us why the future of the home is linked directly to staying secure

10 years ago

New IBM Security System Makes ‘BYO’ Cloud Apps Safe for Work

IBM's new Cloud Security Enforcer helps companies corral the use of "bring your own" cloud apps by employees at work

10 years ago

What Does First Major Attack On App Store Mean For Mobile Security?

Security experts share their view on the XcodeGhost App Store attack

10 years ago

Apple App Store Hit By Major Malware Attack

‘Hundreds’ of apps are hit in major attack on the App Store

10 years ago

UK Is The Champion Of Keeping Businesses Safe Online

Trend Micro study finds that UK beats out European neighbours when it comes to dealing with cyber-attacks

10 years ago

Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers

'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes

10 years ago

Kardashian Fans At Risk From Insecure App, Websites

Up to 800,000 users of Kardashian app may be at risk following password exposure

10 years ago

‘Only’ iOS 9 Update Can Protect iPhone Against Bluetooth Hack

AirDrop vulnerability would allow hackers to hijack a device using Bluetooth

10 years ago

DCMS Assumes Data Protection Policy Responsibility And ICO Sponsorship

Responsibility and oversight for privacy protection moves from the Ministry of justice to the Departmen for Culture, Media and Sport

10 years ago

Android Phones Can Be Unlocked By Super Long Passwords

Researchers discover they can crack Android devices just by typing nonsense into password field

10 years ago

Heartbleed ‘Still Affects’ 200,000 Devices

Figures from IoT search engine Shodan suggest not all devices have been patched while experts ponder whether Heartbleed will ever…

10 years ago

BT Security Offers Ethical Hacking Service To Banks

BT offers banks, insurance firms and other financial institutions an ethical hacking service to identify IT weaknesses and inspire customer…

10 years ago