Security

Cyber Attacks Are Daily Reality, Admit Executives

Dire threat landscape...corporate executives admit cyberattacks occur daily or weekly

9 years ago

Senseless Jane Austen Virus May Offend Your Sensibilities

Computer hackers are hiding malicious code in passages of text from some of the world's greatest novels

9 years ago

Google To Let Cloud Customers Use Own Keys To Encrypt Data

Google's bring your own keys program marries cost benefits of public cloud computing with robust encryption security, the company says

9 years ago

Researchers Demo Tor Network Vulnerability

We are protecting Internet users anonymity researchers say, after successfully attacking Tor network

9 years ago

Consumers Distrust Businesses With Personal Data

Where has the trust gone? Businesses no longer trusted when it comes to handling people's personal data

9 years ago

Would You Sell Company Data To Pay For A Holiday? Many Would…

What price some summer sun? Enough to pay for a trip to Jamaica, apparently

9 years ago

IT Life: Staying Secure

Canon Europe's Quentyn Taylor tells us about printers, Amara's Law, and why business agility is crucial to success

9 years ago

Hacker Forum Darkode Reappears Following Raids

Hackers have begun reconstructing Darkode less than two weeks after coordinated worldwide raids took it down

9 years ago

‘Stagefright’ Bug Could Affect One Billion Android Devices

"Worse than Heartbleed" flaw could allow Android phones to be taken over while they sleep, say researchers, who warn some…

9 years ago

Employees Have ‘No Idea’ Of Business Data Value

UK employees admit they value their organisation's data below their own personal information

9 years ago

Top 5 Ways To Boost Business IT Security

Roger Keenan, managing director of London data centre City Lifeline shares his top tips on protecting data

9 years ago

US Treasury Computer System Was Open To Hack

Shoddy government security? Vital intelligence system for US financial system was vulnerable to hackers

9 years ago

Your Smartwatch Could Be A Major Security Risk

100 percent of smartwatches tested by HP Security showed major flaws

9 years ago

Microsoft Promises Advanced Threat Analytics Launch Next Month

On-premise cyber security platform will feature social media-style timeline and use machine learning to outwit the hackers

9 years ago

What Does The Security Industry Really Think About The Ashley Madison Hack?

TechWeekEurope collates the views of some of the technology industry’s biggest names

9 years ago

Darktrace Gains Further VC Funding To Hit $100m Valuation

Cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch hits new high

9 years ago

Google: Arms Trade Amendments Could Ruin Security Research

Google publishes open letter to the US Bureau of Industry and Security objecting restrictions slapped on the export of cybersecurity…

9 years ago

Microsoft Emergency Patch Fixes Rogue Font Hacking Team Vulnerability

Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday cycle to issue update for all supported versions of Windows - but not XP or Server…

9 years ago

Britain’s SMBs Are Security Cheapskates

EXCLUSIVE: More than half of UK SMBs spending less than 2 percent of their IT budget on security, Avast survey…

9 years ago

Cyber-Security Environment For Critical Infrastructure ‘Growing More Hostile’

Executives involved in running critical infrastructure said they feel government has a 'critical' role in cyber-security

9 years ago

Hacking Team Developed Wi-Fi Hijacking Hardware For Drones

Hardware for attacking computers via Wi-Fi caught the attention of a Boeing defense subsidiary, which wanted to use its drones…

9 years ago

Extramarital Affairs Site Ashley Madison Hacked

The attacker has threatened to release a 'complete' customer database unless the site is shut down

9 years ago

Microsoft Prepares Israeli Security Base With Adallom Acquisition

Microsoft moves to buy Israeli cloud security firm for £205m

9 years ago

Email Spam Levels Fall To 12-Year Low

For the first time since September 2003, less than half of all emails sent are spam, Symantec report reveals

9 years ago

Darkode Hacking Forum Goes Dark

Notorious hacking forum used by Lizard Squad and other cybercriminals taken offline by the FBI

9 years ago

Black Hat Set to Expose More Than 30 Zero-Day Flaws

The upcoming Black Hat USA 2015 will cover new security flaws, defensive approaches to security, enterprise security practices and more

9 years ago

British Hacker Faces Deportation To United States

Brit allegedly hacked US Army, NASA, and Federal Reserve, but fights extradition request to the US

9 years ago

How To Explain Social Engineering To A Five-Year-Old

The definitive definition of social engineering from the experts for the kids (and grown ups, too)

9 years ago

United Airlines Rewards Hackers With Million Airmiles

Two hackers awarded one million free airmiles each as part of innovative bug bounty scheme

9 years ago

Government Voucher Scheme To Help SMEs Defeat Cyber Attacks

Small and medium-sized businesses to get government help to bolster their cyber defences

9 years ago