Security

Microsoft Puts A Bigger Bounty On Bugs

The company promises bigger payouts for security researchers who find authentication exploits and submit ideas to strengthen Windows' defences

9 years ago

Carphone Warehouse Hack: How Can You Protect Yourself?

NEWS ANALYSIS: The security industry explains how consumers and businesses can protect themselves from this hack and against future data…

9 years ago

Facebook ‘Loophole’ Allows Personal Data Harvesting

Facebook dismissed claims that the technique could be used to build massive scam databases

9 years ago

Internet Security ‘Undermined By Random Number Weaknesses’

The random numbers used by web cryptographic systems aren't random enough, say security researchers

9 years ago

China-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking Breach

Travel booking firm Sabre has reportedly been breached by the same group that stole US government personnel records

9 years ago

Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk

Shares fall two percent as phone retailer suffers cyber attack that compromises credit card details, names and addresses of customers

9 years ago

Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law

Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures

9 years ago

Tesla Issues Patch After Serious Car Hack

A hack that allowed researchers to gain control of Tesla's electric vehicle has now been patched

9 years ago

‘Certifi-Gate’ Security Flaw Hits Millions Of Android Devices

Smartphones from LG, Samsung, HTC and ZTE could all be at risk, Check Point team warn

9 years ago

New Techniques Could Prevent Use-After-Free Exploits: Black Hat

The single most pervasive zero-day is use-after-free (UAF), but new research from HP detailed at Black Hat could change that…

9 years ago

Open Network Switches Pose Security Risk, Researcher Says

At the Black Hat show, a security expert demonstrates how vulnerable SDN switches that use the ONIE software are open…

9 years ago

Watch Out: That Windows 10 Update Might Be Ransomware

Bitdefender study reveals criminals are sending out Windows 10 upgrade emails to disguise CTB Locker ransomware

9 years ago

Android Fingerprint Readers Are Also A Security Risk

It’s not just TouchID that’s at risk from hackers looking for personal data, Black Hat researchers find

9 years ago

Texas Drone Uncovers Scale Of IoT Security Worries

Austin-based drone discovers details of 1,600 IoT devices in just a few neighbourhoods

9 years ago

Samsung, Google Nexus Devices To Get Monthly Android Security Updates

Smartphones and tablets will be among the first to benefit from incremental updates to Android

9 years ago

Beware – Your Smart Home Might Be A Massive Security Risk

Tripwire survey finds zero-day vulnerabilities in many of the leading smart home hubs

9 years ago

FBI Called In To Investigate Hillary Clinton Email Set-Up

FBI agents are looking into the security of the presidential hopeful’s private account

9 years ago

BIND Flaw Opens Door To Hacker Attacks On DNS

Patch now! BIND flaw is being exploited by hackers and websites can be taken offline, researchers warn

9 years ago

Employees Just Don’t Care About Keeping Company Data Safe With BYOD

Kaspersky survey finds only one in ten workers bothering to keep work files safe from cyber attack

9 years ago

Two Major Mac OS X Vulnerabilities Bring Apple Security Approach Under Scrutiny

Researchers find exploit for previously known vulnerability and create firmware worm that can spread without physical network

9 years ago

Q&A With Black Hat, DEF CON Founder Jeff Moss

Jeff Moss, consultant and former hacker offers his takes on trends, privacy, machine learning - and why you should always…

9 years ago

Yahoo Ad Network Spreads Malware – Again

The latest malicious ad campaign follows an incident that affected Yahoo and AOL last year

9 years ago

Microsoft Tests Quantum Computer-Proof Web Encryption

New system may allow the web's SSL systems to fend off attacks by advanced quantum computers

9 years ago

How Finance Firms Can Reduce Data Security Risk

IT outsourcing and managed services specialist, Advanced 365, offers its top tips on defending against new cyber threats

9 years ago

Could Your Phone’s Battery Be Spying On You?

Researchers reveal that a flaw in HTML5 API can be used to track users across the web

9 years ago

How To Protect Your Business From A DDoS Attack

Margee Abrams, security services product marketing at Neustar, a real-time information and analytics firm, says criminals will steal from you…

9 years ago

Leaked NSA Map Details China ‘Cyber-Espionage’ Attacks

A secret map pinpoints successful attacks on companies including Google and Lockheed Martin

9 years ago

NatWest Online Banking Affected By DDoS Attack

Friday's attack marks the fifth time in the past three years that NatWest's online banking service has been hit by…

9 years ago

Mobile Malware ‘Grows Almost Three-Fold’ In Just Three Months

However the total number of global threats in Q2 2015 fell 19 percent, Kaspersky Labs reports

9 years ago

What Can The United Airlines Hack Tell Us About IT Security?

The data breach at United Airlines could reveal a lot about hacker motivation

9 years ago