Security

Linus Torvalds Talks Linux Security At LinuxConLinus Torvalds Talks Linux Security At LinuxCon

Linus Torvalds Talks Linux Security At LinuxCon

The founder of Linux explains why he's not thinking about the next 10 years of Linux and why security is…

10 years ago
Clinton Email Server ‘Holds No Data’Clinton Email Server ‘Holds No Data’

Clinton Email Server ‘Holds No Data’

The FBI is expected to try to recover data from the server, which has held no data since 2013

10 years ago
IT Pros Forced to Adopt IoT Devices Despite Security RisksIT Pros Forced to Adopt IoT Devices Despite Security Risks

IT Pros Forced to Adopt IoT Devices Despite Security Risks

As the lucrative IoT market grows, so do concerns for its security

10 years ago
Mac Hit By Second Zero-Day Flaw In As Many MonthsMac Hit By Second Zero-Day Flaw In As Many Months

Mac Hit By Second Zero-Day Flaw In As Many Months

The latest unpatched Mac security bug could be exploited by a malicious application to gain control of a system

10 years ago
DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website MumsnetDDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet

DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet

Armed police also attend Mumsnet founder's home following a 'swatting attack'. Oh, and the website's been hacked, too

10 years ago
Microsoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer PatchMicrosoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer Patch

Microsoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer Patch

Microsoft finds zero-day flaw found that could let attackers take control of infected PCs

10 years ago
Google Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android FlawGoogle Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android Flaw

Google Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android Flaw

The 'high severity' bug affects every version of Android since 2010, according to Trend Micro

10 years ago
Ashley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data CacheAshley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data Cache

Ashley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data Cache

The 'massive' cache includes users' personal details, as well as a wide range of internal corporate documents, researchers said

10 years ago
Most Businesses Are Potential Targets for Nation-State CyberattacksMost Businesses Are Potential Targets for Nation-State Cyberattacks

Most Businesses Are Potential Targets for Nation-State Cyberattacks

IT security professionals believe their companies are on the hit list

10 years ago
Akamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double AgainAkamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double Again

Akamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double Again

DDoS attacks are getting less powerful but lasting longer - apart from increasingly frequent mega attacks capable of taking out…

10 years ago
The New Cyberattacks Threatening Public Sector CompaniesThe New Cyberattacks Threatening Public Sector Companies

The New Cyberattacks Threatening Public Sector Companies

Targeted attacks on public utilities and governments are intensifying, Trend Micro report finds

10 years ago
Darkode Suspect Pleads Guilty Of Selling Botnet AccessDarkode Suspect Pleads Guilty Of Selling Botnet Access

Darkode Suspect Pleads Guilty Of Selling Botnet Access

A New York man arrested in the raids on Darkode hackers last month admitted to selling access to systems compromised…

10 years ago
Advanced Persistent Threats Going Unnoticed By Website OwnersAdvanced Persistent Threats Going Unnoticed By Website Owners

Advanced Persistent Threats Going Unnoticed By Website Owners

Websites are failing to cope with Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), despite many of them not being advanced at all, says…

10 years ago
Google Fixes Broken Stagefright PatchGoogle Fixes Broken Stagefright Patch

Google Fixes Broken Stagefright Patch

Google acknowledged a flaw in its first patch for the Stagefright issue, which affects nearly 1 billion Android devices

10 years ago
Should Businesses Be Concerned About Mac Security?Should Businesses Be Concerned About Mac Security?

Should Businesses Be Concerned About Mac Security?

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Mac's security strengths are challenged, should businesses be concerned about using Mac in the enterprise and is…

10 years ago

Kaspersky Denies ‘False Positive’ Campaign Against Rivals

Kaspersky Lab has denied a report that it manipulated antivirus data to harm competitors including Microsoft, Avast and AVG

10 years ago

Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines

Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise

10 years ago

Julian Assange Assault Probe Dropped, As UK Protests

Investigation into sexual assault claims against Julian Assange have been dropped, but the rape accusation still stands

10 years ago

Smartwatches Slammed For Poor Security

Most popular smartwatches on the market are riddled with security flaws, Trend Micro warns

10 years ago

Dropbox Bulks Up Chrome Security With USB Two Factor Authentication

Dropbox now supports USB U2F two factor authentication to protect users from phishing during the login process

10 years ago

Patch Tuesday Tackles Windows 10 Fixes

Microsoft welcomes its newest operating system, Windows 10, to its Patch Tuesday update cycle

10 years ago

Adobe Patches 34 More Bugs In Flash

Adobe's August Patch Tuesday update provides fixes for 34 identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

10 years ago

Hillary Clinton Surrenders Email Server To FBI

FBI takes presidential hopeful’s private email server into custody to check for US government policy breaches

10 years ago

SEC Files Insider Trading Charges After Financial Wire Hack

Authorities charge 32 people after international group hacked financial newswires to trade shares on the stock market

10 years ago

Memory ‘Sinkhole’ Lets Attackers Take Control Of Intel Chips

A hardware flaw detailed at Black Hat allows attackers to take control of Intel chips' most privileged mode

10 years ago

Researchers Detail ‘Severe’ Mobile Fingerprint Flaws

Attackers can hijack fingerprint-protected transactions and harvest fingerprints from mobile devices, according to FireEye

10 years ago

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

10 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…

10 years ago

Facebook ‘Loophole’ Allows Personal Data Harvesting

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

10 years ago

Internet Security ‘Undermined By Random Number Weaknesses’

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

10 years ago